William Smith Warfield IV ’42

William Smith Warfield IV died of congestive heart failure Oct. 30, 2007.

Bill came to Princeton from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. His father, William Warfield III 1910, was an ardent Princeton alumnus, and Bill was brought up in the Princeton tradition. At Princeton he was on the board of the Sovereign and a member of Elm Club. He majored in economics and graduated with honors.

After graduation, Bill was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy, serving on a PC boat that functioned as landing-craft control in some 16 island landings in the Pacific theater. For this activity he received a Bronze Star.

In 1948, Bill married Pat Patrick in Cody, Wyo. In 1951 they purchased their own cattle ranch near Livingston, Mont., and operated it for 50 years. Always outspoken, Bill was attracted by public life. He served in the Montana State Legislature from 1969 to 1974, and was on the boards of a number of nonprofit organizations. Ultimately, Bill and Pat moved to Bozeman, Mont., where he was living at the time of his death.

To Pat; their sons, William ’72 and James; their daughters, Christine and Katharine; seven granddaughters; and three great-grandchildren, the class sends its condolences.