Born: 12/04/1943Rutland, Vt.Died: 05/26/2026Colchester, Vt.On May 26, 2026, William (“Bill”) Edward Eagan, Jr. passed from this world. Or, as the man who prized saying things just as they are would have put it — he died.Bill entered the world on December 4, 1943, the son of Margaret Anne Garneau Eagan and William Edward Eagan. Separated by the ravages of war, like many of that era, father and son would not meet until well after Bill’s second birthday. World-defining conf