William F. Haynes Jr. ’50

Bill died Dec. 31, 2024, surrounded by family. He was 98.

Bill was born in Newark, N.J. He graduated from Newark Academy in 1944 and then attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He served in World War II in the Pacific Theater until the end of the war. At Princeton, he was on the swim team and a member of Cottage Club.

Bill graduated from Columbia Medical School in 1954. He served in the Navy as a lieutenant (j.g.) medical officer, finished his residency, and moved to Princeton, where he began a cardiology practice in 1960 and founded Princeton Cardiology Associates. He also served as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

After retiring at age 71, Bill earned a master’s in theology from La Salle University in Philadelphia and then served there as an adjunct professor of theology. He wrote several books on medicine and prayer. Bill was one of the original members of the Princeton Officers Club and served as president of the University Friends of Swimming and president of the Class of 1950.

Bill is survived by his wife, Aline; sons Bill and David; daughter Suzie; and eight grandchildren.