Rev. Dr. William Lewis Obituary (1932

LEWIS – Rev. Dr. William J., of Holbrook, a professor emeritus of English Literature, died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 in Mass. General Hospital after a long illness. After graduating from Boston College, Dr. Lewis was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Lyon, in France. Upon returning home, he spent the next few years obtaining his MA and PhD from Harvard University. He then taught at the University of Puerto Rico and Wentworth Institute. Having spent his entire life in intellectual endeavors, as a professor and in publishing, Dr. Lewis was ordained an Anglican priest and served as rector of St. Alban’s Parish in Bolton, MA, a unit of the Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas. Dr. Lewis was a son of the late William J. and Marguerite (O’Callaghan) Lewis, longtime residents of Dorchester. He is survived by two sisters, Eleanor Hussey and Rosemary Haley both of Braintree and a brother James Lewis of Quincy, as well as three nephews, Stephen and Daniel Hussey and Kenneth Haley of Braintree.