William F. Faison II ’55

Bill died April 21, 2015, of cancer at Avow Hospice in Naples, Fla.

The son of John Faison 1918, Bill was born April 7, 1933, in Jersey City and prepared at Newark Academy. At Princeton, he majored in English, joined Tower Club, and was a member of the Republican Club, Triangle Club, and Theatre Intime. Bill roomed with Jeremy Johnson, John Fenlon, and William Hendricks.

Bill was an alumnus of not only Princeton, but also Columbia University and the University of Virginia Law School. After two years of military service in Korea, Bill worked for more than 35 years as a corporate attorney for General Electric. Happiest close to the water, Bill spent his retirement splitting time between Naples, Fla., and his summer home on Great Sacandaga Lake in the Adirondacks. An avid sailor, Bill was a member of the Naples Cruise Club and Lakewood Country Club.

He leaves his wife of 55 years, Susan Preston Faison; their children, John Butler Faison II, Prudence Faison Farley, and Dulcie Faison Wilcox; his younger brother John Butler Faison; two grandchildren; and many close friends. To his survivors, the class sends condolences.