Background

Deakyne, William John was born on June 25, 1936 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William John and Hazel (Brown) Deakyne.

Education

Bachelor of Music, University Hartford, 1961. Master of Library Science, Villanova University, 1962. Diploma in French, Berlitz School, Philadelphia, 1967.

Diploma in French, Berlitz School, Stamford, Connecticut, 1969.

Career

Director Meuser Memorial Library., Easton, Pennsylvania, 1962-1964, Coyle Free Library., Chambersburg, 1964-1965, Free Library. Springfield Township, Philadelphia, 1965-1968, Darien (Connecticut) Library., 1968-1978, East Lyme (Connecticut) Library., since 1979, East Lyme Library. Foundation, since 1991.

Founding member Libraries-on-Line, Inc., 1983.

Achievements

• William John Deakyne has been listed as a notable Library director, musician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president East Lyme Chamber of Commerce, Niantic, Connecticut. Member American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris, since 1998. Charter member Founders Planned Giving Society, University Hartford, since 1996.

Member American Library Association (delegate to International Federation Library. Association meetings Chicago, Copenhagen 1969), Les Amis de Vielles Maisons.

Interests

• Avocation: promoting English pipe organs in the United States, restoration of pipe organs in France.

Connections

1 child, Linda Tang Deakyne.

Father:

William John Deakyne

Mother:

Hazel (Brown) Deakyne

child:

Linda Tang Deakyne