William Walsh

William James Walsh Sept. 27, 1915 - April 10, 2010 Bill was born in Chicago, attended grammar and high school there, but moved to California to pursue higher education. He graduated with a degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1938 and continued the next year in order to receive his California teaching credential. Bill was a perennial student and attended Northwestern University to continue his work in Chemistry; received training courtesy of the US Navy at Cornell University, was awarded a Ford Fellowship to study at Columbia University and received an MS in Chemistry from Montana State University. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Donna and his children: Barbara (Bruce) Hansen, William Jr. (Sue), Michael (Cecilia), David and Virginia (Gary) Gottlieb. He is also survived by his eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Bill was predeceased by his son, Jim. Bill began his teaching career at Oroville High School but soon moved to Burlingame High where he taught from 1942 to 1956 with a short break for service in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Bill joined the San Mateo Junior College District in 1956 and served as Dean of Men at CSM until 1968 when he became Director of Student Services at Canada College. Bill retired in 1977 and has spent his time since then traveling the world with his wife, Donna and his many SIR's friends. Please join us in a memorial mass celebrating Bill's life at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 19 at Our Lady of Angels Church in Burlingame. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Bill's name to Pathways Hospice Foundation, 395 Oyster Point Blvd., Ste 128, South San Francisco, CA 94080.