William Edward Wagner Jr. ’46

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Bill Wagner died Nov. 23, 2007, in Morristown, N.J., after a long illness. He was 82 and a longtime resident of Basking Ridge, N.J.

After Princeton he taught at Peddie School for a year before entering Columbia Medical School, where he received his medical degree in 1950. Shortly afterward, Bill joined CIBA Pharmaceutical Co. in the field of clinical pharmacology, where he remained until his retirement in 1992 as a senior CIBA fellow.

Bill was very involved with hospital, faculty, and professional activities as well as the Evangelical Chapel in Liberty Corner, where he served as a Sunday school superintendent and a longtime church secretary.

Bill is survived by his wife of 44 years, Eunice Denning Wagner; two sons, William III and Christopher; a brother, Robert C. Wagner; and their families. The class extends its sympathy to them all.

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