Bill graduated from The Ohio State University in 1957 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. While at Ohio State he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity. In furthering his education he graduated Chase Law School (now Northern Kentucky University) in 1964 with a Juris Doctor degree.
Bill met Nancy Keezer at Ohio State and they were married in 1957 in Middletown, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, C. Dwight and Wilma Armstrong Cline and a son, William Dennis. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and three sons, Michael and his wife Janet of Parker, CO, Joseph of Deerfield Beach, FL, and Andrew and his wife Erin of Falls Church, VA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Dwight, Travis, Colin, Alex, Tori, Helen, and Matthew; a brother, Jerome; sister-in-law, Jane; and two nieces and a nephew.
Bill and Nancy lived most of their married life in Morristown and Mendham, NJ until they retired to Williamsburg, VA in 1998. While in Morristown Bill served on the Town Council, Planning Board, and the New Jersey Tourism Board.
In his professional life Bill worked for Armco Steel Corporation, Metal Products Division and in the Municipal Engineering field for various consultants and municipalities in New Jersey. He was a Professional Engineer in Ohio, New Jersey, and New York and was admitted to the Ohio Bar.
In his retirement years he played golf, kayaked, bicycled, played bridge, traveled and attended sporting events at William and Mary. He also volunteered at Colonial Williamsburg and Historic Jamestown.
The family will receive friends at Nelsen Funeral Home, Williamsburg on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Tipp City, Ohio alongside his son William Dennis.
