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William  Procter,  Jr. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1900. 
ners  in  Pharmacy,"  should  receive  attention  from  all  the  class  who 
purpose  to  follow  in  the  path  which  he  has  trodden  before  them. 
This  sketch  would  be  incomplete  without  some  notice  of  Profes- 
sor Procter's  home  life,  and  it  can  readily  be  surmised  that  a  man 
with  his  character  and  happy  disposition  would  be  calculated  to  make 
home  happy  to  those  who  are  drawn  within  the  circle  of  his  imme- 
diate influence  become  strongly  attached  to  his  personality. 
Professor  Procter  was  married  twice;  first,  in  October,  1849,  t° 
Margaretta,  daughter  of  Amos  and  Elizabeth  Bullock.  Two  children 
blessed  this  union,  Wallace,  born  in  185 1,  and  Mary  Goldsmith,  in 
1852.  Wallace  Procter  followed  in  his  father's  footsteps,  and  now 
conducts  a  pharmacy  in  Philadelphia.  He  has  been  a  Trustee  of  the 
College  for  a  number  of  years,  and  is  widely  respected  for  his  ster- 
ling worth,  and  has  given  a  long  service  to  the  interests  of  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 
In  1864  Professor  Procter  married  Catherine,  daughter  of  Robert 
and  Sally  Parry.  This  honored  and  beloved  woman  is  well  known 
to  many  of  the  older  members  of  this  Association.  She  nearly 
always  accompanied  her  distinguished  husband  to  the  meetings' of 
.the  Association,  and  her  bright  face  and  gentle  manners  endeared 
her  to  all  who  enjoyed  the  pleasure  of  her  acquaintance.  It  would  have 
been  a  great  satisfaction  if  she  could  have  been  here  at  this  meeting. 
It  is  just  twenty-seven  years  since  Professor  Procter  attended  the 
last  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  held  in 
the  city  of  Richmond  in  1873.  The  loss  of  her  dear  husband  was, 
of  course,  a  sad  blow  to  her.  In  conversation  with  her  a  few  days 
ago,  she  enjoyed  with  much  interest  hearing  from  many  of  her  old 
friends  who  still  are  members  of  this  Association,  and  I  am  sure 
that  every  member  will  join  in  the  wish  that  her  future  years  may 
be  filled  with  happiness. 
In  concluding  this  brief  tribute  to  the  memory  of  William  Proc- 
ter, a  few  extracts  from  a  eulogy  delivered  at  a  meeting  of  her  sor- 
rowing colleagues,  students  and  friends  may  not  be  inappropriate  : 
"  How  sad  for  us  to  think  we  shall  never  hear  his  voice  again, 
that  we  were  not  permitted  to  be  with  him  when  he  breathed  his 
last,  that  we  could  not  hear  the  final  message  from  his  lips  as  the 
dim  future  opened  before  him.  No  answering  pressure  of  his  hand, 
no  parting  token  of  his  love ;  for  so  sudden  was  the  summons  that 
he  stopped  not  at  the  river,  his  feet  scarce  touched  the  chill  depths 
of  the  mysterious  stream,  when  he  was  fairly  over. 
