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WILLIAM SIMPSON

Bedford, New York

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SIMPSON--William Kelly. 89, died March 24, 2017. Professor of Egyptology Emeritus, Yale University. Born in New York City, educated at The Dalton School, The Buckley School, Phillips Academy and Yale University (B.A. 1947, M.A. 1948, Ph.D. 1954), Kelly served as a Lieutenant in Squadron A of the...

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May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Mr Simpson,
May your soul find eternal peace. You're greatly missed.

Sending love and prayers to you today. May the memories of the past be a sweet well to draw from in the future. We are with you in Spirit.

Prof. Simpson had an enormous impact on my college experience, and I enjoyed keeping in touch with him in years since. I learned a lot from him -- not just about Egypt, but about art, opera, philanthropy, and Old New York. RIP, WKS.

Dear Abby and the entire Simpson family. The death of our dear friend Kelly who we knew since the early 70's and both shared living space with at the Green House in Boston in the 70's, while one of us (JQT) had the great pleasure to spend two weeks with Kelly in July 1974 in Cairo as he worked at Giza, comes as a great loss to us as he was one of our dearest and most long known friends. Through Kelly, we met his wife Marilyn, his daughters Abby and Laura and so many other members of his...

As a member of Timothy Dwight College, Kelly opened his home to us with love, warmth and kindness. Kelly and his "Llamaland" will remain fondly in my memory. We at Yale will surely miss him.

May cherished memories live on in the hearts and prayers of love ones bringing comfort as he R.I.P

Dear Simpson family,
I am sorry to hear about your great loss. As the days pass, missing "William" will get greater at times but with the many prayers and thoughts from all will help you get through the difficult days ahead.
May the God who "binds up the brokenhearted" comforts all who mourn and sustain your family.
Isaiah 61:1,2
-with heartfelt sympathy