William A. Nevin, Jr.

William A. Nevin, Jr., 86, passed away Friday, July 30 in Austin, Texas, following a battle with cancer. A devoted family man and successful bank executive, he most recently resided in Cedar Park, Texas.

William Nevin, “Bill” to his friends and family, was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia. He completed his second year of college shortly after Pearl Harbor and immediately enlisted in the Army at the age of 18. During World War II, he served overseas for 2½ years in the Southwest Pacific theatre. He completed Army Ranger training in Australia and fought in the campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines before participating in the occupation of Japan. During much of that time he was assigned to the security detail on General Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters staff.

After the war he completed a bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Georgia, and a J.D. at the University of Georgia Law School. He was an avid lifelong supporter of the Georgia Bulldog athletic teams.

During his early career he served as a bank examiner for the FDIC, traveling extensively throughout the South. In 1961, after marrying Elizabeth Armstrong of Chattanooga, Tennessee, he entered the private sector as a banker in Miami, Florida. An extremely successful businessman, he worked as a senior executive at a number of banks in Florida, Georgia and Indiana, eventually serving as President and CEO of Southeast National Bank in Bradenton, Florida. After a brief retirement he completed his career working as a Managing Agent for the Resolution Trust Corporation, cleaning up failed Savings & Loan institutions.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Elizabeth “Betty” Armstrong Nevin; two sons, William A. Nevin III of Houston, TX, and J. Peter Nevin of Austin, TX; daughter-in-law, Amanda Nevin; and three grandchildren, Jack, Thomas, and Georgia, all of Austin, TX. He is also survived by a sister, Gertrude Whalen of Denver, CO, and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends between 6 and 9 p.m., with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 6, 2010 at the Cook-Walden/Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home at 9700 Anderson Mill Road in Austin. Mr. Nevin’s funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Chapel of the Funeral Home. Private committal services will be held in Augusta, Georgia.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made in his name to the American Cancer Society. To share memories about Mr. Nevin, please visit www.cookwaldenchapelofthehills.com.

Arrangements under the direction of Cook-Walden Chapel of the Hills Funeral Home, Austin, TX.