Bill died Dec. 26, 2022, in Eastham, Mass. He was 86.
He came to Princeton from Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, where he participated in football, wrestling, and student government. Bill attended Princeton for two years and graduated from Tufts University in 1961. He earned a master’s degree in English literature at the University of Pennsylvania.
Thereafter, Bill began as an English teacher, then taught insurance, then went to Wall Street, and finally returned to teaching English at several secondary private schools. Settling in Worcester, Mass., he taught at Worcester Academy as an English teacher and was head of the English department.
His first marriage ended in divorce and the second with the death of his wife.
Bill is survived by son William Jr., brother John, three nephews, and one niece. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.