William L. Balfour ’58
Bill died March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. He was 88.
He came to Princeton as a sophomore from Kent School, where he was on the student council. At Princeton, Bill joined Colonial Club, was active in the Triangle Club, and majored in politics in the Woodrow Wilson School. He graduated from Harvard Law School, and married Dale Elliman in 1962.
Although he practiced law in Baltimore for more than 30 years, his spiritual home was Big Wolf Lake in the Adirondacks, where he spent every summer. Bill had a great love of history, travel, and nature, which led to his involvement with Irvine Nature Center and to trips all over the world, often for birdwatching. He was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church and a board member of Episcopal Housing.
Bill is survived by his wife, Dale; his daughter, Katherine ’87 *96; his son, Andrew ’89; and three granddaughters. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.
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