William Dunker Draper

November 16, 2024, William Dunker Draper, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed into the hands of God and we here, who loved him are truly heartbroken. William (Bill) Draper, first son of Herbert (Bill) Kinsley Draper, Jr. and Marie Priscilla (Dunker) Draper, was born on December 15, 1935 in Canton, MA. In time he was joined by his sister Ursula and brother Charles. It gives us great comfort to know that he is now reunited with them and all those beloved family and friends who have preceded him. Bill graduated from George Mason High School in Falls Church, VA in1953 and attended Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA before entering the Air Force as an In-Flight Photographer serving both in Japan at Itazuke Tower and Wichita Falls, TX. While in Texas he became friends with Jon Reese who introduced him to his older sister Judith K. Reese, a newly graduated RN from Ironton, MO. After a whirlwind courtship, he and Judy were married on April 15, 1960 in Needham, MA. Bill took up carpentry,...