Bill was born and raised in Ware, MA.  Bill and his wife Deb moved to their beloved Boylston in 1978, where he became a lifetime member of the Boylston Fire Department as their photographer. His passion for art started in high school, where he worked for the Ware River News, an invaluable experience where he learned the skills of the printing trade.

 

Bill had a lifelong interest in all forms of art and went on to attend and graduate from the School of the Worcester Art Museum, where he was trained to be a commercial artist. Bill was a printmaker, painter of mixed media, and watercolorist, in addition to having a love of art history and visiting worldwide museums. His many activities in the Art field encouraged his love of photography, and most evenings he could be found at the Clinton Dam or at the outlook at the Harvard’s Fruitland Museum enjoying the sunset.  

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Bill was a valuable member of the Boylston community, where he served as the town’s election warden for a number of years and was the recipient of the George L. Wright Award by the Boylston Historical Society (June 1978). Bill was a senior account executive and art director for a number of advertising agencies in and around the Worcester area. At age 50 he was self-employed doing business as Richardson Advertising and retired at the age of 62.