William C. Gordon ’55, MAT ’58

William C. Gordon ’55 passed away on July 9, 2018. He was 85. Gordon was a devoted Wesleyan alumnus and member of Eclectic. At Wesleyan, he majored in economics and earned a master’s from Wesleyan. He went on to earn an MBA from UConn. He was an Army veteran who served in post-war Korea. His father, Carlton C. Gordon 1922; cousins Gary ’50, Alan ’56, and W. Clark Gordon ’45; uncles David W. Gordon 1916 and Donald Gordon 1919, father-in-law and former trustee, Frank Wenner Sr. 1918, and brothers-in-law Frank Wenner Jr. ’49 and Richard Wenner ’59, all attended Wesleyan. He interviewed for admission with his future father-in-law long before he had ever met his wife, Marilyn Sue Wenner. His grandsons, Stefan Skripak ’13 and Ryan Breen ’17, also attended Wesleyan. He is survived by his beloved wife of almost 60 years, Marilyn Sue (Wenner), son David (Pamela Skripak) two grandchildren, Hallie and Braden Skripak Gordon, sister Margaret Barber, many nieces and nephews, and a large extended family.

We thank Mr. Gordon’s daughter-in-law for this information.