William C. Peckham

William C. Peckham, of St. Michaels, died at the Memorial Hospital at Easton, MD on Sunday, June 30, 2002. He was 75. Born in White Plains, NY, February 19, 1927, he was the son of the late William Harold and Elizabeth Strang Peckham. After graduating from the White Plains High School in 1944, he attended Syracuse University until serving in the U. S. Army Occupation Forces in Italy at the close of World War II. Following his release from active duty, he attended Brown University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering in 1950. He then joined the family business, The Peckham Road Company, in White Plains. In 1970, he moved to Philadelphia where he was a part of the Warner Company, a redi-mix concrete company. In the early 80’s, he moved to Chevy Chase, MD where he was associated with a brick company, the Glen Gerry Co. where he remained until retiring in the early 1990’s. Following his retirement, he moved to St. Michaels where he was a local builder-developer with his own company, BP Group, in which he was active until the time of his death. A resident of St. Michaels since 1994, he was a member of Christ Church in St. Michaels, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club, the Carpenters Club of the Habitat for Humanity of Talbot County and the Art Academy where he was a trustee. Professionally, he was a Past-President of the New York Chapter of the Associated General Contractors. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Talbot Country Club and the Pine Valley Country Club. His other interests included hunting and fishing. Mr. Peckham is survived by his wife, the former Irene Sutton; two daughters, Penny Billings of Guntersville, AL and Elizabeth Chatfield of Darien, CT; two sons, William E. Peckham of Delray Beach, FL and Robert B. Peckham of Wenham, MA and four grandchildren, Kristine Homes, Katherine Homes, Nicholas Peckham and Andrew Peckham. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, July 3rd, at 11 A. M. at Christ Church, St. Michaels, MD. Burial will be private at the White Plains Rural Cemetery, White Plains, NY. Memorial donations may be made to the Habitat for Humanity of Talbot County, P O Box 2366, Easton, MD 21601 Funeral arrangements are by the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. Easton, MD.