William “Bill” T. Bride Jr., 77, longtime resident of Andover, Mass., died peacefully at home in the early hours of Sept. 23, 2012.
Bride was born Aug. 2, 1935 in Lawrence, Mass. He received his bachelor’s of arts from Brown University and was an Air Force ROTC graduate. He served the country in the U.S. Air Force, enlisting in 1958. He was honorably discharged in 1961, after earning the rank of captain.