ALBRECHT
William Harry Jr., “Bill”, on February 12, 2023 of Newtown Square, PA formerly of Charlottesville, VA. Bill grew up in Bala
Cynwyd, PA; graduated Lower Merion High School (class of 1948); and received numerous awards in Scouting, as both a
youth and adult, including Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow, and the Silver Beaver award.
Bill graduated with a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia (ROTC) and was a Korean War Veteran; and had a
nearly 65-year career in Industrial abrasives, including President of Abrasive Resources, Inc. Bill was a board member of the
Colonnade Club (UVA) and the Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and President of several Home Owners’
Associations in Charlottesville and Duck, NC.
Bill was predeceased by his wife Lorraine (nee Bowers) R.N., his son John Aaron and his brother Robert Downing Albrecht.
He is survived by his children Terrance Lynn, “Teri” (Louis Allen Penner); William Harry III, “Bill” (Christine); Ann Bowers (Edward Walter) Pressey; his
nephew Robert Downing Albrecht, Jr. (Carrie); and his 5 grandchildren, Ellen Lorraine; Brooke Ashley; Jarod Michael; Hannah
Lynn; and Thomas Edward.
Private services will be held on Friday, February 24 – on what
would have been his 93rd birthday – with interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA.
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