William "Bill" Maxwell

William “Bill” Edward Maxwell, 68, of Marlborough, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 18th, 2024. 

Bill was born in Ashiya Japan, the son of William and Yayoi (Nakamichi) Meshach. He was raised in Blairstown New Jersey. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). During his time as an MS student, he contributed work on an early version of the Mars rover for NASA. He then met and married Clarissa “Clo” A. Orosz. Instead of keeping the family name Meshach, they decided on a fresh start by taking the name Maxwell. They shared over 35 years together raising their family. Bill and Clo were animal lovers and cared for many pets while also raising their boys, Derrick and Taylor. As a lifelong engineer, Bill worked for several large companies: he designed electronics products, wrote code for software, and integrated them with firmware. He was truly talented at all facets of his profession. 

Bill is survived by his two sons, Derrick Maxwell, his wife Kaitlin and their children, James, and Chloe of Maynard; Taylor Maxwell and his wife Ana of Worcester; and his pet cat Diego who is in Taylor’s care.

Bill was a licensed pilot and sought thrills from the skies. He began his aerial journey from hang gliders, running off of hills and landing on his feet before chasing after the challenge of flying fixed wing, engineless gliders thousands of feet in the air. He also enjoyed photography, biking, and the outdoors. Bill was well known as a mister fix-it and had an eye for the least conspicuous failings in any product, toy, machine, appliance, or household fixture. He was always happy to help anyone out whenever he saw someone in need. Bill was a hands-on father helping his boys with homework and school projects, and he even extended that academic help to their friends. Bill was sincerely invested in the betterment of all of those around him, and he will always be remembered as someone that inspired motivation towards personal achievement.

 Funeral services are private. The MERCADANTE FUNERAL HOME & CHAPEL, 370 Plantation St is honored to assist the family with arrangements.