William M. Newton

Newton, William M. Action and Cut, William M. Newton, passed peacefully away a year ago January, 2014, with humor and dignity and both his daughters at his side. Bill was a WWII vet, flying with 454th in the European Theater. He was an avid artist in many mediums, producing and directing Lunchtime with Panhandle Pete for MFC and The Uncle Johnny Coons Show, he went on to convert Valentino Sarra's studio on Ontario St. in Chicago into a nationally known film studio, Sarra Studio, producing many of the TV commercials he grew up with. He loved golf, a dirty martini along with a good joke. Bill is resting with his wife, Dorothy at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg, FL. Husband to Dorothy; father to Mindy (Anderson) and Kelly (Hutchinson); grandfather to Mark (Anderson), Whitney (Hutchinson), Alexandra (Stearns); great-grandfather to Avery (Anderson).