William H. Duggan

1938 - 2016

DUGGAN JR. - William H., of Southampton, NY died on January 6, 2016, at Southampton Hospital, surrounded by family. William attended the Saint Mary's High School in Manhasset, graduating in 1955. He studied Economics at Dartmouth College. After graduating in 1959, he spent the next two years in the United States Navy on the USS Massey traveling the globe as a Lieutenant Junior Grade. William then went to Fordham University Law School and received his Juris Doctorate in 1964. Upon graduation, he started working for Shearman & Sterling in New York City. He married Kathryn Ruffer Gilmartin on August 14, 1965 in Southampton, NY. In 1971, he partnered with Clifford Edwards in East Hampton, NY. Edwards & Duggan represented East End companies and individuals in real estate, corporate, and trust and estate matter. In 2005, Edwards & Duggan merged with Farrell Fritz. William served on the Board of Directors, Southampton Hospital for 12 years, serving as Secretary, Pension & Personnel Practices Committee Chairman, Executive Committee member, Governance & Nominating Committee member, and Facilities & Properties Committee member. In addition, he was a Founding Member of Board of Directors of the Peconic Health Corporation for 4 years, serving as Finance Committee and By-Laws Committee member. William was also on the Board of Directors, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY for 6 years. He was a member of the East Hampton Rotary for over 35 years, where he served as President and Secretary, and was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow. In 2015, he celebrated over 50 years with the Suffolk County Bar Association. He was also on the Board of Directors, Nyack Boys School in Southampton, for 2 years. The son of William Hubert and Ruth Slevin Duggan, was born in Jamaica, New York, April 29, 1938. He was pre-deceased by his wife Kathryn Duggan in March 2015 and his sister Alexandra Loyola Duggan in 2005. He is survived by his daughter Ann G. Duggan of Southampton, son William H. Duggan III of New York City, and grandchildren Meredith and William; brother, Robert Duggan and Cheryl Carley of Greenfield, MA; brother, David Duggan and wife Michele Katz of Bedford, NY; and 24 nieces/nephews. Visitation Monday 3pm-7pm at the O'Connell Funeral Home, Southampton, NY and Funeral Mass Tuesday 11am at the Basilica Parish of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Southampton, NY.