William R. Vanderbilt ’42

William R. Vanderbilt, an attorney in private practice in the firm of Vanderbilt and Siegel until his retirement in 1986, died Sept. 21, 2006, at age 85. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and a veteran of World War II. He earned his law degree from New York University and was recalled to active duty during the Korean War, serving in the Judge Advocate General’s Office in Washington, D.C. He was elected to the New Jersey Legislature and served as an assemblyman from Union County. He was the son of Arthur T. Vanderbilt of the Class of 1910, who served on the Wesleyan Board of Trustees for many years, and the nephew of Leslie L. Vanderbilt of the Class of 1915. Among those who survive are his wife of 61 years, Jean White Vanderbilt; a daughter; a son, Arthur T. Vanderbilt II ’72; and his nephew, Dr. George C. Brainard III ’73.