William Jefferson Duddleson (Bill) died peacefully on April 12, 2014 at Homewood at Williamsport, MD. He was born in San Luis Obispo, California in 1921. He attended UCLA and enlisted in the Navy in 1942. He served on the destroyer U.S.S. Murray until 1945, then finished his degree in journalism at UC Berkeley. His first newspaper job was in Sandy, Oregon on a weekly paper. From there, he went to the San Francisco Chronicle (1949-53). He married Denise Leonard in 1951 and in 1953, moved to Folsom, California to another weekly. In 1958 he was working at the Santa Rosa Press Democrat as a reporter when Clem Miller (Dem.) was elected Congressman from the 1st District in California. Miller invited Duddleson to accompany him to Washington as legislative assistant. Miller had a dream of turning a large portion of the Marin County shoreline into a national park, saving it from development and making it available to the public. During Congressman Miller's two years in office, he made remarkable progress interesting members of Congress and the Kennedy administration in his ideas. In 1962 President Kennedy signed the Point Reyes National Seashore bill into law. Less than a month later, Clem Miller was killed in a plane crash while campaigning for reelection. His widow, Katy Miller, and Bill Duddleson, among others, continued to work, carrying out Miller's dream forming and protecting the park. Duddleson then worked for the Citizens Committee for the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission Report, a Lawrence Rockefeller-chaired commission. From 1968-1978 he was a senior associate at the Conservation Foundation, the organization that helped organize and found Earth Day. He is the author or co-author of several books on national parks and conservation. William Duddleson retired from the Department of the Interior in 1989, but he remained devoted and active in the preservation and enhancement of Pt. Reyes National Seashore until his final illness. He considered his beloved Pt. Reyes his greatest accomplishment and with Pt. Reyes, he leaves a legacy for future generations. He is survived by his wife, Denise L. Duddleson; and four of his children, Bon Prouty (husband Mark), Stephen Duddleson, Mary Ann Moen (husband Jim), and Helen Clark (husband Gary); his grandchildren, Katy Mayer, Ted Prouty, Colleen Clark, Will Duddleson, and Gemma Linden; and his great-grandchildren, Henry, Gus, and George Prouty. His daughter, Judy Linden, predeceased him. He will be greatly missed by his wife, children, and grand- and great-grandchildren for his patience and support; his humor; and his curiosity and intelligence. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Homewood at Williamsport, Benevolent Fund, 16505 Virginia Avenue, Williamsport, MD 21795. A memorial service will take place at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 31st at Homewood Community Center, Williamsport, MD.