LOGAN, UT — William R. “Bill” Loftus passed away peacefully on December 7 in Logan, Utah. Bill was born in 1941 in Idaho Fall, Idaho, the youngest of eight children. He grew up in rural Idaho and excelled in athletics and academics. He earned an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy where he marched with the Corps of Cadets at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. He took a break from his studies to spend two years in Scotland as a missionary for his church. He later transferred to Utah State University and graduated with high honors in 1965. He attended law school at George Washington University, and initially specialized in broadcast law. He moved with his family to the Upper Valley in 1978, settling in Hanover, to start and be the first general manager of WNNE, Channel 31, the local television station for the Upper Valley. He later worked for Dartmouth Medical School and eventually returned to private law practice in Lebanon, retiring in 2007. While in the Upper Valley, William was active in the community and in his church, including volunteering for the Ford Sayer ski program, coaching baseball, and participating in his church choir. In his retirement, he remained hard at work, serving as a service missionary in Chicago for his church, woodworking, playing guitar, and traveling extensively. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 44 years, Judith Loftus, and by three older siblings. He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Linda Landfair-Loftus of Logan, Utah, his six children and their spouses and partners, Andrew Loftus and Mona Pedersen of Copenhagen, Denmark; Emily and Ernest Osmer of Layton, Utah; Matt and Heidi Landfair of Smithfield, Utah; Kate Landfair-Balaban and John Sensiba of Sandy, Utah; Julia and Cameron Bentley of Salt Lake City, Utah; John Landfair and Jessica Bramwell of Salt Lake City; 17 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; four older siblings, numerous nieces and nephews, and countless loving friends and other family. A celebration of Bill’s life is planned to be held in Logan, Utah in the summer of 2021.