MCGRAW, WILLIAM J.(CAPITAL REGION)

PORTSMOUTH, NH -- William J. McGraw, 85, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, died Wednesday, March 28, 2001 after a brief illness. Born July 9, 1915, in Dorchester, MA, he grew up in Albany, NY and graduated from Albany State Teachers College. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Yale University and worked as a research chemist for DuPont in the photo products department until his retirement in 1978. After several years of consulting work, that took him all over the world, he and his late wife, Elinor moved from Wilmington, DE to Portsmouth in 1990. Known to his friends as Dr. Jazz, he was a lifelong devotee of big band …