William Piel Jr. ’32

Another outstanding lawyer of our class, Bill Piel died Sept. 13, 1998, at Tree House Farm, his home in Sherman, Conn.

After graduation Bill earned his LLB degree from Harvard Law School, cum laude. He spent most of his legal career at the firm of Sullivan and Cromwell in NYC, where he specialized in the litigation of antitrust matters, eventually retiring as a senior partner. He had numerous professional, legal, and corporate affiliations, including being chairman of the board of trustees of the Federal Bar Council and director of the American ReInsurance Co., Campbell Soup Co., and Phillips Petroleum Co.

Bill made special contributions to Princeton as chairman of the advisory council to the Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures and the Dept. of Germanic Languages and Literatures. He was also a former trustee of NYC's Knickerbocker Hospital, the Neighborhood House of NYC, and the Cancer Research Institute.

Bill received the War Dept. Medal of Exceptional Civilian Service for his work in military intelligence during WWII.

Bill is survived by his wife, Eleanor, three sons, Michael, Anthony, and Thomas, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, to all of whom the class offers its sincere condolences.

The Class of 1932