William Edward Lawless ’73

William Edward Lawless of Plano, Tex., died of heart disease on Sept. 15, 1999. He was a native of Charleston, W. Va., and a computer engineer.

William, also known as Bill or Will, was valedictorian of his class at George Washington H.S., a National Merit Scholar, and a National Youth Science Camper. After receiving a B.S. in electrical engineering from Princeton. he pursued graduate studies at the U. of Illinois-Urbana and the U. of Texas-Dallas.

Bill loved science and technology. listening to Celtic music, watching a favorite movie a dozen times, the Apollo moon landing, visiting every national space observatory, playing with his cat, Jadzia, sharing green tea in the garden, and blue chrysanthemums. He was particularly proud of his impersonation of Mark Twain during a debate at Princeton, for which he received a standing ovation.

Bill is survived by brothers George and John. At the time of his death, he was engaged to Lisa Singh of Dayton. She has created a web page in Bill's memory at www.dnaco.net/-lisa/lawless and welcomes comments from those who knew him. The class extends deep sympathy to Bill's family, and friends.