William Alexander Borders was born on Jan. 11, 1939, in St. Louis to William Alexis Borders and the former Kate Thompson. Mr. Borders’ marriage in 1967 to Barbara Burkham ended in divorce in 1984. At Yale, Mr. Borders, an English major, worked on The Yale Daily News and graduated in 1960 with a bachelor of arts degree. “He was one of the most considerate and thoughtful people I ever knew on the New York Times staff,” said Craig R. Whitney, a former foreign correspondent and editor who recruited Mr.

Source: New York Times March 02, 2018 21:55 UTC