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| R. Willis Leith Jr. |
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| 3-16-2009 10:01 am |
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| LEITH, R. Willis, Jr. Of Dedham, MA, 80 years old, passed away March 13, 2009 at Brigham & Women's Hospital. He was born in Boston on March 4, 1929 to the late Royal W. and Katherine (Dunham) Leith. He was a graduate of Dexter School, class of 1941, Milton Academy, class of 1947 and Bowdoin College, class of 1950. After leaving Bowdoin, Bill, as he was best known, joined the investment firm, founded by his father, Burgess & Leith in Boston, where he rose to Senior Managing Partner. After 25 years with the family firm, he departed for Tucker Anthony & R.L. Day, Inc., where he rose to Chairman of the Board. He retired from RBC Dain Rauscher, Tucker Anthony's Acquiring Firm in 2005. Brother of the late Capt. John A. Leith and the late Eleanor L. Grose, Bill leaves his beloved wife, Barbara Bell Leith, sons, Royal W. Leith, III of Cambridge, MA, John A. Leith, II of Walpole, MA and Alexander K. Leith of Dedham, MA; their wives, Mary Joan Leith, Brenda L. Leith and Eileen M. Leith, as well as grandchildren William W. Leith, Thomas B. Leith, Andrew M. Leith, Benjamin E. Leith, James L. Leith, Christopher J. Leith, Alexandra D. Leith and David B. Leith. Dr. R. John Wright, his wife, Karen S. Fogel and their children, Thomas J. Wright and Catherine S. Wright of Dedham were also a close part of the extended Leith family, after John's exchange student stayed with the family in 1970 from his native New Zealand. Outside of his businss life, Bill had a variety of affiliations, including Trustee of the Thoracic Foundation and the Dedham Institution For Savings; Director of Sage Laboratories and CSPI, Inc. Board member of the Handel & Hadyn Society and past Chairman of the Board and Life Trustee of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He was a proprietor of the Boston Athenaeum and a member of the Dedham Country & Polo Club, the Tavern Club, the Marshall Street Historical Society, the Dedham Historical Society and the Trollope Society, and was a past member of the Corinthian Yacht Club, the Somerset Club, the Union Club, and the Coral Beach Club in Bermuda. He had a great interest in and appreciation for fine vintage cars of the past, particularly the creations of Ettore Bugatti, owning a total of four Bugatti automobiles through the years. Bill was a past President of the American Bugatti Club and the last active founding member of the Vintage Sports Car Club of America, which honored him last Fall on the occasion of that Club's 50th Anniversary. Bill enjoyed a full and rich life, blessed by an abundance of hobbies, interests, affiliations and friends. A Memorial celebration of his life will be held at St. Paul's Church, 59 Court St., Dedham, MA on April 18, at 11 AM. Donations in his memory may be made to The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston, MA or the Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, MA. Arrangements by Folsom Funeral Service, DEDHAM, MA. |
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