William H. D. (Bill) Goddard, age 78, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2020 from lung cancer diagnosed in December, 2017. He is survived by his wife Katharine Wright (Ferris) Goddard to whom he was married for 52 years.
Bill was born in Providence on September 24, 1942. Bill was the son of the late Robert Hale Ives Goddard and Hope Linton (Drury) Goddard of Providence.
He is survived by his daughter Charlotte Ives Goddard and her husband Carl Martin Swanson; his sister, Margaret G. Leeson and her husband Rob (of South Kingstown); three brothers: R. H. Ives Goddard (of Washington DC), Thomas P. I. Goddard and his wife Lisa (of Newport), and Moses B. I. Goddard and his wife Joan (of Tiverton); as well as many nieces and nephews.
From an early age, Bill showed a propensity for art. He attended Moses Brown, graduated from St. George’s, spent a year at Yale University, and a year at RISD before enlisting in the military. He attended the U.S. Army School in Europe and was part of the 13th Psychological Warfare Battalion where his artistic talents proved to be of significant value.
Upon his return from Germany he attended Boston University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1970. Bill also began competing in SCCA auto racing in the northeast, becoming G Production class champion before retiring.
He was a firearms enthusiast from a young age and excelled on the pistol team while in basic training at Fort Bragg. He became an expert in the field of semiautomatic pistols and authored The Government Models: The Development of the Colt Model of 1911. He also served as a technical expert and expert witness in numerous court cases.
Bill was a Partner in and the Operating Manager of Brown & Ives Land Company, LLC until his death. Additionally, he was a Director of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank; Chairman and CEO of Cadre Technologies, Inc.; a Director of the Providence Investors Corporation; and President and Treasurer of Warwick Land Company.
Bill dedicated a large part of his life to public service and was a Trustee of the Rhode Island Hospital; the General Campaign Chairman of the South East New England United Way (1981); Chairman of the Providence Rhode Island Municipal Port Commission; Vice Chairman and Director of the Lifespan Corporation; and a member of the Lifespan Investment Committee for 20 years, serving as Chairman for part of that time. During Rhode Island’s banking crisis, Governor Sundlun appointed Bill as Vice Chairman of the Depositors Economic Protection Corporation (DEPCO). He was a Director of the Providence Industrial Development Corporation and served on the Board of Managers of the Providence YMCA and on the boards of The Jackson Laboratory in Maine and Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Bill truly enjoyed his numerous friends and colleagues and would have been honored to have them at his service. His burial with military honors was private.
Published in The Providence Journal from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13, 2020.
Bill was born in Providence on September 24, 1942. Bill was the son of the late Robert Hale Ives Goddard and Hope Linton (Drury) Goddard of Providence.
He is survived by his daughter Charlotte Ives Goddard and her husband Carl Martin Swanson; his sister, Margaret G. Leeson and her husband Rob (of South Kingstown); three brothers: R. H. Ives Goddard (of Washington DC), Thomas P. I. Goddard and his wife Lisa (of Newport), and Moses B. I. Goddard and his wife Joan (of Tiverton); as well as many nieces and nephews.
From an early age, Bill showed a propensity for art. He attended Moses Brown, graduated from St. George’s, spent a year at Yale University, and a year at RISD before enlisting in the military. He attended the U.S. Army School in Europe and was part of the 13th Psychological Warfare Battalion where his artistic talents proved to be of significant value.
Upon his return from Germany he attended Boston University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1970. Bill also began competing in SCCA auto racing in the northeast, becoming G Production class champion before retiring.
He was a firearms enthusiast from a young age and excelled on the pistol team while in basic training at Fort Bragg. He became an expert in the field of semiautomatic pistols and authored The Government Models: The Development of the Colt Model of 1911. He also served as a technical expert and expert witness in numerous court cases.
Bill was a Partner in and the Operating Manager of Brown & Ives Land Company, LLC until his death. Additionally, he was a Director of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank; Chairman and CEO of Cadre Technologies, Inc.; a Director of the Providence Investors Corporation; and President and Treasurer of Warwick Land Company.
Bill dedicated a large part of his life to public service and was a Trustee of the Rhode Island Hospital; the General Campaign Chairman of the South East New England United Way (1981); Chairman of the Providence Rhode Island Municipal Port Commission; Vice Chairman and Director of the Lifespan Corporation; and a member of the Lifespan Investment Committee for 20 years, serving as Chairman for part of that time. During Rhode Island’s banking crisis, Governor Sundlun appointed Bill as Vice Chairman of the Depositors Economic Protection Corporation (DEPCO). He was a Director of the Providence Industrial Development Corporation and served on the Board of Managers of the Providence YMCA and on the boards of The Jackson Laboratory in Maine and Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Bill truly enjoyed his numerous friends and colleagues and would have been honored to have them at his service. His burial with military honors was private.
Published in The Providence Journal from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13, 2020.
