William Clifford Maus

West Point, 1955

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Matt Schepps on August 18, 1998:

Our classmate Bill Maus was laid to rest at Oleander Memorial Gardens in Wilmington, North Carolina on Monday 27 April. In attendance were many relatives, friends and former students. Classmates who were present were, Don and Mary Andrews, Jim Drummond, Bob Dierdorff, Jack and Judy McCloskey, Dan and Henry Moses, Dave Pemberton, Don Reid, Matt and Betty Schepps, and Dan Troyan. Also from the Class of 54 were Jim and Mary Lou Henry. If you can say that a funeral was beautiful, this one was. We walked from Bill and Fran's home to the cemetery. The coffin was carried by an honor guard from the 5th special forces Group from Ft. Bragg. Four eulogies were given by Bill's children, Bill, Scott, Katharine and Martha. They were eloquent in expressing their love, respect and admiration for a man we also loved, respected and admired. The flowers from his L-2 Classmates were beautiful. I learned that morning, that shortly before Bill's untimely death, he had tried to donate one of his kidneys to his brother Ray who is on dialysis. Unfortunately, Bill's blood type was not compatible. Fran is holding up well, and she was as gracious as ever greeting and comforting friends and guests. The home has been sold to young Bill. Fran's plans are still not yet firm. Matt Schepps

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