WILLIAM G. ROTH
Naples,FL
William G. Roth, (81), died on October 14th,
2019 at Moorings Park Chateau in Naples, Florida, following a serious illness.
Bill was born in Lamberton,
MN where he graduated from high
school in 1956. He graduated with honors in Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Notre Dame in 1960 and earned a Masters degree in Industrial
Administration from Purdue
University in 1961.
After college Bill started a long industrial career
beginning with The Trane Company in Lacrosse, WI. At Trane he held a succession
of sales, marketing and general management assignments before being named as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1978. After Trane merged with American
Standard in 1984, Bill was named President and Chief Operating officer of the
combined firms at the headquarters in New
York City.
In 1987 he became Chairman, President and Chief Executive of
Dravo Corporation, a Pittsburgh
based engineering, construction, and natural resources firm. He retired as
Chairman of the Board in 1994 while continuing to serve as a Board member.
During his career, Bill was active in many industry and
civic organizations. He served as a Director and member of the executive
committee of the National Association of Manufacturers and the Wisconsin Manufacturers
and Commerce
Association. During his career he served as a director of
numerous publicly held companies including Trane, American Standard, Dravo, G.
Heileman Brewing, Wells Fargo, Teknowledge Corp., Amcast Industrial
Corporation, Service Experts, and Lennox International.
Active in Civic affairs Bill served on the Board’s of St. Francis Hospital and The Adolf Gundersen Medical
Foundation in LaCrosse, The Gateway Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America,
The LaCrosse Boy Choir, The United Way of Greater New York and Catholic
Charities of Collier County.
In 1982 Bill was named the recipient of the University of
Notre Dame College of Engineering Honor Award and joined the Engineering
Advisory Council, a position he held until his death. In 1984 he received the
Silver Beaver award from the Boy Scouts and the Man of the Year award from the
LaCrosse Chamber of Commerce. The Krannert School of Management at Purdue named
him the 1986 Distinguished Alumnus.
After becoming a Marco
Island resident in 1986,
Bill became involved as the first non-employee President of Hideaway Beach
Association where he served as a Board member for six years and as president
for four years. He twice served three year terms on the Board of The Island
Country Club and served as president for two of those years. He was a founding
director of the Island Country Club Charitable Foundation. Bill was active at
San Marco Church as a principal fund raiser, Lector, Extraordinary Minister of
Communion and a member of and chair of the parish Finance Committee.
The Roths moved to Naples, Florida in 2013 taking up
residence at Moorings Park continuing care retirement community. Elected to the
Moorings Park residents Council in 2016, he served 3 years years on the council
including 2 years as President of the Residents Association and Residents
Council.
Bill is survived by Pat, his wife of 59 years; son, Bill and
granddaughters Emma and Anna; son David and his wife Cheryl; brothers Tom of Los
Angeles; Richard of Huntington Beach, CA; and Mark of Florence, AZ.
Memorial Mass
A funeral Mass will be held at St. William Catholic Church in Naples at on Monday, October 28th, beginning at 9:45am ET. There will be a reception at Moorings Park
following Mass. Inurnment will be private.
In Lieu of Flowers
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be
directed to Habitat for Humanity of Collier County(https://www.habitatcollier.org/) or the Guadalupe Center (https://www.guadalupecenter.org/) .
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