William J. Osborn ’50,
William J. Osborn ’50, of Atkinson, N.H.; Aug. 1. He was a psychologist and director of mental health clinics in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. He later opened a private practice in Hampden, Mass., and with the assistance of his wife, established the Osborn Mental Health Clinic in West Springfield, Mass., and then in Agawam, Mass. The Osborn Day School for special needs students developed in association with the Osborn Mental Health Clinic. During that time, he wrote an advice column in the local town newspaper. After retiring and moving to Florida, he received his Florida psychologist’s license and joined the Englewood Mental Health Clinic, where he practiced as a family counselor. He enjoyed writing and was director of the Florida Suncoast Writers Guild. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and is survived by his wife, Salley MacArtney Osborn ’52; a daughter; a son; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; five grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.