William Lawrence Broad ’29

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Bill died Oct. 9, 2000, of congestive heart failure. He was 92. He prepared for Princeton at Phillips Exeter Academy. In college, he won the Class of 1870 prize for English, was assignment editor of the Daily Princetonian and was a member of Colonial Club. After Princeton, he graduated from Harvard law school and joined the Mackenzie law firm, where he eventually became a partner. He was pres. of the Central New York Community Foundation, chair of the board at Cazenovia College, an elder and trustee at Park Central Presbyterian Church, pres. of the Century Club, and a member of the Onondaga Golf and Country Club. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of WWII. He is survived by his wife, Hilda, a daughter, Sarah B. Fowler, a son, John T., and a granddaughter. To all of them, the class extends its deep sympathy.

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