William Sellers ’23

William Sellers passed away Jan. 14, 1995, in Newtown Square, Penn.

William attended the Delancey and Haverford schools before enrolling at Princeton. After Princeton, he served as v.p. of the William Sellers Co. until the company's sale in 1958. During WWII, William took a leave of absence to become manager of the Pusey and Jones ship-building company in Wilmington, Del., building ships for the Navy and Merchant Marines.

William was a ham radio operator, obtaining a license when he was 14. He loved sailing and powerboating. He raced to Bermuda numerous times. William piloted his own plane in the 1920s and 1930s, and he once took Amelia Earhart to dinner. Hunting, fishing, and canoeing were perhaps William's greatest loves. From 1905 until his death, he never missed spending some part of each summer in Maine indulging in those activities. William was an honorary member of Philadelphia's First City Troop Cavalry and a member of the Merion Cricket Club and Radnor Hunt Club.

William is survived by his wife of 25 years, Anah-Colket McKaig Sellers (Bunty); two sons, Burton C. and Richard; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Joannah Colket Hall Glass; two granddaughters; three grandsons; one great-granddaughter; and a sister, Mrs. Henry W. Farnum. All who knew William Sellers will miss his great spirit. To his loving family, the class extends its sympathy.

The Class of 1923