William H. D. (Bill) Goddard, age 78, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2020 from lung cancer diagnosed in December, 2017. He is survived by his wife Katharine Wright (Ferris) Goddard to whom he was married for 52 years.
Bill was born in Providence on September 24, 1942. Bill was the son of the late Robert Hale Ives Goddard and Hope Linton (Drury) Goddard of Providence.
He is survived by his daughter Charlotte Ives Goddard and her husband Carl Martin Swanson; his sister, Margaret G. Leeson and her husband Rob (of South Kingstown); three brothers: R. H. Ives Goddard (of Washington DC), Thomas P. I. Goddard and his wife Lisa (of Newport), and Moses B. I. Goddard and his wife Joan (of Tiverton); as well as many nieces and nephews.
From an early age, Bill showed a propensity for art. He attended Moses Brown, graduated from St. George’s, spent a year at Yale University, and a year at RISD before enlisting in the military. He attended the U.S. Army School in Europe and was part of the 13th Psychological Warfare Battalion where his artistic talents proved to be of significant value.
Upon his return from Germany he attended Boston University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1970. Bill also began competing in SCCA auto racing in the northeast, becoming G Production class champion before retiring.
He was a firearms enthusiast from a young age and excelled on the pistol team while in basic training at Fort Bragg. He became an expert in the field of semiautomatic pistols and authored The Government Models: The Development of the Colt Model of 1911. He also served as a technical expert and expert witness in numerous court cases.
Bill was a Partner in and the Operating Manager of Brown & Ives Land Company, LLC until his death. Additionally, he was a Director of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank; Chairman and CEO of Cadre Technologies, Inc.; a Director of the Providence Investors Corporation; and President and Treasurer of Warwick Land Company.
Bill dedicated a large part of his life to public service and was a Trustee of the Rhode Island Hospital; the General Campaign Chairman of the South East New England United Way (1981); Chairman of the Providence Rhode Island Municipal Port Commission; Vice Chairman and Director of the Lifespan Corporation; and a member of the Lifespan Investment Committee for 20 years, serving as Chairman for part of that time. During Rhode Island’s banking crisis, Governor Sundlun appointed Bill as Vice Chairman of the Depositors Economic Protection Corporation (DEPCO). He was a Director of the Providence Industrial Development Corporation and served on the Board of Managers of the Providence YMCA and on the boards of The Jackson Laboratory in Maine and Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Bill truly enjoyed his numerous friends and colleagues and would have been honored to have them at his service. His burial with military honors was private.
Published in The Providence Journal from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13, 2020.
Bill was born in Providence on September 24, 1942. Bill was the son of the late Robert Hale Ives Goddard and Hope Linton (Drury) Goddard of Providence.
He is survived by his daughter Charlotte Ives Goddard and her husband Carl Martin Swanson; his sister, Margaret G. Leeson and her husband Rob (of South Kingstown); three brothers: R. H. Ives Goddard (of Washington DC), Thomas P. I. Goddard and his wife Lisa (of Newport), and Moses B. I. Goddard and his wife Joan (of Tiverton); as well as many nieces and nephews.
From an early age, Bill showed a propensity for art. He attended Moses Brown, graduated from St. George’s, spent a year at Yale University, and a year at RISD before enlisting in the military. He attended the U.S. Army School in Europe and was part of the 13th Psychological Warfare Battalion where his artistic talents proved to be of significant value.
Upon his return from Germany he attended Boston University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1970. Bill also began competing in SCCA auto racing in the northeast, becoming G Production class champion before retiring.
He was a firearms enthusiast from a young age and excelled on the pistol team while in basic training at Fort Bragg. He became an expert in the field of semiautomatic pistols and authored The Government Models: The Development of the Colt Model of 1911. He also served as a technical expert and expert witness in numerous court cases.
Bill was a Partner in and the Operating Manager of Brown & Ives Land Company, LLC until his death. Additionally, he was a Director of the Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank; Chairman and CEO of Cadre Technologies, Inc.; a Director of the Providence Investors Corporation; and President and Treasurer of Warwick Land Company.
Bill dedicated a large part of his life to public service and was a Trustee of the Rhode Island Hospital; the General Campaign Chairman of the South East New England United Way (1981); Chairman of the Providence Rhode Island Municipal Port Commission; Vice Chairman and Director of the Lifespan Corporation; and a member of the Lifespan Investment Committee for 20 years, serving as Chairman for part of that time. During Rhode Island’s banking crisis, Governor Sundlun appointed Bill as Vice Chairman of the Depositors Economic Protection Corporation (DEPCO). He was a Director of the Providence Industrial Development Corporation and served on the Board of Managers of the Providence YMCA and on the boards of The Jackson Laboratory in Maine and Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Bill truly enjoyed his numerous friends and colleagues and would have been honored to have them at his service. His burial with military honors was private.
Published in The Providence Journal from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13, 2020.
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