Dr. William Reid

Dr. William Reid

Dr. William Reid

Dr. William Reid
March 5, 1931 – October 18, 2021

Dr. William (Bill) Overington Reid, born on March 5, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Edward S. Reid and Margaret Overington Reid, passed away at age 90 on October 18, 2021 in Naples, Florida. Bill attended Swarthmore College, and subsequently the University of Pennsylvania where he received his medical degree. He had a distinguished career in the field of pathology and published breakthrough research in the treatment of hemophilia. Bill is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ute Busemann Reid and his brother, Edward S. Reid III. He is survived by his son, Mark Reid (wife, Patty); daughters, Laura Richards (husband, Greg) and Diana Owen (husband, Dennis); sister, Claudia Upper (husband, Jack); and grandchildren, Adam and Ryan (wife, Margaret) Richards; Eric, Brian (wife, Monica) and Alyssa Reid; Tanya Taylor (husband, Sean) and Shane Owen, and three great-grandchildren. He had a passion for life, traveling, classical music, antiques, shells, tennis, coins and reading. Donations in Bill’s name to your favorite environmental charity are welcome and appreciated. Plans for his upcoming memorial service are pending.

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