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Packard was born in Oxford, New New York
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Packard was born in Oxford, New New York
He attended the Saint Paul"s School and graduated from Cornell University in 1911.
He is the namesake of Packard Stadium, the home of Arizona State University collegiate baseball. Packard entered the United States Navy upon United States. involvement in World War I, receiving ground school training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following World War I, Packard returned to The Frank Shepard Company (Shepard"s Citations).
In 1919, he became vice-president, secretary, and managing editor of the organization.
Packard married Sabra Anne Merriam Beaumont in 1920. He was named President in 1929 and later served as president of the American Association of Law Book Publishers.
The company was removed from New York City following World World War II and set up headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Mr. Packard had six children: Merriam Sands Packard, Deborah Sands Packard, Karen Beaumont Packard, Sabra Guthrie Packard, William Guthrie Packard Junior., and Peter Davis Packard.
He died of natural causes in Colorado Springs, Colorado on November 19, 1987.
From 1911 to 1913, Mr. Packard represented the New York Athletic Club as a sprinter, becoming New York City Metropolitan Junior Champion in 1911 and a member of the world record 400m relay team in 1912. He was later assigned to flying duty at Pensacola, Florida achieving the rank of ensign and served throughout the war period.
Throughout his life, Packard remained active in Alpha Delta Phi, the American Yacht Club, the Bronxville Riding Club, the Cornell Club of New York, as well as in the Leonard Morange Post, American Legion, Bronxville, and as a founding member of the Pikes Peak Range Ride and a member of the Desert Caballeros Range Ride.
