In Memoriam guidelines

As a community, Williams publicly honors the passing of current and retired faculty and staff. Following are the guidelines for these notices.

  • Notices are emailed to all campus upon the passing of any current faculty or staff member, or those who retired directly from Williams within the last decade (that is, who did not move on to another employer). The obituary notices celebrate the deceased’s work for and relationship to Williams. Copies are posted publicly on the In Memoriam website.
  • Upon the passing of any faculty or staff member who retired from Williams more than ten years ago, a shorter, factual notice is posted to the In Memoriam site and shared with campus via Daily Messages. These include the deceased’s final job title at Williams, the date of passing if known, and any publicly available information about funeral or memorial arrangements.
  • We invite anyone to share news of the passing of a former or current staff or faculty member, so that we can consider how to honor them. Please send such information to [email protected].

News about alumni who have passed away is maintained separately by the Office of Alumni Relations.