William Monroe Hendricks ’70

Bill died Feb. 2, 1996, a week after suffering a heart attack. He was 47. His sudden death has been a great sorrow for his family, friends, and community.

Bill, along with his twin brother, Andy '70, graduated from Glen Ridge [N.J.] H.S., where he was a gifted student and cocaptain of the state champion track team. He set seven high school records in track and was a 9.8 sprinter. At Princeton, a knee injury and an acute appendicitis prevented him from fulfilling his track ambitions. He devoted himself to many interests including golf, karate, and poetry. Bill majored in English and wrote a play for his senior thesis.

Bill attended medical school at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Va. He practiced dermatology in Asheboro, N.C., for almost 18 years. As a leader in his community, he served as chairman of the Dept. of Medicine at Randolph Community Hospital, president of the Randolph County Medical Society, and president of the North Carolina Dermatology Assn. He was the author of over 40 medical articles and many prize-winning poems. Bill was extremely proud of his poetry book for children, Top of the Seesaw.

Bill cherished his wife, Caywood, their two daughters, Carrie and Ginger, and Andy's family. He was loved by his patients, and several memorials have been established in his honor. The class joins our classmate Andy and Bill's family in mourning his passing.

The Class of 1970