Dr. William Reynolds Nesbitt, II

1914 - 2012  (97 years)

• Name	William Reynolds Nesbitt  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Suffix	II
  Born	12 Mar 1914	Baltimore, Maryland   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	From the Obiturary - Fairfied Republic, Fairfield, CA - 8 Mar 2012 Interesting life ends with death of Dr. William R. Nesbitt Jr. By Amy Maginnis-Honey FAIRFIELD — Dr. William R. Nesbitt Jr., a Fairfield resident for nearly 60 years, died Wednesday at the age of 97. Nesbitt held a variety of positions in the community, including serving as a trustee of the school district and practicing medicine locally. Nesbitt, who would have been 98 Monday, was also a charter member of Fairfield Presbyterian Church, now called Living Word Fellowship. At the state level, the retired physician helped design California’s disaster response plan in the late 1970s. At the national level, he was a published author, his first article appearing in “Guideposts” magazine, family said. Nesbitt was also a personal physician and friend to baseball legend Ty Cobb, his family said. Nesbitt wrote about his time with Cobb in a 2002 magazine article in “Connection: The Good News Magazine.” At the international level, Nesbitt was one of the first American serviceman to land on Omaha Beach during World War II. He recounted that event in his 1992 book, “Faith Under Fire.” “God ordains a person’s life for service,” Nesbitt told the Daily Republic a few years ago while talking about how D-Day affected his later life. “That experience provided me with a background to be of service to my Lord and master I would not have had otherwise.” It’s what he did outside the public realm that made him even more special, said family and friends. “He was my hero,” said Jan Hewitt, the first woman to serve on the Solano County Board of Supervisors. She and her husband, Al Hewitt, met Nesbitt almost 40 years ago, at church. “He was such a superb person. So willing to help. He had a brilliant mind,” Jan Hewitt said. The Hewitts and Nesbitt lived near each other in Paradise Valley Estates. It was the Hewitts who convinced him to move there and served as his sponsors in the retirement community. Just a few nights ago, Nesbitt held Jan Hewitt’s hand and thanked her for what she did on his behalf, adding that he was so happy to live there, Hewitt said. She’ll remember Nesbitt most for the loving care he gave his wife Bernice, who had memory problems. Bernice Nesbitt died in 2005. “He set a high standard for spouses caring for their mate,” Hewitt said. Dr. Richard Valeriote met Nesbitt in 1958, For about the last five years, Valeriote, Nesbitt and Dr. Ed Bradley enjoyed lunch together every Friday. When Nesbitt was a doctor in Wyoming, he cared for Bradley, who was then a medical student. A few weeks ago, Nesbitt signed himself out of the hospital, against his doctor’s orders, to go home to die, Valeriote said. “I think he was looking forward to dying. He’d had enough pain with the cancer and he wanted to see Bernice,” Valeriote said. Nesbitt’s son, Dr. William R. Nesbitt III, feels the same. The two had talked extensively about the end of life and Nesbitt had told his son, “I am very happy that I’m coming to the end of my life now,” the younger Nesbitt said. “He had a deep Christian faith and had done a tremendous amount of writing about heaven and the afterlife,” the younger Nesbitt said. “He was excited to find out if he was right.” The younger Nesbitt, a geriatric and hospice doctor, said he’d never seen anyone more at peace than his father when it came to the subject of death. He also recalled how his father told him he felt he had led a storybook life. Born in Baltimore, Nesbitt is also survived by his other son, Dr. Thomas S. Nesbitt, a medical doctor, and a daughter, Dr. Barbara Emerick, a dentist.
  Died	7 Mar 2012	California
  Buried	Rockville Cemetery, Suisun City, California
  Person ID	I4103	Our Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	William Reynolds Nesbitt, I,   b. 1865, Maryland ,   d. Bef 1949  (Age < 84 years)
  Mother	Ina France,   b. 18 Sep 1878, Kalamazoo, Michigan ,   d. 27 May 1949, 506 South William Street, Johnstown, New York  (Age 70 years)
  Married	6 May 1903	Washington, District of Columbia   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F1179	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bernice Bedwell,   b. 28 Dec 1926,   d. 27 Dec 2005  (Age 78 years)
  Married	Y  [8]
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F1503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Mar 1914 - Baltimore, Maryland Died - 7 Mar 2012 - California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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