William (Bill) Irvine, who was an Instructor for the Department of Mathematics from 1995 to 2017, passed away on Thursday December 5, 2019. He was 77 years old.
Besides his many years of teaching, Bill served the department in a number of ways over the years, including as Assistant to the Vice Chair for Undergraduate affairs, and as coordinator of the Mathematics Summer Session. He is remembered as a cheerful colleague who would meet others with a hearty greeting and ready smile.
Bill came to Rutgers as an Instructor in 1995, after a long and successful career in the United States Air Force. He served in Turkey and the Middle East and throughout the United States before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He was a master woodworker and published a book titled Random Musings.
Bill was predeceased by his wife Debra Irvine in 2010. He is survived by wife Emy Irvine of Somerset and his children Scott Irvine, Lori Beasley, Jennifer Warren, and David Irvine along with his many grandchildren.
