William "Bill" Armstrong Streeter, Jr

William (Bill) Armstrong Streeter, Jr., 96, died April 22, 2026,in Kingwood, TX. He was born in Terre Haute, IN, on Feb.23, 1930, to William Armstrong Streeter and DorothyBigalow Davis Streeter and resided in Terre Haute for almost80 years.

Bill graduated from Wiley High School in Terre Haute in 1947and attended Indiana State Teachers College for a yearbefore joining the U.S. Navy. He served four years on theUSS New destroyer as a yeoman and was honorablydischarged in 1952. Returning to his home state, Billattended Indiana University in Bloomington and majored in business. He was a memberof the Delta Upsilon fraternity and house president. Bill graduated in 1955 with a BSdegree in business.

He returned to Terre Haute and joined the Streeter Harvey Insurance Agencybefore moving to Indianapolis to become an underwriter with Wabash Fire and CasualtyInsurance Co. Bill then joined General Accident Insurance Co. as a field representativebefore returning to Terre Haute to join the David R. Bronson Insurance Agency.Bill succeeded Mr. Bronson in the agency and established the Wm A StreeterInsurance Agency where he remained until retirement.

He built his agency at a time when agents were full-service practitioners, whomet personally with clients both large and small. With his ready smile and warmhandshake, Bill became a familiar figure around town. Because the Streeter agencywas a trusted Terre Haute firm, it managed personal and commercial insurance for awide range of clients. Among those were Hulman businesses and properties, includingthe Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway, which Bill insured for more than 50 years.Bill is survived by his wife of 69 years, Marilyn (Lynn) McElroy Streeter,daughters Margaret (Meg) Wysatta (spouse Michael Wysatta) of Kingwood, Elizabeth(Beth) Streeter of Kingwood, and son William (Bill) Streeter III (spouse Kimberly “Kim”Marshall Streeter) of Terre Haute. His grandchildren are William (Will) Wysatta (spouseLiz Oliver Wysatta) of Kingwood, Megan Streeter Meier (spouse Ben Meier) of TerreHaute, and Katherine (Katie) Streeter Baker (spouse John Baker) of Memphis, IN. Hisgreat grandchildren are Maxwell (Max) and Cecilia (CeCe) Wysatta of Kingwood.Bill was preceded in death by his parents and sister Ann Streeter Wilms.Surviving are his niece Janet (Jan) Wilms Maclean of Wilmington, NC, and nephews

Dave Wilms of Libertyville, IL, and Carl Wilms of Rocky Face, GA., and sister-in-lawPhyllis Bowen of LaGrange, KY.

Community service was always important to Bill. He supported severalorganizations including the Kiwanis Club and served as its president. For decades, theAero Club events were favorite days on the calendar. Bill and Lynn enjoyed the TerreHaute Symphony Orchestra performances and co-chaired several fundraising events.Every 10 years, he gathered his committee for Wiley ’47 class reunions, frequentlyhosting events at the family home. In 2022, he flew to Terre Haute to attend the 75 threunion of Wiley ’47.

Bill was an active member of St. Stephen Episcopal Church in Terre Haute formost of his life and served in many capacities from Sunday School teacher to SeniorWarden both locally as well as positions in the Diocese.

In recent years, Bill’s greatest joy was with his grandchildren and especially, hisgreat grandchildren. His constant companion was his beloved dog, Molly. Bill told heroften she was the smartest and the best dog he ever had. After moving to Texas in hislater years, Bill regularly stayed connected by phone with friends and family back homein Indiana.

Bill touched the lives of all who knew him. We cherished his kindness, generosity,compassion, sense of humor and unwavering spirit. His legacy of love and compassionwill continue to inspire us, and his memory will forever remain in our hearts.