Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Prince, William Taliaferro December 15, 2014
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Virginian-Pilot  December 18, 2014
Norfolk - William Taliaferro Prince, 85, died peacefully on Monday, December 15, 
2014. A native and lifelong resident of Norfolk, he was preceded in death by his 
parents, James Edward and Helen Taliaferro Prince, and his brother, James Edward 
Prince Jr. He graduated from Maury High School in 1947, and served in the U.S. 
Army from 1948 to 1949. He entered college at the Norfolk Division of The College 
of William and Mary, and was recalled into active service in the Army during the 
Korean Conflict. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 
Williamsburg, VA with an A.B. in 1955. He received a law degree from The Marshall-
Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary in 1957, and a Masters of 
Law and Taxation at its law school in 1959. He was a lifelong and active member of 
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norfolk. He was a member of the firm Williams 
Kelly and Greer from 1963 to 1990. He was a member of the National Association of 
Railroad Trial Counsel, the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, and the 
American College of Trial Lawyers. He was president of the Virginia State Bar in 
1978 and 1979. He was appointed a United States Magistrate Judge in 1990, serving 
until his retirement in October 2014. He had many activities that he loved. He was 
a dedicated fan of the Norfolk Tides baseball club and season ticket holder from 
opening day at Met Park in 1969 to the 2014 season at Harbor Park, with the same 
seats located behind the first base dugout. He also loved his annual visits to 
Vermont, from the early family vacations in 1972 to his last trip in 2012. Later 
in his life, he announced that he would begin traveling the world by freighter 
ship as a solo traveler, eventually circumnavigating the globe at the age of 78. 
He is survived by his wife, Anne Hannegan Prince; six children, Sarah P. Pishko 
and husband, Bernard, of Norfolk, Emily T. Prince of Somerville, MA, William T. 
Prince Jr. and wife, Amy, of Virginia Beach, John H. Prince and wife, Carrie, of 
Norfolk, Anne P. Thompson and husband, Scott, of Dorset, VT, Robert H. Prince and 
wife Cary, of McLean, VA. He is also survived by 15 grandchildren: Brian Pishko of 
The Hague, The Netherlands, Laura Pishko of Richmond, VA, and Anne Pishko of 
Norfolk; Charles Prince, Hannah Prince, Sydney Moreland, and Carson Moreland of 
Virginia Beach; William Prince and Matthew Prince of Norfolk; Ned Thompson, May 
Thompson, George Thompson, and Beatrice Thompson of Dorset, VT; and Holly Prince 
and Henry Prince of McLean, VA. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 
11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church by his great-nephew the Rev. Sean 
M. Prince. A Christian wake service will be held at Sacred Heart Friday at 7 p.m. 
Memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart Church, the Scholarship Fund at 
Saint Patrick Catholic School, or any charity of your choice. H.D. Oliver Funeral 
Apts., Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to 
the family at hdoliver.com

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