William Murchie Riegel, 86, of Duxbury MA and Scottsdale AZ passed away July 20, 2014. Born January 25, 1928 in New York City to John Lawrence Riegel and Margaret Murchie Riegel, Bill was a graduate of Deerfield Academy (’46) and Williams College (’50), and he served as a Naval officer in the 6th fleet from 1952 until 1955.
Mr. Riegel began his career in the paper, packaging and forest products industry at the Riegel Paper Company in Riegelsville, PA, which was founded by his great grandfather John Leidy Riegel, eventually rising to become Executive Vice President. He was President of Riegel Products Corporation and went on to become Chairman of the Board, as well as Executive Vice President of Southwest Forest Industries, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, and President of Amax Forest Products, Inc. in Greenwich, CT. He later founded Riegel Associates, a management and consulting firm based in Duxbury, MA and served as Chairman of the Board of the Bryce Corporation in Memphis, TN.
Mr. Riegel served on various boards associated with the paper industry and in his retirement, was a Director of both the Historic Winslow House in Marshfield, MA and the Manomet Center for the Conservation Sciences in Manomet, MA. He was a member of the Duxbury Yacht Club and Paradise Valley Country Club. Mr. Riegel was married to Susan Richards before separating in 1967. Mr. Riegel is survived by his wife of 44 years, Nancy Bailey (Nickerson) Riegel, children William Murchie Riegel, Jr., Guy Richards Riegel, Katherine McMartin Riegel Schobert, Margaret Winslow Riegel Steinbock, and step-children Elizabeth Nickerson Seltzer and Joshua Bailey Nickerson, as well as 15 grandchildren. The burial will be private. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, August 16th at 3:00 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in Duxbury. Contributions in lieu of flowers can be made to The Historic Winslow House (634 Careswell St., Marshfield MA 02050) or the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (125 Manomet Point Road, Plymouth, MA 02360).