William E.S. Browning ’53

Bill died Sept. 27, 2024, in Norwalk, Conn.

He was born in New York City July 7, 1932. He came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy and was a member of Key and Seal Club.

After graduation, Bill spent three years in the Navy and then graduated from Harvard Law School. He began his career in New York City with Sullivan & Cromwell as a lawyer specializing in corporate finance. After six years with Sullivan, Bill decided he would be happier in finance and joined Drexel Firestone in 1967. He moved on to become senior vice president and managing director of Bache Halsey Stuart Shields and Bankers Trust Company.

Bill married Amy Marie Connelly in 1964 and they lived in New Canaan, Conn., until 1990, when they moved to Harbor View in Norwalk.

Bill was always able to carve out time to pursue his passion for painting portraits and landscapes. He would go on to paint hundreds of works, studying with some of New England’s most prominent art instructors and exhibiting his paintings at numerous art shows.

Bill is survived by his wife, Amy Connelly Browning, and their three sons.