Obituary of William C. Waggoner PhD

William C. Waggoner, PhD Born on January 18, 1936, Bill was the son of a country doctor, Richard L. Waggoner, MD. Bill's mother was Doris Eleanor Odle Waggoner, who was known for her superb singing voice in the village of St. Louis, Michigan. Bill loved sports and played high school football, and carried his love of the sport in playing for Hope College in Holland, Michigan, where he majored in the German Language and minored in chemistry and biology. During his pursuit of the German language, he spent two summers in Vienna, Austria, studying the language, Viennese culture and its history. Bill attended graduate school at Michigan State University obtaining both master's and doctoral degrees in physiology. He stepped into the world of the pharmaceutical industry where he worked for 20 years prior to starting a consulting company in medical research ethics, which has been his focus for the last 44 years. His passion for yacht racing and flying are well-known. He garnered many yacht racing awards in the United States and in the Mediterranean. He was a pilot for Angel Flight NE flying many patients to their treatment centers and back. In 2005 Bill received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Hope College. Bill was a life member of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals and as its president for one year, along with an additional year of an unexpired term, the New York Yacht Club serving on the Race Committee for a continuous 19 years, the Aircraft Owner's and Pilot's Association and the United States Sailing Association and Chairman of the Sports Medicine Committee. He also served as a trustee of the International Yacht Restoration School, where he served a chairman of the Education Committee, The Midland School, and the United States Sailing Foundation, where he served a president. Bill is survived by his loving wife, Nancy, eight children, Kathy of Newark, Delaware, Julianna of West Whately, Massachusetts, Richard of Franklin, Tennessee, Susan of Lake Mary, Florida, Sonja of Columbus, Indiana, John of Auerbach, Germany, Mary of Grand Fontaine, France and William of Lebanon, New Jersey. Also, eleven grandchildren. There will be a Memorial Service on Sunday, September 23rd at 1:00 pm at the Kirkpatrick Chapel in New Brunswick, NJ. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to; Angel Flight (Andover, MA.), International Yacht Restoration School (Newport, RI.) or The Midland School (North Branch, NJ.). All arrangements are under the direction of Martin Funeral Home, Clinton, NJ.