William Thomas Dixon ’40

WITH THE DEATH of Bill Dixon Oct. 22, 1991, the Class has lost another dedicated medical doctor. Surviving him are his wife, Pat; four daughters and one son; and five grandchildren. To them all we send our deepest sympathy and condolences.

After graduation from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the bulk of Bill's career took place in the Baltimore area. Psychiatry was his specialty, both as private practitioner and as a faculty member at John Hopkins and the Univ. of Maryland. In the late 1960s Bill became increasingly concerned with patients' alcohol problems. He established a rehabilitation center at the Sheppard Pratt Hospital, which he directed until 1977, and was named an honorary staff member there in recognition of his work. Bill then returned to private practice until retirement in 1984.

Son of William T. Dixon '13, Bill attended the Gilman School, where he was 1936 class president. At Princeton he received honors for chemistry, participated in track and soccer, and was president of Colonial Club and the InterClub Committee. Family and rural life were important to Bill, with gardening and forestry among his primary interests. Bill's entire life and medical accomplishments indeed justified his senior year recognition as 1940's "Most Thorough Gentleman" and"Most Modest." He will be missed by many.

The Class of 1940