William H Nicholson 7/16/1929 - 5/15/2022

William H Nicholson (Bill)

(7-16-1929 to 5-15-2022)

A long time resident of Princeton New Jersey, sadly passed away in South Surrey BC Canada after his recent pleasant stay at his retirement community Amica White Rock on May 15th, 2022 with family at his side.

Bill (as he preferred) was born in Ottawa, Canada on July 16th, 1929, to Harold and Luella Nicholson. William was married to Shirley Hunt on August 29th, 1952 in Ottawa Ontario. Once William completed his PHD studies at Queen’s University they moved to Montreal where he worked as a Chemist for Merck Sharp & Dohme. During this time Bill and Shirley had their two children, Pamela and Michael. After a short stay in Montreal, the family moved to Lansdale, PA, where they lived for over 10 years. In that time he continued to work for Merck and went to Temple Law school at night where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 1970. In 1971, Bill became a Patent Attorney for Merck and worked his way up to Senior Patent. As one of the first to have had a Chemical background, Bill set the standard for all the incoming Patents going forward. In 1973, the family moved to a house on Turner Court in Princeton NJ. where the family enjoyed 47 years in the Princeton community. While there, Bill enjoyed spending time with a group accomplished friends called the ROMEO’s… Retired Old Men Eating Out at the Princeton Shopping Center, having his daily morning coffee.

In early 2020, Bill and Shirley moved back to Ottawa, Canada to stay at Stirling Park Retirement Community where they spent some quality time with Shirley’s sister Beverly Swords.

After Shirley passed away in December of 2020, Bill moved to Amica White Rock Retirement Community in South Surrey, BC Canada to be near his son Michael and family who he said many times, were a great help to him.

Bill and Shirley enjoyed the ocean and spent many summers at their home in Barnegat Light NJ on LBI. Bill especially enjoyed photographing the beauty and character of the Island.

During the winter holidays, they would spend time in Puerto Rico enjoying the sun and relaxing with friends.

William is survived by his two loving children, Pamela Lahoda, her husband Eric, Michael Nicholson, his wife Sarun, his grandchildren, Sarah and Jason Lahoda, Mya, Sofie and William Nicholson Jr., and his Sister in-law Beverly Swords.