William Vance Burley Jr. ’40

Bill died March 18, 2005, at Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, surviving Lina, his wife of 60 years, by only eight weeks.

He grew up in Webster Groves, Mo., spending every summer vacation since childhood in Maine. After preparing at Westminster School, Bill majored in economics at Princeton. Following graduation, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Army and served in the 783rd Armed Field Artillery until 1945. Bill took courses at New York University from 1945-46. After business experiences with Price-Waterhouse and National Lead Co., he joined Titanium Metals Corp. of America in 1952, rising to executive vice president for finance by the time of his retirement.

Bill was treasurer of the Boothbay Region Art Foundation and on the boards of St. Andrew's Hospital and the Maine Art Gallery. His recreational interests were sailing, golf, bridge, chess, and skiing.

He is survived by his daughter, Linda Jay Glaser; his sister, Doris B. Maxwell; his nephew, John B. Maxwell; and his wife, Carol. To them, his classmates express their sincere condolences.

The Class of 1940