Mar. 5, 2014:  William Almy III died peacefully on February 27, 2014. He was 85 years old. He is survived by his adored wife, Alyce "Bunny" Micolino Almy; a daughter, Carol Lemay; two sons, William G.C. Almy and Thomas Almy; and three grandsons, Thomas Almy and Mark and Matthew Lemay. Mr. Almy also leaves behind two sisters, Susan Yacubian and Sylvia Wright.

Mr. Almy was born on November 6, 1928, in South Dartmouth, MA. He was raised on a horse farm, called Quansett, where the Almy family had continuously lived since before the Revolutionary War. Mr. Almy's love of the family farm, as well as horses, dogs, and all creatures great and small, lasted throughout his life.

He graduated from Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA, and then matriculated at Harvard College. He was a member of the class of 1950, "the class the stars shined on." Mr. Almy treasured his years at Harvard and was a proud member of the Fly Club. Following his graduation from college, he served in the Massachusetts National Guard.

He began his newspaper advertising career at the New Bedford, MA, Standard-Times. He joined the Boston Globe's New York-based national advertising staff in 1957 and was interim New York sales manager of the Globe's New York-based national sales company, Million Market Newspapers, in 1963. Later that year, he was named administrative assistant to the publisher of the old Boston Herald Tribune, and in 1964 he assumed a position at the New York office of that newspaper's representative firm, Sawyer, Ferguson, Walker Company. He was named a vice president and became a partner of the firm in 1968, where he remained until retirement in 1988.

Bill was an avid sportsman throughout his life. As a student at Noble and Greenough School, he played varsity football, hockey, and baseball, games he enjoyed watching all his life. After college, Bill played semi-professional hockey with the Rhode Island Reds. His hockey career came to an abrupt halt when his father strongly encouraged him to seek an alternative profession. 

As a younger man, he loved riding and fox hunting at Quansett with the Quansett Hunt. He then focused primarily on tennis and squash in his later years and played both well into his 80s. Bill enjoyed the competition and camaraderie of his bridge group at Siwanoy Country Club, affectionately known as "the Geezers."

Bill loved clubs, and throughout his life he enjoyed memberships at the Dedham Country and Polo Club (MA), the New Bedford Yacht Club (MA), the Wamsutta Club (MA), the Knickerbocker Field Club (NY), the 7th Regiment Tennis Club (NY), the Harvard Club of New York, and the Bronxville Field Club.  

Mr. Almy was a Quaker and maintained a relationship with the Allen's Neck Meeting near his family home in Massachusetts. He was also a member of The Reformed Church of Bronxville.

Friends may call at the Fred H. McGrath & Son Funeral Home (20 Cedar Street) on Friday, March 7, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

A memorial service will be held at The Reformed Church of Bronxville (180 Pondfield Road) on Saturday, March 8, at 11:00 am. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Reformed Church of Bronxville or the Allen's Neck Meeting (739 Horseneck Road, Dartmouth, MA 02748).