Obituary:
THE RECORD
Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ—Friday, 12 December 2014
Alford, William (Bill) John III, passed away at Englewood Hospital on December 4, 2014, at the age of 99 after a brief illness. He had been residing in his home in Englewood, New Jersey.
Bill was born to Irilla Frye Alford and William John Alford Jr in Bogota [Bergen Co.], New Jersey. He was husband to the late Susan Stewart Alford who predeceased him in 1990.
Bill is survived by his second wife, Henriette Brooks, his son, Walter Stewart Alford, his daughter, Susan Alford Pozdena, nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
His eldest son, William John Alford IV, predeceased him in 2013.
Bill was a long time resident of Englewood, where he served on the Englewood School Board, the Englewood Rotary Club, Community Chess, Englewood Community Foundation, Englewood Club and Dwight Englewood School Board among other organizations. He had been a long time summer resident of Norfolk, Ct where he served on the boards of the Doolittle Lake Company Board and the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate.
In his professional life Bill was president of Alford Cartons and Continental Paper Company. He was active in industry organizations.
He was a graduate of The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
Bill was a gregarious individual, and a force for social reform. He enjoyed getting people together to grapple with various issues. He had a great interest in improving the lives of young Englewood school-aged children. He was an avid reader with an impressive memory and analytical mind. He was fortunate to have enjoyed the full power of these faculties until his death.
A memorial service is being planned....
THE RECORD
Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ—Friday, 12 December 2014
Alford, William (Bill) John III, passed away at Englewood Hospital on December 4, 2014, at the age of 99 after a brief illness. He had been residing in his home in Englewood, New Jersey.
Bill was born to Irilla Frye Alford and William John Alford Jr in Bogota [Bergen Co.], New Jersey. He was husband to the late Susan Stewart Alford who predeceased him in 1990.
Bill is survived by his second wife, Henriette Brooks, his son, Walter Stewart Alford, his daughter, Susan Alford Pozdena, nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
His eldest son, William John Alford IV, predeceased him in 2013.
Bill was a long time resident of Englewood, where he served on the Englewood School Board, the Englewood Rotary Club, Community Chess, Englewood Community Foundation, Englewood Club and Dwight Englewood School Board among other organizations. He had been a long time summer resident of Norfolk, Ct where he served on the boards of the Doolittle Lake Company Board and the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate.
In his professional life Bill was president of Alford Cartons and Continental Paper Company. He was active in industry organizations.
He was a graduate of The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
Bill was a gregarious individual, and a force for social reform. He enjoyed getting people together to grapple with various issues. He had a great interest in improving the lives of young Englewood school-aged children. He was an avid reader with an impressive memory and analytical mind. He was fortunate to have enjoyed the full power of these faculties until his death.
A memorial service is being planned....
Obituary:
THE RECORD
Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ—Friday, 12 December 2014
Alford, William (Bill) John III, passed away at Englewood Hospital on December 4, 2014, at the age of 99 after a brief illness. He had been residing in his home in Englewood, New Jersey.
Bill was born to Irilla Frye Alford and William John Alford Jr in Bogota [Bergen Co.], New Jersey. He was husband to the late Susan Stewart Alford who predeceased him in 1990.
Bill is survived by his second wife, Henriette Brooks, his son, Walter Stewart Alford, his daughter, Susan Alford Pozdena, nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
His eldest son, William John Alford IV, predeceased him in 2013.
Bill was a long time resident of Englewood, where he served on the Englewood School Board, the Englewood Rotary Club, Community Chess, Englewood Community Foundation, Englewood Club and Dwight Englewood School Board among other organizations. He had been a long time summer resident of Norfolk, Ct where he served on the boards of the Doolittle Lake Company Board and the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate.
In his professional life Bill was president of Alford Cartons and Continental Paper Company. He was active in industry organizations.
He was a graduate of The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
Bill was a gregarious individual, and a force for social reform. He enjoyed getting people together to grapple with various issues. He had a great interest in improving the lives of young Englewood school-aged children. He was an avid reader with an impressive memory and analytical mind. He was fortunate to have enjoyed the full power of these faculties until his death.
A memorial service is being planned....
THE RECORD
Hackensack, Bergen Co., NJ—Friday, 12 December 2014
Alford, William (Bill) John III, passed away at Englewood Hospital on December 4, 2014, at the age of 99 after a brief illness. He had been residing in his home in Englewood, New Jersey.
Bill was born to Irilla Frye Alford and William John Alford Jr in Bogota [Bergen Co.], New Jersey. He was husband to the late Susan Stewart Alford who predeceased him in 1990.
Bill is survived by his second wife, Henriette Brooks, his son, Walter Stewart Alford, his daughter, Susan Alford Pozdena, nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
His eldest son, William John Alford IV, predeceased him in 2013.
Bill was a long time resident of Englewood, where he served on the Englewood School Board, the Englewood Rotary Club, Community Chess, Englewood Community Foundation, Englewood Club and Dwight Englewood School Board among other organizations. He had been a long time summer resident of Norfolk, Ct where he served on the boards of the Doolittle Lake Company Board and the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate.
In his professional life Bill was president of Alford Cartons and Continental Paper Company. He was active in industry organizations.
He was a graduate of The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
Bill was a gregarious individual, and a force for social reform. He enjoyed getting people together to grapple with various issues. He had a great interest in improving the lives of young Englewood school-aged children. He was an avid reader with an impressive memory and analytical mind. He was fortunate to have enjoyed the full power of these faculties until his death.
A memorial service is being planned....
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