Obituary of William Decker McClure II

William Decker McClure II passed away June 30, 2023 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease.

William Decker McClure II was born January 15, 1946 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of William Decker McClure and Hazel (Shields) McClure.  He graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa in 1964, where he received the Reginald Shaw Award for academic excellence and community service and the national Sir Alexander Fleming Scholarship for research in both his Junior and Senior year. He graduated from Tulane University in 1968 with a BS in Chemistry.  He served as an officer in the VP6 Squadron in US Navy during the Vietnam War.  Following his Naval service, he returned to Tulane University to complete his MBA in 1974. 

After graduation, Bill began working as a CPA with Arthur Young and Company.  He opened his own practice in 1984 which he continued until Parkinson's required his retirement.  He was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity while at Tulane and was a member of the Louisiana Society of CPA's and the American Institute of CPA's among other professional organizations.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William and Hazel McClure, and his sister, Marilyn McClure Yoder, he is survived by his wife, Nancy (Berry) McClure; his children, Christopher and Brandy (Mizell) McClure, Katherine (Kay) and Daniel Youngblood and Michael and Erin (Murphy) McClure; eight grandchildren with ages ranging from 14 years to 2 days old at the time of his death; brother, Steve and Eileen McClure; and many nieces and nephews.  

Final services were held at St. Patrick Cathedral in Fort Worth, Texas where he and his wife were married 53 years ago.  He was interred in the Berry Family plot at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas. 

Memorials: Should friends desire, memorials in lieu of flowers may be given to the Parkinson's Foundation or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.