William Peter Condaxis, 11/3/1927-6/23/2019
After a lengthy battle with CHF and Dementia, Bill, age 91, died peacefully in his home with the loving help of family, hospice and wonderful caregivers.
Bill retained his resilience, good humor, kindness and charm to the end. He had a fierce will to live and a strong appreciation of life and family that he showed to those he loved so well.
Bill was a proud Navy veteran of both WWII and Korea. With help from the GI bill he graduated with an English major from Brown University, class of 1955. He worked as Retail Executive VP for Jordan Marsh (now Macy’s) in Boston, Elizabeth Arden in NYC and Mervyn’s (now Target) in California and Texas. During his career he opened up overseas trading partners in Europe, Asia and Japan. After working and living in Hong Kong for 3 years for Mervyn’s, Fran & Bill retired in 1995 to Bourne, Cape Cod, moved to Norwood in 2006, and then to Sophia Snow Independent Living in West Roxbury in 2014.
Bill enjoyed playing cards & games, skiing, playing squash, reading, traveling and entertaining friends/relatives; his surprisingly potent Fish House Punch is legendary.
Bill is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Frances Bellantoni Condaxis, his children (Peter Condaxis, Paula & Rob Angell, and Billy Condaxis, his grandchildren (Daniel Condaxis, Thea Condaxis, Robert Angell & Mersina Angell) and sister Helaine DeSilva. Bill cherished his nieces, nephews and others he & Fran “adopted” in their many travels.
Memorial services private. Burial will be in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA on Monday August 19, 2019 at 2:00 pm..
Donations may be made in Bill’s memory to: Sophia Snow House, Inc, Resident Special Needs Fund, 1205 Centre St, West Roxbury, MA 02132 (http://www.sophiasnowplace.org/); or Good Shepherd Community Care Hospice, 90 Wells Ave, Newton, MA 02159 (http://www.gscommunitycare.org); or Brown University, Financial Aid Fund (https://bbis.advancement.brown.edu/BBPhenix/give-now).