William Owings Burwell ’42 *49

Bill died Aug. 6, 2003, in Savannah.

Born in Seattle, he prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from Princeton with honors in architecture. He was a member of Tower Club. After seven WWII submarine war patrols as electronics officer on the USS Gurnard and a Bronze Star, Bill married Harriet "Toni" Hopper in 1945. He returned to Princeton and received an MFA in architecture in 1949. He and Toni had two children, Pamela and Michael.

For 13 years, our creative classmate practiced with John Graham & Co. in Seattle. His pride and joy was the Ala Moana Center in Hawaii, which featured the first-ever rotating restaurant. Bill's diversified community services included command of the Seattle submarine reserves, and his work as commanding officer of two peacetime submarine patrols. He retired as commander in 1962 when he moved the family to Rochester, N.Y., to begin his own architecture practice.

In Rochester, Bill served on the beautification committee, was chairman of the urban design commission, and was an Episcopalian vestryman. In retirement at Falmouth, Mass., Bill left a legacy of beautification and protection of the environment and public land.

Heartfelt sympathy goes to Toni; Pam and Michael; five grandchildren, including Amy Haenel '93; and seven great-grandchildren.

The Class of 1942