Bill Westfall, a longtime member of the Solomon Associates family, passed away on March 10, 2010, after an 18-month battle with ALS. He was 56.

Bill was an accomplished chemical engineer and performance-improvement consultant who served in the refining and petrochemical industries for 35 years. He was a senior consultant with Solomon Associates for a quarter century before his death.

Bill’s accomplishments included developing a yield simulation model for evaluating gross margin capabilities, analyzing the competitiveness of the Spanish refining industry for the government of Spain, and evaluating the impact of planned capital investments for a major European refiner.

He held a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University. He was a graduate of Galesburg (Ill.) High School, where he was valedictorian.

As a student-athlete at Yale, Bill was a three-year letter-winner in baseball and football. He was a two-time winner of the football team’s Ledyard Mitchell Award for proficiency in kicking. He was also a member of the Yale Baseball Bulldog Club. He was an active alumnus and donor to Yale’s varsity athletic programs.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Virginia Westfall, his sister Marilyn and his brother Daniel. He is survived by two cousins, Patty Smith and Donna Scott, both of Galesburg, Ill.

Bill will be greatly missed by all of his colleagues at Solomon Associates.