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terminate  his  professorship.  On  the  evening  of  February  9th  he* 
delivered  his  usual  lecture,  and  on  returning  home  expressed  the  great 
satisfaction  which  the  attention  of  the  class  had  given  him.  At  a 
late  hour  he  retired  in  apparent  usual  health ;  shortly  after  falling 
asleep,  a  disturbance  in  respiration  aroused  the  attention  of  members 
of  the  family  and  before  medical  assistance  could  be  called,  life  had 
ceased. 
As  a  veteran  soldier  steps  forward  to  close  the  ranks  where  the 
shaft  of  death  has  struck,  so  he  was  not  found  wanting  in  his  devotion 
to  the  cause  which  had  enlisted  the  energies  of  his  life,  and  as  a  vet- 
eran he  has  fallen  with  all  his  armor  on. 
He  died  aged  56  years  and  9  months,  leaving  a  widow,  and  two 
children  by  his  first  wife.  May  they  perpetuate  the  qualities  which. 
made  their  father's  name  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 
In  person,  William  Procter,  Jr.,  was  of  medium  stature,  with  dark- 
hair  and  black  eyes,  bespeaking  an  active,  earnest  mind.  For  many- 
years  after  he  commenced  business  his  health  was  delicate  and  fears 
were  entertained  that  he  labored  under  pulmonary  difficulties,  such, 
however,  proved  not  to  have  been  the  case,  and  the  symptoms  were 
probably  connected  with  the  incipient  stages  of  disease  of  the  heart, 
which  finally  terminated  his  life.  Up  to  the  time  of  his  European 
tour  he  kept  his  face  cleanly  shaved,  but  while  absent  he  allowed  his 
whiskers  and  moustache  to  grow,  and  continued  that  custom  during 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  Those  who  knew  him  with  a  smooth  face 
would  hardly  recognize  the  William  Procter,  Jr.,  of  after  years. 
His  motions  were  quick  and  evidenced  the  energy  with  which  he  was 
endowed.  In  manner  he  was  unostentatious  and  retiring,  but  when, 
he  felt  himself  known  and  understood  he  was  genial  and  playfuL- 
He  was  an  observer  rather  than  a  talker,  but  possessed  the  ability  of 
expressing  himself  in  clear  and  pleasant  language.  As  a  lecturer 
he  chose  the  didactic  to  the  exclusion  of  the  ornate  style  of  speaking. 
The  jewels  of  his  character  were  integrity,  sincerity  and  a  just  sense 
of  duty  to  his  fellows.  Educated  in  the  religious  belief  of  the 
Society  of  Friends,  and  holding  their  views  during  his  life,  he  made 
no  profession  of  sectarianism,  but  had  an  extended  charity  for  the 
views  of  those  who  differed  from  him.  Although  he  rarely  alluded  to* 
religious  subjects,  those  possessing  his  confidence  were  aware  that  the 
Bible  had  not  been  overlooked  among  his  books.  He  was  happy  in 
the  use  of  his  pen,  and  his  essays  are  marked  by  clearness  of  expres- 
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