William "Bill" Dale Vernon

It is with deep sadness, that we announce the passing of William “Bill” Dale Vernon of Fallbrook, Calif. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, surrounded, at home, by his family and friends.

Bill was born in Centralia, Kans. on Jan. 29, 1931; his family moved to Houston, Tex. where he graduated from Lamar High School in 1948. He attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kans., graduating in 1952 with a degree in Business Administration.

His fundraising career started at Tulane University as the Director of the Alumni Fund, then moved west to California in 1969 where he became the Director of Development a...