Nightingale, William Lester

1931 - 2019  (88 years)

• Name	Nightingale, William Lester  [1, 2]
  Born	17 Apr 1931	New York, New York, New York, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Oct 2019
  Person ID	I5337	Our Family
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Bomeisler, Nancy Wolf
  Children	+ 1. Nightingale, Vicki Lynn + 2. Nightingale, Jill D.
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F1571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NIGHTINGALE--William L., born April 17, 1931, passed suddenly October 6th after celebrating his 70th high school reunion with classmates in New York City. Bill will be fondly remembered for his enthusiasm, quick wit and generous spirit. A resident of The Osborn in Rye, he leaves behind his beloved wife Nancy Bomeisler Nightingale, to whom he was married for 65 years; his daughters, Vicki Nightingale and Jill Burstein (Dan), whom he cherished, and his grandchildren, Katherine McGinn (Trevor), Alison Burstein and Samuel Hettich, of whom he was immensely proud. He is survived by his brother, Dr. Stuart Nightingale (Elena) and sisters, Alice Gross (Elliot) and Susan Nettler (Paul). A devoted alumnus of both Horace Mann '49 and Yale University '53. He was a class leader for AYA and treasurer of his Yale class for over 50 years. He served a term on the Board of Governors at Yale. He thrived on making connections between people and companies, whether mentoring Yale graduates in his advertising agencies, or creating a debate program for Yale/Princeton students to mentor high school debaters with the Yale Westchester Alumni Association. A talented cartoonist, he illustrated for The Yale Daily News and The Fort Dix Newspaper, while serving in the United States Army. His own vast collection of books on comic illustrators was gifted to the permanent collection of the Beinecke Library at Yale, one of his many charitable contributions to the University. Bill was a founder of several boutique advertising agencies. He was a business innovator, founding the first modular advertising agency and pioneering the concept of profit-sharing agency/client partnerships. At CasonNightingale, which he headed for 29 years, he nurtured the careers of several generations of Yale students, many in their first hired positions.

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Original Import into Legacy. [S199] Who's Who.