William Jay Carder

William Jay Carder, 80, of Aurora, passed away June 22, 2015.
Bill was born December 11, 1934 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, the son of Harold and Eleanore (Waters) Carder. He was a graduate of Washington Irving High School class of 1952. He earned a BA in History and M.Ed. from West Virginia University and an Ed. D. from the University of Northern Colorado. On June 18, 1960 he married Mary Elizabeth Custer, of Clarksburg, West Virginia.

In a career in education for over four decades, Bill touched many lives in the junior high, high school, and college classrooms as a teacher, professor, and public school administrator. In 1978, he came to Aurora Public Schools where he served as Director of Curriculum until his first retirement in 1994. He then opened a grants office for Aurora Public Schools bringing in millions of dollars to better the education for the children of Aurora.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Carder; two sons, William J. (Janet) Carder Jr. and Jeffrey P. (Laura) Carder; six grandchildren: William J. Carder, III, John E. Carder, Charles J. Carder, Eleanore D.J. Carder, Sarah E. Carder, and Grace A. Carder; mother, Eleanore Moore; sister, Nelda R. Moore; and brother, Charles A. (Nancy) Moore; uncle Paul Carder and aunt Eartha Carder. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold Eugene Carder, granddaughter, Rebecca Rose Carder and step-father Raymond P. Moore.

Memorial contributions may be made to Aurora Kiwanis Foundation Scholarship Fund, PO Box 441774, Aurora, CO 80014.

There will be a gathering of family and friends at Newcomer Funeral Home in Aurora, Colorado on Monday, June 29, 2015 from 2-3pm, followed by a memorial service at 3pm. Graveside service will be at Sunset Memorial Park in Clarksburg, West Virginia on Friday, July 3, 2015 at 11am.

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