Deceased January 3, 2022
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In Memory
Guy Wilbor died on Jan. 3. He prepared for Amherst at the Ravinia School and Highland Park (Ill.) High School.
He was a direct descendant of two early colonists, William Wilbor and Francis Wyman, and proud of his heritage. He often returned to the historic landmark Wilbor House in Little Compton, R.I., which dates back to 1690.
As an undergraduate, Guy joined Kappa Theta, earned his A for crew and was a member of the band. He majored in economics, graduating cum laude, and attended many reunions. Following graduation, he earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a second lieutenant from 1956 to 1958, stationed throughout the country.
Guy married Ardie Lowry (now deceased), whom he met on a transatlantic cruise in 1958. They returned to Illinois, where Guy spent the remainder of his life. Ardie was the mother of his three children. After that marriage ended in divorce, he developed an 18-year relationship with Constance Addington (now deceased), widow of our late classmate Keene.
Guy’s career was in advertising, public relations and marketing sales, and he was the founder of a financial services company, GWW Associates.
Guy was known as a “fixer-upper,” worked with Habitat for Humanity and served as an usher at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, Ill., and later the Community Church of Lake Forest & Lake Bluff. He was a golfer and involved in politics.
His survivors are his three children, Scott (Kathy), Jenny Carraher (Chris) and Glenn (Lisa); grandchildren Lauren, Kylie, Collin, Chase and Conner; and his companion, Margaret Steed.
Guy was a Green Bay Packers fan and spent the last day of his life watching a Packers win.
—Hank Tulgan ’54