William Lawrence Connell

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has received word of the death
of retiree William Lawrence Connell, 87, of Monterey, VA. He died
Friday, August 24, 2007, at his home.

William was born June 10, 1920, in Calais, Maine, and married Hallie Juanita Gilmore on March 8, 1942.

William
served in the Civilian Conservation Corp. and, during WWII, also served
in the U.S. Coast Guard. He moved to the Cape in 1946 and first came to
WHOI in 1970 as a part time lab assistant, increasing to full time in
1971. Her retired from the Institution as a research associate in
electronics in 1977.

He was a member of the Marine Masonic
Lodge in Falmouth, Mass., and was an active amateur radio operator
(W1LYV) from 1939 until his death. He was a lifelong student and
teacher.

He is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law,
Berna L. and Garland Carpenter of Bolar, VA, Betty H. and Clinton
Gurney of Fountain Hills, Ariz., and Mary Ellen Robitaille of Virginia
Beach; two sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas R. and Penny Connell of
Merritt Island, Fla., and John F.W.L. and Jane Connell of Pennsylvania;
twenty grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; a sister, Phyllis
Nevins of Livingston, NJ, and a brother, Bernard Connell of Bedford,
Texas.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Highlands, P.O. Drawer Z, Hot Springs, VA, 24445.