Bill served for eight years as USCF Executive Director. He was the ED during the frivolous litigation brought by Susan Polgar against the federation and fifteen others who dared to question her motives and activities as a board member of US Chess.
As one of the defendants in that litigation, I got to know Bill very well and came to consider him not just an ally, but a friend. He was an MIT graduate in mathematics and taught math in high school for many years before accepting the ED position with US Chess. Honest, forthright and wise in the manipulations ever present in the political world of chess, his wisdom and honest character will be missed.
Bill died yesterday of complications from diabetes. He was only 47 years old and leaves behind a wife and two children. One child was born in 2009, the other was a boy adopted a couple of years earlier. That boy had autism and had been difficult to place for adoption until Bill and his wife opened their hearts. Having heard Bill interact with his son during many a litigation phone conversation, I can attest to Bill's endless kindness and patience. He will be missed by many.
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