William Ligon

Location: Black Mountain, North Carolina

William is retired from a career in business. Working for auto dealers, he rose to become the manager of a parts department. At his last dealership he and the service manager developed a system that greatly improved the efficiency and profitability of the operation. The two decided to start their own business in order to offer this system to auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada. The venture became so successful that William was able to retire early.

William now lives quietly in Black Mountain, North Carolina- a little east of Asheville with his wife, Cornelia. The property is located next to 29,000 acres of forest. He has two daughters, one “back home” in Maryland, and the other in Brooklyn. He has one beautiful granddaughter.

In 1997 William walked into an Arthur Murray studio and got hooked on dancing, and enjoys the peacefulness of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Recently William rekindled a dream to sing and play piano. He is taking piano lessons now and will see how that goes! A strong supporter of nonprofits,

William has served on three boards, including Soul Support Systems, with which he has been affiliated since its founding in 1994. He is currently the board’s Vice-President. The dream he cherishes in his heart is to see this glorious Garden of Earth restored to its full potential. He believes that, through working together, this will be accomplished in the near future.