William J. Keenan III ’44

Bill died Dec. 19, 2017, in South Carolina at age 95.

He was a graduate of Woodberry Forest School and Princeton. During World War II he served 39 months in the Field Artillery, ending as a captain in the Pacific. He finished artillery school, returned to the South, and became a partner in an architecture firm. In 35 years he designed many buildings in Columbia, S.C.

He was a lifelong member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and a member of Forest Lake Club, the Columbia Cotillion Club, and the Pine Tree Hunt Club.

Bill married Margaret Jones in June 1949. She predeceased him, as did a son, Christopher. He is survived by children Margaret and Nicholas, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.