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One
of the founders and a motivating force in
establishing the Hall in Oneonta NY, William K
Atchinson, Jr. passed away today, Thursday
September 28, 2006.
William
Keyser Atchinson Jr., 73, passed away unexpectedly
on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at A.O. Fox Memorial
Hospital in Oneonta.
He was born May 27, 1933 in Stamford, the son of
William K. and Ethel (Stickles) Atchinson.
Bill married Joyce H. Roberts on August 27, 1955 in
Oneonta.
He was a graduate of Oneonta High School, Class of
1951, Hartwick College, Class of 1955 and the
Albany Law School, Class of 1958.
Bill was the co-owner of Oneonta Agency and was a
self employed attorney. He was a member of the
Oneonta First Presbyterian Church, the Oneonta
Country Club where he was on the board of directors
and the president of the Men's Golf Association.
He was a member of the Oneonta Elks Club B.P.O.E.
1312, a director of Trout Unlimited and Little
Delaware Club. Bill originated and was a
director of the Coaches Club at Hartwick College and
he was a former Alumni board member of the Hartwick
College and Citizens Board. He was a
co-founder of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
He created and sponsored the Otsego County Golf
Tournament, in memory of his father, the Atchinson
Cup. Bill also was the president of Oneonta and
Otsego County Bar Association and was an acting
Oneonta City Judge.
Bill was an avid fisherman, hunter, bowler and
golfer.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce R. Atchinson of
Oneonta; 3 children, William K. Atchinson III and
his wife, Deborah, of Scottsdale, AZ, Robert
Atchinson and his wife, Michelle, of Lexington, MA
and Karen A. Hart and her husband, Kenneth, of
Oneonta; grandchildren, Sarah, Laura, Robert, Emily,
Daniel, Katherine and Christine; a sister, Barbara Atchinson Harrison and her husband, John Robert
Harrison; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother-in-law, Richard B.
Roberts and his wife, Nancy C. Roberts.
for
the Full obituary appearing in the Daily Star click:
http://www.legacy.com/thedailystar/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=19401388
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