William Francis Dwyer II ’56

Will Dwyer died of cancer on Jan. 11, 2001, at his home in DC. A native of Rochester, N.Y., Will spent his freshman year with us, then transferred to the U. of Rochester. While at Princeton he was a member of Whig-Clio and AFROTC. Will received his JD degree from Southwestern U. of Law in LA, and was admitted to the California and DC bars.

Active in the Republican Party, Will was a delegate to the GOP National Convention in 1972 and a New York presidential elector. He was a congressional administrative assistant in 1962, and later communications chief for the GSA.

Following nearly two decades in the private sector, Will served as a congressional counsel and press secretary, and in 1997 became communications director for the House Government Reform Committee.

He retired from federal service in 1999, rejoining his Washington law firm, Drath and Dwyer. Will appeared on stage and in TV commercials, and wrote and performed in a one-man play about Patrick Henry.

Will is survived by his wife, Constance Drath, their two children, F. Scott and William F. III, two children from his previous marriage, Elizabeth Sellers and

Geoffrey, two sisters, and two grandsons.

The class offers its sympathy to each of them.

The Class of 1956