WILLIAM E. GILLAN III, 72, of Prospect Avenue, a health-care executive, died Tuesday at South County Hospital, Wakefield.
He was the husband of Merriel (Andrews) Gillan, and the late Alice C. (McNally) Gillan. Born in Providence, a son of the late William E. Gillan II and Julianna (Cybulski) Gillan Lebeau, he had been a resident of North Kingstown since 1955.
Mr. Gillan was executive vice president of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island, retiring in 1991 after 45 years. He was a member of the Data Processing Managers Association.
He was involved with North Kingstown Pop Warner football and Little League baseball, and was an avid Providence College basketball fan. He was a communicant of St. Bernard Church.
Mr. Gillan was a Marine Corps veteran.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, William M. Gillan of Hoover, Ala.; two daughters, Cynthia A. Gillan of Dedham, Mass., and JoAnn P. Gillan of North Kingstown; a sister, Judith Sears of Warwick; and three grandchildren. He was the father of the late Michael J. Gillan.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from Fagan Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Rd., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Bernard Church, 415 Tower Hill Rd. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Providence Journal (RI)
April 11, 2002
He was the husband of Merriel (Andrews) Gillan, and the late Alice C. (McNally) Gillan. Born in Providence, a son of the late William E. Gillan II and Julianna (Cybulski) Gillan Lebeau, he had been a resident of North Kingstown since 1955.
Mr. Gillan was executive vice president of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island, retiring in 1991 after 45 years. He was a member of the Data Processing Managers Association.
He was involved with North Kingstown Pop Warner football and Little League baseball, and was an avid Providence College basketball fan. He was a communicant of St. Bernard Church.
Mr. Gillan was a Marine Corps veteran.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, William M. Gillan of Hoover, Ala.; two daughters, Cynthia A. Gillan of Dedham, Mass., and JoAnn P. Gillan of North Kingstown; a sister, Judith Sears of Warwick; and three grandchildren. He was the father of the late Michael J. Gillan.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from Fagan Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Rd., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Bernard Church, 415 Tower Hill Rd. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Providence Journal (RI)
April 11, 2002
WILLIAM E. GILLAN III, 72, of Prospect Avenue, a health-care executive, died Tuesday at South County Hospital, Wakefield.
He was the husband of Merriel (Andrews) Gillan, and the late Alice C. (McNally) Gillan. Born in Providence, a son of the late William E. Gillan II and Julianna (Cybulski) Gillan Lebeau, he had been a resident of North Kingstown since 1955.
Mr. Gillan was executive vice president of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island, retiring in 1991 after 45 years. He was a member of the Data Processing Managers Association.
He was involved with North Kingstown Pop Warner football and Little League baseball, and was an avid Providence College basketball fan. He was a communicant of St. Bernard Church.
Mr. Gillan was a Marine Corps veteran.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, William M. Gillan of Hoover, Ala.; two daughters, Cynthia A. Gillan of Dedham, Mass., and JoAnn P. Gillan of North Kingstown; a sister, Judith Sears of Warwick; and three grandchildren. He was the father of the late Michael J. Gillan.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from Fagan Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Rd., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Bernard Church, 415 Tower Hill Rd. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Providence Journal (RI)
April 11, 2002
He was the husband of Merriel (Andrews) Gillan, and the late Alice C. (McNally) Gillan. Born in Providence, a son of the late William E. Gillan II and Julianna (Cybulski) Gillan Lebeau, he had been a resident of North Kingstown since 1955.
Mr. Gillan was executive vice president of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island, retiring in 1991 after 45 years. He was a member of the Data Processing Managers Association.
He was involved with North Kingstown Pop Warner football and Little League baseball, and was an avid Providence College basketball fan. He was a communicant of St. Bernard Church.
Mr. Gillan was a Marine Corps veteran.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, William M. Gillan of Hoover, Ala.; two daughters, Cynthia A. Gillan of Dedham, Mass., and JoAnn P. Gillan of North Kingstown; a sister, Judith Sears of Warwick; and three grandchildren. He was the father of the late Michael J. Gillan.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from Fagan Funeral Home, 825 Boston Neck Rd., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Bernard Church, 415 Tower Hill Rd. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Providence Journal (RI)
April 11, 2002
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