William Biddle Ten Eyck

1938 - 2024

William Biddle Ten Eyck

July 16, 1938 - April 17, 2024

Beaufort, South Carolina - William Biddle Ten Eyck, age 85, died April 17, 2024 in Beaufort, SC.

Bill was born in Charleston, WV on July 16, 1938. He was the son of the late William Worley Ten Eyck and Sarah Jane Biddle. Bill is the widower of Sally Landon Fuller Ten Eyck, whom he married on December 19, 1959, in Deland, Florida and who predeceased him on December 14, 2011, in Beaufort, SC. Sally and Bill were blessed with three children – Sally Hamilton, William Biddle Jr. and Andrew Worley.

Bill is survived by daughter Sally (Brian) Monahan of Mendham NJ, and sons Bill (Pam) Ten Eyck of St Johns, FL, and Andrew (Nancy) Ten Eyck of Maryville, TN. Seven grandchildren Sally Landon Blackwell of Atlantic Beach, FL , William Biddle Ten Eyck, III of Gainesville, FL, Samantha Spencer Worthington of St Johns, FL, Paul Hamilton Ten Eyck, Andrew Biddle Ten Eyck and Julia Virginia Ten Eyck of Maryville, TN, and James Fuller Monahan of New York, NY.

Siblings are the late Anne Carroll of Charleston, WV and the late Mary Borgel of Hurricane, WV.

He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1956 to 1958. He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. In 1958 Bill enlisted in the U.S. Army. He proudly served three years on active duty in Co. "D", 325th Airborne Infantry regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. Bill attainted the rank of Sergeant and was a Senior Parachutist. Bill received an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army in 1964.

He returned to his higher education in 1961and was graduated from Stetson University in 1964 with a B.S. in Business Administration and from the University of Illinois, Champaigne- Urbana, in 1965 with a master's in accounting science. Bill graduated from the Executive Development Program at the University of Michigan in 1979.

In 1965 Bill began his thirty – two-and-a-half-year career with General Motors Corporation, primarily on the financial staff. He started at Pontiac Motor Division and in 1984 was named CFO. Following the 1984 reorganization he was Controller of Operations and General Director of financial analysis for the Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada Group. He was appointed CFO of the Delco Chassis Division in 1992 from which position he retired in 1997.

Bill was an active member in the Masonic Fraternity. He was Past Master and life member of Pontiac Lodge #21FPAM, life member of Oakland chapter #5 RAM, life member of Pontiac Council #3 RPSM, and life member of Pontiac Commandery #2 KT, all of Auburn Hills, MI. He was a 42-year member of The Scottish Rite, most recently the Valley of Charleston, SC and a 29-year member of The Shriners, most recently The Omar Shrine Temple in Charleston, SC. He was a dual member of Harmony Lodge #22 AFM in Beaufort, SC.

He was active in the arts in Michigan and Ohio. He served six years on the graphic arts council of the Detroit Institute of Arts and nine years on the Board of Trustees of the Dayton Art Institute, six years of which he was the Chair of the Collections Committee. He also served six years on the Board of the Wright State University Foundation.

Bill was a 50-year member of The Holland Society of New York, members in which must be descendants in the direct male line of original settlers of New Amsterdam. He was also a member of the Governor Paul Hamilton Chapter Sons of The American Revolution and an associate member of the General Richard H. Anderson Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans, both in Beaufort, SC. Bill was a member of the Thursday Club in Beaufort and was the treasurer of the cemetery corporation of the Parish Church of St Helena.

Bill will be laid to rest next to his late wife Sally in the new cemetery of the Parish Church of St Helena. The funeral service for Bill will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 29, 2024 as the Parish Church of St. Helena. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with United States Army honors and Masonic Rites. Following the burial service the family will receive friends of Bill in the Parish Hall of St. Helena's.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Preservation Trust for Historic St. Helena's Church or the organization of your choice.

Copeland Funeral Service is assisting the Ten Eyck family with arrangements.