William Snyder Sherman ’41

Bill died Sept. 12, 2001, after a long illness. A native of Albany, N.Y., he preppred Andover. At Princeton, Bill roomed with Al Van Court, but then left after one year. He served with distinction during WWII from 1940-45, largely in Australia and New Guinea as a captain in the Army Transportation Corps.

After service, Bill graduated from Newark College of Engineering with a BS-ME degree. He worked for Gray Manufacturing in Pittsburgh as director of sales 1953-57.

In 1957 he began a career with Ensign Bickford, including serving as president of the Darwurth Co., retiring as vice president in 1983. In 1989, Bill moved to Hobe Sound, Fla. A lover of animals, he spent years caring for them at the Treasure Coast Wildlife Hospital in Hobe Sound.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce; his daughter Pamela Binder; a son, Thomas; his stepdaughters, Terra Fuller and Shauna Fiorello; and his stepson Brett Powers. He was predeceased by his first wife, Emily, and his daughter Martha.

The Class of 1941