Dr. William Trice Profile
“I am a blessed man.
Dentistry and Erie have
been great to me.”
Mildred and Bill dancing at the 2010 Annual Session festivities.
He was always where the
action was, dressed sharp and
sporting those dark rimmed
oversized glasses. I got up to
leave, shook his hand and said
goodbye, hoping to see him
again soon. He told me to say
hello to my “lovely bride” and
my daughters. That’s Dr. William B. Trice. We all should be
so fortunate to know this man.
“I am a blessed man. Dentistry and Erie have been great to
me. Can you believe a black guy living a dream like this,
Steve? Married (over 60 years) to a PHD?” he asked me. He
said he was proudest of his family (Dr. Mildred, daughters
attorney Sheila Trice Bell and Dr. Angela Trice Borgia and his
grandchildren), serving as PDA president, ADA VP and CLA
chair and of course lecturing all over the world. He made
sure to include delivering the commencement address at
his daughter Ang