William Henry Dull III

William “Bill” Henry Dull III, 88, of Las Vegas, NV, passed away Wednesday, October 25, from complications during a hospitalization. A loving husband, proud father to five children, and a successful businessman, he knew the value of hard work, traveled extensively, appreciated fine wines, was honored to be a Mason and a Navy Reservist, passionately collected Lionel trains, and enjoyed watching classic movies.

Born September 21, 1935, in Easton, PA, Bill was the son of the late William Henry Jr. and Madlyn Ogden Dull. In 1953, he graduated from Easton High School in Pennsylvania where he was President of HI-Y and the lead in the Senior Play. He went on to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Lehigh University.

Bill worked early engineering jobs for New York Transformer, ITT Kellogg, Transcom, and TDC. During this time, he also served as a Navy reservist for six years. In 1968, he joined Bourns Pacific Magnetics Corporation as a Vice President and General Manager. While there, he consolidated four Bourns manufacturing locations making transformers, filters and inductors into one profitable location in California, growing sales more than 75%. The move to California and the experience at Bourns gave him the knowledge to start his own magnetics manufacturing company, Pan Magnetics. He grew the design, engineering and manufacturing of transformers and power supplies into a highly successful small business. In 1986, Pan Magnetics drew the attention of Japanese manufacturing company Tamura Corporation; Tamura purchased the company and kept Bill on as President and Director of Engineering of the newly-formed Tamura Corporation of America. After more than 20 years with Tamura, he moved to Las Vegas to take over the oldest transformer company in the U.S., Thordarson Meissner. As Chief Engineer, he oversaw Thordarson’s product line in addition to bringing back many legacy transformers and inductors from former competing lines. He continued to run the company until his last days.

Bill and his first wife, Beverley, were married in 1955 in Easton, PA, and together they started their family of five children. They moved frequently in the early years, living in various New England states before settling in Riverside, California in 1968. He raised Capone chickens and enjoyed gardening in Riegelsville, was active in Job’s Daughters, a Masonic program for girls, with his daughters, and enjoyed waterskiing with the whole family. He and Beverley divorced in 1981. Bill met and married Jenny Kim in 1987, and they lived together in Manhattan Beach and Murrieta, California, moving to Las Vegas in 2000. Jenny predeceased Bill in 2011.

Bill loved vacationing in Lake Tahoe and bought a vacation home in Zephyr Cove in the late eighties, spending time waterskiing and windsurfing with the family. Collecting Lionel Trains was a lifelong passion, and he delighted in setting up train displays for Christmas for many years. Bill had an extensive wine collection and appreciated fine dining. His many travels for both business and pleasure took him to locales as far away as Japan, China, Korea, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, and closer to home, he cruised to favorites spots like Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, and the Caribbean. In Las Vegas, Bill enjoyed visiting the casinos and placing Sunday bets on NFL games. Most recently he loved watching classic black and white movies and spending time with his girlfriend Marlene Dufresne and their chihuahua Ben. He was a Master Mason in the Corinthian Masonic Lodge for 55 years and a proud supporter of the Republican Party.

Bill is survived by his five children, daughters Mary Beth Tomsic, Cynthia A. Morris-Autrey, son William B. Dull; daughters Carol L. Blount and AnnMarie Quinn; his fifteen grandchildren, Benjamin J. Morris, Charla J. Tomsic, Christa J. Tomsic-Dorcelus, Ellenor R. Tomsic, Christopher M. Blount, Nicholas J. Blount, Lauren E. Blount, William C. Dull, Kyle J. Coury, Matthew P. Dull, Madilyn M. Coury, Timothy B. Dull, Allison E. Coury, Brooklyn L. Quinn, and Morgan A. Quinn; and his eight great-grandchildren.

A Memorial Service will be held in Spring 2024, with details to follow from the family.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Masonic Service Association of North America, whose Disaster Relief and Hospital Visitation Programs provide aid to Veterans in need. https://msana.com/product/donation/

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