HARTIGAN, William Blakeslee age 34, the beloved light of his family and many friends, passed away on January 30th, 2024 from a short but severe battle against depression. William was the son of Anthony and Cecile Blakeslee Hartigan of Moultonborough, NH., and West Palm Beach, FL. He was a graduate of Concord High School, New Hampshire and Cornell University, where he was a member of the Cornell squash team.
William spent a decade with Merrill Lynch in New York, Boston and Concord. He recently was a senior officer at UBS Wealth Management in Manchester.
Will continued his passion for squash into adulthood. He and his partner won the National Doubles Squash title in 2023, and he and his father were finalists in the 2023 Father-Son championship in Greenwich Ct. He was generous with his time mentoring youngsters in the Squash Education Association, a program designed to change the lives of urban youngsters.
William was a member of the University Club Boston, The New York Athletic Club, the Racquet Club of New York, and The Country Club, Brookline.
William lived a sober life for the past fourteen years, during which time he was enthusiastically active in helping others. He believed that the best thing about being sober is that it is a life of service. Those who knew him will always remember the light that he carried and shared so freely with others.
He leaves behind three sisters, Elizabeth Callahan and her husband Chris, and their children Anita and Cecie; his sisters Margaret Hartigan and Ann Hartigan; his uncles Maurice Hartigan, John Gaynor Hartigan, Farlow Blakeslee, and Jefferson Blakeslee; and aunts Edith Kitchin and Kate Blakeslee. He was predeceased by his aunt Mary Anne Schrank , and uncles Vincent A Hartigan, Jr., and Steven Blakeslee. William leaves behind many cousins from both sides of his family.
A Funeral Mass of Celebration will be held at Holy Name Church 1689 Centre St. West Roxbury on Saturday, February 10th at 11am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Interment private.
In lieu of flowers, donations in William's memory may be made to the SquashBusters, Boston, or the National Alliance on Mental Illness.