William Silvers Borden Jr. ’45

Bill died Sept. 29, 2004, at the University Medical Center at Princeton.

Son of William S. Borden '15 and brother of Walter I. Borden '50, he entered Princeton from Blair Academy. Before graduating cum laude with a degree in economics in 1947, Bill participated in football and track, and joined Dial Lodge, Whig-Clio, and the International Affairs Club.

Bill served as a field artillery forward observer officer with the 42nd Division during World War II, seeing combat and receiving a Bronze Star. He joined his father's insurance company, becoming president in 1968. He lived in Titusville, N.J., for almost 35 years before moving to Princeton. He founded W.S. Borden Real Estate Co. and became a certified residential appraiser. Bill taught insurance law at Rutgers and Rider universities and worked for the state of New Jersey as a real estate review appraiser in the Farmland Preservation Program.

Bill was active in class affairs, and his services were attended by Abbotts, Barnhart, Carruthers, Kimberly, and J.B. Smith, and by close friend Edgar Buttenhein '44.

Bill is survived by his wife, Patricia Mentus Borden; son William S. III; a sister, Barbara Floyd; and three grandchildren. The class expresses its sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1945