Background
Deming, Willis Riley was born on November 28, 1914 in Ada, Ohio, United States. Son of Cliffe and Okla (Riley) Deming.
Deming, Willis Riley was born on November 28, 1914 in Ada, Ohio, United States. Son of Cliffe and Okla (Riley) Deming.
Bachelor, Ohio State University, 1935. Juris Doctor, Ohio State University, 1938.
Private practice, Columbus, Ohio., 1938-1939; casualty claim examiner, American Surety Company. New York City, 1939-1941; chief boards and claims review branch, San Francisco Port of Embarkation, 1946-1947; member, Treadwell and Laughlin, San Francisco, 1947-1954; member, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, 1954-1956; member, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, Washington, 1956-1960; private practice, Washington, 1961-1962; with, Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco, 1962-1971, 74-92; secretary, Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco, 1962-1973; general counsel, Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco, 1967-1971, 74-92; senior vice president, Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco, 1982-1992. Retired; vice president, secretary, general counsel, Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., Honolulu, 1968-1974.
Served lieutenant colonel Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Colonel United States Army, retired. Member American Bar Association, State Bar California, Society for Asian Art (president 1995-1997), WorldTrade Club (San Francisco), Claremont Country Club (Oakland).
Married Dorothy Arline Hill, 1950 (divorced 1971). Children: Susan Elizabeth, Deborah Anne Gunst, David Riley. Married Constance S. Mori, 1971 (divorced 1986).
Married Olive Plunkett Rose, 1994 (deceased 1999).