William McDougall Kite ’45

Bill Kite died Aug. 28, 1999, at Christ Hospital in his hometown of Cincinnati after courageously battling health problems for several years.

Bill entered Princeton from Glendale [Ohio] H.S., where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. At Princeton he joined Charter Club and played varsity football. Shortly before his death, he joined his family in watching a tape of his performance in the 1943 game against Yale.

After earning his AB in politics, he served as commanding officer of an LCI with the amphibious force of the Navy's seventh fleet. He then earned a law degree from Harvard in 1949. In 1950, Bill married Margaret Wulsin of Cincinnati and was recalled for service in the Korean War.

Bill was a founding partner of the law firm of Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford in Cincinnati, where he practiced for 43 years. He served as mayor of Indian Hill, a Cincinnati suburb; he was an elder of the Presbyterian Church, pres. of Planned Parenthood, director of the historical society, and on boards of many other civic groups. The Cincinnati Enquirer said Bill "loved sharing belly laughs with his friends and making connections with his community."

In addition to Peggy, Bill is survived by his sons, William Jr., Matt, and Tom; daughter, Margaret Armendariz; sister Annette DeWitt; and seven grandchildren, to all of whom the class extends its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1945