1958

Constituents Deceased list

William Alexander Carroll ’58 was born in San Francisco on Oct. 9, 1934, to William Adrian Carroll and Olive Keenan Carroll. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1952 and attended SCU on a baseball scholarship, taking a two-year hiatus to serve in the Army in Alaska from 1954 to1956, playing baseball for the 53rd infantry. He returned to SCU, graduated with a B.S., and married the love of his life, JoAnn Brackett, in 1958—together they had seven children. At 84 years of age, Bill passed away on Feb. 21, 2019. He is survived by children Richard Carroll (Connie), Colleen Lambert (Jeffrey), Kathleen Roussel (John), Mark Carroll ’97, and Lisa Arnerich (David); 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Adrian Carroll (1966) and Olive Keenan Carroll (2007); twin sister Sue Ann Nevin (2003); wife JoAnn (1987); daughter Laura Ann (1987); and son Jeffrey William ’81 (2015). Bill cherished his family, his friends, his golf game, nonfiction books, and baseball. His giant personality and sense of humor filled every room he entered, touching the lives and hearts of everyone who came into his life.

27 Mar 2019