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SIGERSON -- William Carlyle Sigerson, 84, died on January 9, 2004, from complications of Parkinson's disease. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1919, Bill graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School. He served as a naval intelligence officer in World War II and in the Korean War, retiring from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. As a corporate attorney for pharmaceutical companies in New Jersey and New York, he specialized in international licensing of patents and trademarks, a career which gave him the happy opportunity of extensive foreign travel. His lifelong avocation was the playing of classical piano works; though he never thought himself skilled enough to perform in public, his music-making was always a joy to his family and friends. On retiring to Albuquerque in 1989, Bill studied Western history at the University of New Mexico, and was an active volunteer with the Friends for the Public Library, where he was especially valued for his ability to assess donated books in several foreign languages. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruth Webb Sigerson, whom he met and married when both were students at the Navy Japanese Language School in Boulder, Colorado during the Second World War; also by a daughter, Mariana Kano, and son-in-law Haruo Kano, and two grandsons, William Rodrigo and Richard Santiago Kano, of Cuernavaca, Mexico; a son, John Sigerson, and his wife Renee of Leesburg, Virginia; a brother, David K. Sigerson of Ormond Beach, Florida; and several in-laws, nephews, and nieces. At his request, he will be interred in the National Cemetery at Santa Fe, with no formal funeral services. Sunrise Funeral Options 7601 Wyoming Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 821-0010
        Published on: Wed January 14, 2004