William Haviland Dickinson

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Bill attended school there until his senior year, when he moved to Scituate, graduating from Scituate High School in 1966. After an honorable discharge from the US Navy, he graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1970. Bill began working at Chase Manhattan Bank in NYC, becoming Vice President of Corporate Lending. After working briefly in Buffalo, NY, Bill was assigned to manage the Saudi Industrial Management Fund for Chase and moved his young family to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bill's successive moves took him to Bahrain, and London, England. After his international postings, Bill continued working for Chase in NYC and Connecticut.

Following his career at Chase he moved to Scituate in 1998 where he continued his work as a consultant in corporate lending. Bill and his family had frequently visited Scituate during his international travels, and he felt most at home there. He had a great passion for learning, especially about travel, politics, artwork, and naval history. He was proud to have had the chance to follow in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps during his brief time with the United States Navy.

He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, seizing the opportunity to entertain with stories of his adventures and misadventures traveling the world with small children. He spent many happy retirement days in Scituate, antiquing with his dear friend Anne Diana. He also enjoyed serving as chef at her numerous gatherings. Bill’s family would like to express their gratitude to Ann Diana and to his sister Anne, for their loving care of Bill in his final years.

Bill is survived by his children Jennifer Rooney, of Eliot, ME, Christopher Dickinson of Leeds, UK, and Stephen Dickinson, of Hopedale and their mother Susan Wierzba, Matthew Dickinson of York, Maine and Timothy Dickinson of Vermont and their mother Anne Rover Dickinson. Bill was also the proud grandfather of Abi and Chloe Rooney of Eliot, ME, and Stanley and Florence Dickinson of Leeds, UK.

Bill is also survived by his siblings, Robert Dickinson of Puerto Rico, Anne Dickinson of Scituate, Martin Dickinson of Washington D.C., Mary Margaret Bird of Orono, ME, Thomas Dickinson of Woonsocket, RI, and Elizabeth Furlong of Weymouth, and dear friend Anne Diana of Phoenix, Arizona, as well as many nieces and nephews. Visitation to be held on Sunday, March 5, 2017 form 2-4 pm at Richardson-Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Road, Scituate. Funeral Mass will take place Monday, March 6, 2017 at St. Mary’s of the Nativity Church, 1 Kent Street. Scituate. Memorial donations may be made to the Scituate Historical Society, PO Box 276, Scituate Massachusetts, 02066.