William L. Cotter

William L. Cotter, 72, longtime resident of Connecticut, former owner of The Yellow Cab Company and The Cotter Limousine Company of Hartford, as well as The Metro Taxi of Denver, Colorado, died February 5th in Nevada, where he was presently living. The cause of death was heart failure. Mr. Cotter, born in Hartford, Connecticut, was the son of William L. Cotter and Helene Crawford. Mr. Cotter grew up in West Hartford and Madison, Connecticut where he owned a home and spent several months each year. William "Bill" Cotter was a graduate of Suffield Academy and the 1967 class of Georgetown University. Mr. Cotter served on the board of Georgetown University Business School. Mr. Cotter's parents and grandparents were the longtime successful owners of the Hartford Yellow Cab Company. Mr. Cotter continued the family ownership of the cab company and went on to operate The Metro Taxi of Denver, Colorado, one of the most environmentally aware cab companies in the United States. Mr. Cotter had retired to Henderson, Nevada several years ago after undergoing a successful heart transplant in Denver. Mr. Cotter is survived by his two adored children, Courtney F. Cotter of Nantucket, Massachussets, Christoper B. Cotter, daughter-in-law Bente, and his granddaughter, Madison Kirsten Cotter of Cardiff, California. He is also survived by his sisters, Helene Cotter Fox of Weekiwachee, Florida, and Lisa Cotter of Hartford Connecticut. William "Bill" Cotter was a devoted friend, a wonderful, loving, dedicated father, and a consistent, dependable source of sound counsel to his co-workers, business associates, and friends in Hartford and Madison, Connecticut, Denver, Colorado, and Nevada. Bill was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.