In Memory of

Class of 1967
Date of Passing Jun 02, 2021

William, 72 of Mount Airy, MD, was born in Baltimore, 1949, passed away after complications from a brief battle with cancer.
President of the Student Council at Howard High School and an Eagle Scout, Mr. Conner later served as Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 1023 at Providence United Methodist Church in Kemptown. Mr. Conner graduated from The Johns Hopkins University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Earth Sciences. In 1977, he received a PhD in Marine Biology from the University of South Florida, Tampa.

Mr. Conner enjoyed a long career as a marine scientist, first briefly at the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center, and then for nearly 30 years at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). While at NOAA, Mr. Conner led the Damage Assessment Center and subsequently the Emergency Response Division. He also

represented the Department of Commerce on the National Response Team. During the last year before his retirement in 2011, he supported the BP Gulf Oil Spill response.