William
William "Bill" C. Prichett

October 18, 2020
Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Resided in Jamestown, Rhode Island

Obituary

William “Bill” C. Prichett, age 71, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 18, 2020. Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Carol and Peter Prichett. Bill is survived by his beloved wife of 49 years, Ginny Prichett, his daughter Maris and her wife Julie and their daughter, Emery, his son, Ian and his wife, Melissa. He is also survived by his two older brothers, Gordon Prichett and his wife, Jill, and Royce Prichett and his wife Michele. He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews with whom he cultivated important and close relationships over the years. Bill graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1970. Bill and Ginny moved to Rhode Island in 1972 for Bill to pursue an opportunity teaching science at The Wheeler School, and to pursue what was a lifelong love for sailing and being on the water. While Bill was not a competitive sailor, he enjoyed both times he participated in the Bermuda Race. While teaching science at Wheeler, Bill befriended the head of the art department, and through that friendship rekindled his passion for art, initially instilled in him by his mother, Carol Prichett, a watercolor artist. For 18 years he painted, made sculpture and explored a variety of materials and techniques while simultaneously doing architectural and building projects. This exploration ultimately led to the creation of Lumetta, a premier commercial lighting design company, which he started in his home shop in 1992. Over the years, Lumetta grew and expanded into a 34,000-square foot facility in Warwick, RI. Beyond the success of this business, Bill felt honored and proud to watch his employees thrive, get married, have children, and buy homes. These relationships and the work environment he created were of the utmost importance to him. In addition to his love for sailing, Bill enjoyed a successful competitive rowing career and rowed out of Narragansett Boat Club in Providence, RI. He competed annually in the Head of the Charles, mostly in his single and in a double and enjoyed great success in both. He was constantly working towards perfecting each stroke and was relentless in the hours he put in both on and off the water. Again, even more important than the rowing were the people he met and the lasting relationships he formed through rowing. Additionally, Bill was both a member of the board of directors and the Chairman of the Board at Dorcas International. Bill was truly a renaissance man. He lived every day and moment to the fullest and spent much of his time learning everything he could about the things that he loved to do and the people who he loved in his life. Beyond his many accomplishments and passions in life, he was happiest spending time on the water with his family and enjoying a good meal. Bill was known by all as a contagiously upbeat, intelligent, kind, gentle, and loving man and will be missed dearly. Funeral services will be private. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Dorcas International at https//diiri.org.

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