Bill Stanley is a Vice President, Development & Community Relations at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital (retired 2020) at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital. Colleagues describe them as "Bill has been a star at whatever he has done. Not just because he's smart; no he is talented, driven, and he cares. We worked together in newspapers covering various stories in southeastern Connecticut. Then when I became a news reporter, we both covered the legislature together in Connecticut. He was real helpful to me as I started covering that beat. I know the skills he had as a reporter; I can only imagine how successful he is with his current job. In addition, Bill is one of those guys who becomes a friend for life. Even if you haven't seen him in years, you feel like it was just yesterday. And he is an endangered species: a conservative Democrat. He's one of the few who can pull it off."