William F. Bohner ’49

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Bill died Mar. 13, 2003; he was 75. He prepared for Princeton at Choate, and at Princeton he majored in geology. He was a varsity soccer player and a member of the skeet club and Whig-Clio.

Bill spent his working career on Wall Street, starting as a floor trader on the American Exchange and retiring with a seat on the N.Y. Stock Exchange in 1996. He kept a hunting lodge in upstate New York, and a home in Westhampton. Bill was an avid skier, fisherman, hunter, hiker, and all-around outdoorsman. His friends also remember him as a devoted husband and father.

He is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Virginia, who was also his frequent date at Princeton. They had seven children, Susan, William, Marion, Mark, Laura, Robert, and Patricia; and 10 grandchildren. The class extends its deepest condolences to them on their great loss.

The Class of 1949

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