William Willett Holzwarth ’48

Bill died at his home in Hawaii, on Nov. 14, 2002, of cancer. He and June had enjoyed our Napa Valley mini-reunion the previous spring. They had homes in both Walnut Creek, Calif., and in Honolulu.

Bill was a graduate of Mercersburg Academy. At Princeton he was business manager of Theatre Intime, a member of Cannon, and graduated in June 1950 with his degree in history. He was in the Navy from 1945-46.

With his first wife, Elizabeth, he had three sons. After earning an MBA at Harvard in 1952, Bill went to work for Kaiser Aluminum. He retired as the company's corporate director of hourly compensation and benefits in 1996. At that time he married June Anderson and worked with her in residential real estate in Hawaii.

Hank Hunt, Nick Ifft, and Bill staged an annual fishing, eating, and tall tales outing every autumn for the past two decades. They fished the Yellowstone Basin and the Henry Fork of the Snake River in Idaho. It was reported that the fish grew bigger and the tales taller every year. Bill returned for our 40th and 50th reunions.

The class extends its heartfelt condolences to June, William Jr., Clinton, and David.

The Class of 1948