Background
Garrity, William Lawrence was born on February 5, 1924 in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Lawrence and Eunice (Jones) Garrity.
toy and game company executive
Garrity, William Lawrence was born on February 5, 1924 in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Lawrence and Eunice (Jones) Garrity.
AB, Harvard University, 1950. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1952.
Supervisor manufacturing research, sales Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1952—1960, assistant national sales manager, 1960—1963. General manager, vice president Stancraft Products, Minneapolis, 1963—1968, Schaper Manufacturing Company, Minneapolis, 1969—1972, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 1972. Served with United States Air Force, 1943-1946.
Member of Harvard Varsity (Mass), Golden Valley Country (Minneapolis).
Married Elizabeth Ann O'Neill Garrity, June 20, 1948 (divorced 1975). Children: William, Janice, Susan, Richard, David. Married Dolores Jean Tester Garrity, January 20, 1978.