William P. Churchill, Jr., 83, of Carlisle, passed away at Emerson Hospital in Concord with family by his side on January 1, 2021. He was the beloved husband for 60 years of Janet E. (Fifield) Churchill.
Born in New York City on January 11, 1937, he was the son of the late William and Marion (Harris) Churchill. He was a member of the graduating class of 1955 from Briarcliff High School in Briarcliff Manor, NY. Subsequently, he earned an undergraduate degree from Cornell University, and a master's in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University.
During Bill's career, he was a Software Engineer for Raytheon in Newton, in addition to several other companies in the greater Boston area including Zoran Corporation in Burlington.
A longtime Carlisle resident, Bill was a former reporter for the Carlisle Mosquito. He had been a ham radio operator (AA1O) since age 16, and was active for several years with ANSCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange).
In addition to his wife, Bill will be deeply missed by two sons, Philip J. Churchill and his wife Lori of Hubbardston and Peter C. Churchill and his wife Jennifer of Hillsborough, NC, and five grandchildren, Andrew, Kati, James, Becca, and Cole. He was the brother of the late John and James Churchill.
Family and friends will gather to celebrate the lives of Bill and Janet during visiting hours in the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center, on Monday, June 14th from 10 am until 12 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to American Cancer Society, 3 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701 (www.cancer.org).
Arrangements are under the care of Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord.