William J. Hewitt, 83, of Mattapoisett, died peacefully with his wife by his side on Monday, July 10, 2023. He was the husband of Sandra Svihovec-Hewitt.
Born in Boston, son of the late Dr. Robert and Joan (Mabey) Hewitt, he lived in many places over his life due to his father's role as Head Psychiatrist for the Public Health Service.
Bill was a founder of the New York City law firm Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt, Maynard & Kristol in 1974. He represented private equity buyout and venture capital firms, including Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, in fund formation and investment transactions and had an exceptionally wide circle of acquaintances in that field. In 2003, Bill was among the principal negotiators of the firm's combination with Ropes & Gray. Bill was a partner and Policy Committee member at Ropes & Gray until his retirement in 2009.
Bill loved his law practice and enjoyed the friendship and high respect of his partners. He was in essence a lawyer through and through, and in that regard was invited into the company of like-minded peers who honored their mentors, and who fairly can be said to stand in the ranks of New York City's finest corporate lawyers. While in New York he was a member of the Downtown Association, the Racquet and Tennis Club, the West Side Tennis Club, Rockaway Hunt Club and the Harvard Club. Bill graduated from Harvard in 1961 and Harvard Law in 1964. For many years he was included in "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in the World", and "America's Leading Lawyers for Business". . He loved golf and was a member of the Bay Club and Longboat Key Club in Florida. Bill spent many hours with his niece Tatum who lovingly called him Avunculus. He loved to travel, read history, and complete New York crossword puzzles in his spare time.
Survivors include his wife Sandra; his sisters, Nancy Blomstrom and Kathy Hewitt; and his nieces, Abby Blomstrom and her husband Mark, Eleanor Blomstrom, and Tatum Leclair.
Bill's memorial visitation will be held on Friday, July 21st from 4-8 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Road. A funeral service will be held at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on Saturday, July 22nd at 10 AM. Please make a donation to the Humane Society and Shelter Southcoast at https://hsssc.org/donate/ or a charity of your choice.