William Patrick Dyer

William Patrick Dyer
Mr. Dyer, died August 19, 2008, in Charlotte, NC after a brief illness. He was 83 years old and husband of the former Georgette Petinot. Mr. Dyer was born on May 25, 1925, in Danbury CT, son of the late Patrick and Cathleen Dyer. He graduated from The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT and attended Georgetown University.
After Georgetown, he became President of P.J. Dyer, Inc., a Danbury, CT liquor distributing company. He had also owned Dyer Realty and the Hoya Art Gallery in Ridgefield, CT, and Sunshine Realty in Palm Beach, FL. He formerly resided in Ridgefield, CT and the Chapel Hill area. In 1969 he organized and served as executive director of the inaugural Heritage Golf Classic in Hilton Head Island, SC. During his time on Hilton Head, he also organized the Green Island Open Invitational in Columbus, GA, which became the Southern Open.
He was a great lover of literature, history and politics, and was a voracious reader. He loved sports, travel and jazz. He was passionate about Notre Dame football, the Boston Red Sox, the Georgetown Hoyas, and the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was proud of his Irish Catholic heritage and was devoted to his faith and family.
In addition to his wife of 57 years, Mr. Dyer is survived by his daughter, Linda Dyer Hart, and her husband, Frank, of Tega Cay, SC; his son, Sean Dyer, and his wife, Laurie, of Elkin, NC; and four grandchildren, Brandon Hart, Deirdre Hart, Bevin Dyer and Darcie Dyer.
A Mass was celebrated at the Church of the Epiphany in Blowing Rock, NC. He was buried next to his son, Patrick, at Woodlawn Cemetery in Blowing Rock.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Catholic Charities, 924 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.