William Colquhoun

William Douglas Colquhoun William Douglas Colquhoun, 63, of Lyndhurst, Ohio died suddenly on April 13, 2010 while working in Cleveland. Bill was born in Cleveland on October 13, 1946, the son of Robert Seaman Colquhoun and Mary Ellen Andrus Colquhoun. He spent his early years in Conneaut, Ohio and then moved with the family to Shaker Heights where he graduated from high school in 1964. He graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 1968 and attended Western Reserve Law School for a year before being drafted into the US Army in 1969. He served until 1972 in the United States, the Republic of Vietnam, and in Germany. Upon his discharge from the Army, he attended Miami University Ohio and received an MBA degree. After working in construction management in Florida, he worked in several area restaurants and then was part owner of Frisco Rose in Mayfield Heights for several years. When the restaurant closed, he began work for Brothers Printing Company of Cleveland. He found great satisfaction and enjoyment from his work for Brothers until his death last week. Bill is survived by his sister, Susan Jenkins, and her husband, Ray, of Englewood, Colorado and their three children, Brent, Mark, and Sarah, and by his brother, James, and his wife, Leza, of Southwest Harbor, Maine and their sons, Robert and Jed, and by five great nieces and nephews. A grave-side gathering is planned for 11am on May 15, 2010 at Knollwood Cemetery. The family prefers that those who wish make contributions in his name to a charity of choice.


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