<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/william-sonny-oates.html" dsn="news"><item_date>01/20/2022 11:43:00 AM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><firstname>William Sonny</firstname><middlename/><maidenname/><lastname>Oates</lastname><suffix/><graduation-Year>'64</graduation-Year><relationship-to-university>Alumni</relationship-to-university><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>William Sonny Oates</title><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships><relationship>Alumni</relationship></relationships><main-content>William Sonny Oates (’64), Dallas. He was a member of the Chilton Society alongside his wife, Marilyn. Together, they established The William D. and Marilyn B. Oates Endowment in the Department of Management. After graduating, he moved to Rochester, New York, to begin his career at Eastman Kodak before returning to Texas and establishing several successful businesses nationally and internationally.</main-content></item>