The result was Keep. Despite concern around the scant sources currently in the article, there is consensus around the NYT obituary that the subject is notable, with an additional comment that offline sources are likely in existence. WilliamH ( talk) 14:37, 27 January 2012 (UTC) reply
Fails WP:BIO. Notable father, no idea why the son would be notable though. Short obituary in the NY Times is the only source (in article, and only one I could find), and offers no further clue. Searching for things like "William Lowell" "Union Bag" gives no useful results [1] [2], and neither does "William Lowell" "Six pack carton" [3] [4] [5]. "Working on the development" of something is not really the same as inventing or patenting something, so his role is unclear, but certainly hasn't been widely commented on, with his obituary as the only source. Fram ( talk) 10:44, 19 January 2012 (UTC) reply