Bill was born July 4, 1931, in New Haven, Conn. He attended Hamden High School before entering Princeton, where he majored in economics and wrote his thesis on “Wartime Mobilization of the Economy.” Bill was a member of Campus Club and was associated with the Campus Fund Drive. He participated in IAA football, hockey, and golf.
After two years with the Army and three years at the University of Connecticut, Stamford, Bill joined IBM. He moved through various positions in Kansas City, Wichita, St. Louis, Chicago, White Plains, New York City, and Greenwich, finally becoming a senior systems engineer and settling in Clinton, Conn., where he had spent summers as a child. After retiring from IBM, Bill indulged his passions for boating, his family, his friends, and fixing things.
Bill died in his sleep June 30, 2015, with his wife, Nancy, at his side.