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Disney, as well as meetings with The Walt Disney Company, until he found a picture of Harris and Walt Disney in which Disney is wearing a letterman jacket with the UO Donald Duck logo. This proved that Disney was in support of the usage by the school, Schaufler said.
“His legacy was that he loved the university and he was so much for the students,” Terborg said. “He was willing to be put in jail so the university could continue using the logo they knew and loved.”
One of Williams’ biggest philosophies as the leader of The Duck Store was being an advocate, for the students and for all members of the university, Schaufler said.
According to Terborg, Williams’ role of advocacy turned into his position at the store, as his nametag had the title “Advocate” on it.
According to Terborg, one of Williams’ biggest pushes for The Duck Store was the selling of greeting cards, which is still there to this day.
The Duck Store Board of Directors told Williams multiple times that there was no economic gain in the greeting cards, but Williams knew there was a demand from students in times of holidays and needs, Terborg said.
“He just cared so much about what we do and who we are that a lot of his time was spent day to day trying to serve the university,” Schaufler said. “He was determined to do that with economic gain or without economic gain.”
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