William "Bill" F. Merck Ⅱ (1944-2024) became a prolific writer after a long career in college administration. His first book, 𝘚𝘰, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘢