William Magruder, V

William Howard Magruder ,V of Stamford, Connecticut, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Smith House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Stamford. He was 88.
Bill was born on December 3, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts to William H. and Carolyn (Gregg) Magruder. He graduated from high school in Hingham, Massachusetts, served in the Army for three years, and in 1949, he graduated from the Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, Missouri, where he was active in the Kappa Alpha fraternity. He went to work for Union Carbide Corporation in Alloy, West Virginia, where he began his career as a metallurgical engineer. There he met his future wife, Audrey Wylie, and they were married in 1950. Bill continued his career with Union Carbide, working in Niagara Falls, New York, Ashtabula, Ohio and New York City. During this time, he was also involved with the Indian Guides program and the Boy Scouts of America. At the height of his career, Bill lived and worked in Johannesburg, South Africa for five years, where he served as head of Union Carbide, Southern Africa. Active with Junior Achievement (JA) while in South Africa, he continued his involvement with JA upon his return to the United States and until his eventual retirement in 1985.
Not one to fully retire, Bill operated General Business Services for several years, working as a tax consultant to small businesses. He was an active member of his church, Emmanuel Episcopal, serving on the vestry and acting as the church treasurer. Always interested in investment strategies, he was instrumental in starting the church’s investment club. Bill was also an avid stamp and coin collector.
Bill is survived by his wife of 63 years, Audrey Ann (Wylie) Magruder and their children:
William H. Magruder VI and his wife Rosemarie (Smith) Magruder of Durham, CT., their children William H. Magruder VII of San Francisco, California and Jeannette (Magruder) Mahmoud, her husband Amro Mahmoud and their daughter Layla Rose Mahmoud of North Haven, CT; Richard W. Magruder, and his wife Melinda (Dillahunt) Magruder of Fairfield, CT and Richard’s son, Richard W. Magruder Jr. of Bridgeport, CT; Carolyn (Magruder) Davids, her husband Daniel Davids and their son Samuel W. Davids of Woodinville, WA; Harris C. Magruder of Stamford, CT; and Robert J. Magruder of Stamford, CT.
Bill is also survived by his brother Russell Gregg Magruder and his wife Ann Kennan Magruder of Atlanta, Georgia.
The Magruder family would like to thank the staff at Smith House, as well as the Hospice support caregivers, for their attentive care of Bill.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Church of Christ the Healer, 20 Brookdale Road, Stamford, CT, 06903.
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