William R. Weyland, on August 1, 2006. He was sixty-five and a resident of Dewey, Arizona.

Bill was born on September 17, 1940, in Racine, Wisconsin, to Robert E. and Ruth (Cheska) Weyland. He was educated in the Racine school systems and attended St. John's Military Academy for his high school education. He attended Kenyon, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, from 1958 until 1960, and earned his BA from Dominican College in Racine. Bill did graduate work at San Diego State University, where he also participated in anthropological and archaeological studies. He joined the U.S. Navy, attending Officers Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, and becoming a procurement officer at the naval base in Gulfport, Mississippi.

After an honorable discharge from the Navy, Bill began his career in the nonprofit sector by serving as director of the Racine area United Way for ten years. After moving to Scottsdale, Arizona, he worked as executive director of the Diabetes Association of Phoenix, then moved to Casa Grande, Arizona, to become the United Way director for that county. Upon retirement, Bill continued his philanthropic work in Dewey, Arizona, volunteering his time and efforts in the rescue and care of abused and abandoned animals in Yavapai County, Arizona.

Bill is survived by his sister, Lynn W. Dillner, of Charlotte, North Carolina; niece, Kirsten R. Wyman, of Dallas, Texas; and close companion, Isabel M. McCall, of Scottsdale, and her daughter, Corinne D. McCall, of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorial contributions may be made to the Countryside Humane Society, 2706 Chicory Road, Racine, Wisconsin 53403-4011, or to the Yavapai Humane Society, 1625 Sundog Ranch Road, Prescott, Arizona 86301.