William H. Van Dusen, Sr.

William Harvey Van Dusen was born November 2, 1922 in Athens, Calhoun County, MI.  He died July 23, 2005. He was the oldest son of Marion Van Dusen and Iva Doran McNiel.  They had a second son, Marvin Robert Van Dusen of Florida.  Bill married his childhood sweetheart Marjorie Caroline Stump, also of Athens. 




William and Marjorie had 4 children:

William H Van Dusen, Jr.
Susan M Van Dusen
Thomas J Van Dusen
David C Van Dusen

After WWII, he returned to college and became a teacher.  They moved to PA for a time, and Saginaw, MI before settling in Dearborn, MI.  He left teaching to open a successful business which he maintained until retirement.  They eventualy moved to West Bloomfield, MI and at the time of his death, Bill was living in White Lake, MI where he was able to enjoy living on the lake. 

He loved to fly and maintained his pilots license until the time of his death.  He was an active member of the Free Masons, participated in a monthly friendly poker game for over 40 years (from which he split his winnings amongst his grandchildren), and love to build things.