William Lewis Lashar ’56

Bill died March 18, 2004, in Miami, with his family at his side.

Born in Bridgeport, Conn., he was a graduate of Deerfield Academy. He attended Princeton for a year before going on to Columbia. An avid sailor, flyer, and traveler, he sailed around the world on Irving Johnson's brigantine, Yankee, during the two years prior to enrolling at Princeton.

In the Air Force, Bill served as a pilot in the Middle East. For 33 years he was a pilot and training captain with Pan American Airways. Recently, he was on one of the final Concorde flights that set a speed record. That was a long-time dream fulfilled.

Known as a caring, sensitive gentleman and wonderful storyteller, Bill also was a great lover of music and encouraged many young musicians at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music.

Bill was predeceased by his wife, Andrea Townson. The class extends deep sympathy to his fiancee, Nancy Wilson; his sister, Holly; daughters Inslee Copeland and Kendra Camp; and to all their families, including Bill's grandchildren Vaughn, Avery, and Robert Camp, and Charles and Jack William Copeland.

The Class of 1956