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Obituary - William C. Carter |
 PRIP Carter of Old Windsor, Berkshire, England, died on 15 April 2005 |
| He served as RI president in
1973-74. The funeral service was held at the parish church of St. Peter
and St. Andrews in Old Windsor on April 27 of that year. Carter was
survived by his daughter, Rosalind, and her husband, Neil Pielou. It was
his desire that memorial contributions be directed to The Rotary
Foundation in Carter's name. At 98, Carter was the oldest surviving past RI president and only 18 months younger than Rotary. A Rotarian since 1949, he was a member of the Rotary Club of Battersea, England and a past president of Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI). Carter also served RI as district governor, committee member and chair, Council on Legislation chair, Foundation trustee and trustee chair, director, and vice president. Carter was a former partner in the law firm of George Gibson and Company, a life member of the Old Marlburnian Society, and chair and president of the Battersea Chamber of Commerce. In 1960. William C. Carter, a Governor Nominee from District 113 (England), and Gilman C. Gunn, Sr., from then District 798, met at the International Assembly in Lake Placid, NY for their training to be District Governors. They developed a lasting friendship which they converted to a strong friendship between the two districts. As a sign of this mutual friendship and as a token of its perpetuation, Bill Carter presented District 7980 with the Governor's Collar which is still worn by our District Governor at official functions. On behalf of District 7980, Gil Gunn, Sr., presented Bill Carter with a sterling silver Revere bowl with the request that it be known as the William C. Carter Bowl and be presented annually to the most outstanding club in his district. When he became President of Rotary International in Britain and Ireland. (RIBI), Bill Carter renamed the trophy The Connecticut Cup. Since 1964, it has been presented annually to the most outstanding District in International and World Community Service. One of his more lasting quotations - "A Rotary club is autonomous, free to seek its own outlets for service. This is a source of strength. Springing from it is the ability of a club to adapt itself to the local community." Address to the 1914 Rotary Convention, Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota, USA See also a short Biography Acknowledgements to various Club and District site and Rotary International |
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