William Q. Harty ’49

Bill died Feb. 1, 2015.

A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Bill spent his career in banking, first with Guaranty Trust Co. (now JP Morgan Chase), and later with Nippon Credit Bank. He retired in 1989 and spent his post-retirement years as a deacon in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, N.J.

Bill came to Princeton after almost two years in the Army Air Force. He majored in economics and was a member of Campus Club, the Catholic Club, and the Flying Club. In 1950, he married Claire Thompson and then joined Guaranty Trust, where he eventually headed the public-utilities and energy department. In 1982 he joined Nippon Credit Bank and helped to launch the bank’s U.S. operations.

Bill’s devotion to the church was a mainstay of his life, and in his first years of retirement he began training for the diaconate. In 1986 he was ordained as one of the first deacons for the Diocese of Paterson and served the Morristown Assumption parish until 2008.

We offer our sympathy to Claire, their seven children, 21 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and Bill’s extended family.