William Walter Young ’61

Bill Young died on June 15, 2001, in Pescadero, Calif. Born in 1939, in Carbondale, Pa., Bill came to Princeton from Honesdale HS, where he was valedictorian. At Princeton he majored in history, ate at Dial Lodge, andwas a member of the Orange Key and Senior IAA board. After college Bill served in the US Army Special Forces in the Philippines, and then attended law school at NYU, before launching a career in advertising and marketing. After operating his own agency, RBI Communications, for nine years, he began commuting to California from his Pennsylvania home. At his death Bill was vice president, marketing, for PurpleTie.com.

Among Bill's other involvements were the American Institute of Wine and Food, of which he was charter founder and chair, and the Wayne County Community Foundation, of which he was a founder.

He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Janeen, his mother, three sons, and a twin sister. Their loss is ours as well.

The Class of 1961