<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/magazine/fall-2010/longtime-trustee-kept-kerr-legacy-alive.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Longtime Trustee Kept Kerr Legacy Alive</title><excerpt>When Westmont opened in 1937 as the Bible Missionary Institute, William “Bill” Kerr became its first bookkeeper, beginning a 73-year connection with the college that culminated in 37 years as a trustee. The son of Ruth K. Kerr, Westmont’s principal founder, he died Nov. 5, 2010, at the age of 95.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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