Bill passed away on October 12, 2022. Bill is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Kathy; sister Martha Grant; sons Jeff, Andrew and John; daughter Emily Salzman; twelve grandchildren Carson, Taylor, Cameron, Dax, Isabel, Grant, Slater, Nick, Evelyn, Johnny, Margot and Connor. Bill was preceded in passing by his father, Charlie, mother, Jane, stepmother, Lillian and brother, John. Bill was the founder of Bahl & Gaynor Investment firm and also served as the President of the Board for Cincinnati Country Day School and the Cincinnati Country Club while also serving as a Board Member for the Deaconess Hospital, Deaconess Associations Incorporated and the Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation. The capstone achievement of Bill's professional ambition and community impact was his selection to the Cincinnati Financial Board of Directors in 1995 and ultimately being appointed Lead Director in 2011.Bill was a member of Hi-Y (11), Honor Society (11-12) and in the production of “My Sister Eileen” (10).