William Francis Pepper memorial service Credit: Bill Moore photo

William Francis Pepper, a good friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the last year of King’s life, died April 7, 2024, with his wife Mina Nguyen-Pepper and daughter Lilly by his side. He was born in the Bronx on August 16, 1937, to Irish immigrants. He attended Columbia University, the University of Massachusetts, and Boston College.

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  1. About William F Pepper
    I George Szabo lived with Pepper in summer of 69, upstate New York, town called Ossining.Bil was a wonderfull man. Proffessor at such young age.
    He will be missed

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