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The couple had a daughter, Lucille, and a son, Willis, Jr. (1918-2008), a 1951 graduate of [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]], who came to [[Hawaii]] in 1952 and practiced family medicine in Haleiwa, a census-designated place on the island of Oahu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Willis_Butler.html|title=Dr. Willis P. Butler, Jr.|publisher=Vitals.com|accessdate=August 28, 2019}}</ref>A founder of the Hawaii Committee to End the War in Vietnam, Dr. Butler, Jr., remained at the forefront of anti-war activities during that era and appeared especially informed on foreign policy. Later he questioned American involvement in Central American politics through the group, Physicians for Social Responsibility. He was also an opponent of the development of nuclear weapons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/02/09/news/story13.html|title=Longtime doctor protested U. S. wars|publisher=''Honolulu Star Bulletin''|author=Mary Adamski|date=January 15, 2008|accessdate=August 29, 2019}}</ref>

The couple had a daughter, Lucille, and a son, Willis, Jr. (1918-2008), a 1951 graduate of [[Tulane University]] in [[New Orleans]], who came to [[Hawaii]] in 1952 and practiced family medicine in Haleiwa, a census-designated place on the island of Oahu.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Willis_Butler.html|title=Dr. Willis P. Butler, Jr.|publisher=Vitals.com|accessdate=August 28, 2019}}</ref>A founder of the Hawaii Committee to End the War in Vietnam, Dr. Butler, Jr., remained at the forefront of anti-war activities during that era and appeared especially informed on foreign policy. Later he questioned American involvement in Central American politics through the group, Physicians for Social Responsibility. He was also an opponent of the development of nuclear weapons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/02/09/news/story13.html|title=Longtime doctor protested U. S. wars|publisher=''Honolulu Star Bulletin''|author=Mary Adamski|date=January 15, 2008|accessdate=August 29, 2019}}</ref>

After Annie's death, Butler remarried a few years later. He and his second wife, Ruth, continued to reside in house in the Broadmoor section of Shreveport, which he and Annie had built in the 1940s. In his last years, he and Ruth also maintained a residence at Hermitage in eastern Davidson County in metropolitan [[Nashville]], Tennessee.<ref name=ebrock/>

After Annie's death, Butler remarried a few years later. He and his second wife, Ruth, continued to reside in his house in the Broadmoor section of Shreveport, which he and Annie had built in the 1940s. In his last years, he and Ruth also maintained a residence at Hermitage in eastern Davidson County in metropolitan [[Nashville]], Tennessee.<ref name=ebrock/>

In addition to his work as a medical examiner, Dr. Butler developed a groundbreaking method of treating chemical addiction. If an addict was terminally ill or incurable, he received maintenance doses of morphine. If otherwise healthy, an addict received a weaning dose of morphine in an attempt to stop the addiction. For those cured, Butler required that they be employed, if possible, and procure fresh air and recreation. Those fighting addiction were urged to interact socially with non-users in the community. hey receive a steady diet of fresh air and recreation. Addicts were encouraged to interact socially with non-users in the community.Butler's clinic closed in 1923, but its reputation on how to treat addicts effectively has grown over the decades. According to the later coroner, Dr. George McCormick (1939-2005), Butler was possibly seventy-five years ahead of his time in the treatment of addiction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nwla-archives.org/handbook/butlerWillisPollard.htm|title=Butler, Willis Pollard (1888-1991)|publisher=Handbook of North Louisiana online|accessdate=August 28, 2019}}</ref>

In addition to his work as a medical examiner, Dr. Butler developed a groundbreaking method of treating chemical addiction. If an addict was terminally ill or incurable, he received maintenance doses of morphine. If otherwise healthy, an addict received a weaning dose of morphine in an attempt to stop the addiction. For those cured, Butler required that they be employed, if possible, and procure fresh air and recreation. Those fighting addiction were urged to interact socially with non-users in the community. hey receive a steady diet of fresh air and recreation. Addicts were encouraged to interact socially with non-users in the community.Butler's clinic closed in 1923, but its reputation on how to treat addicts effectively has grown over the decades. According to the later coroner, Dr. George McCormick (1939-2005), Butler was possibly seventy-five years ahead of his time in the treatment of addiction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nwla-archives.org/handbook/butlerWillisPollard.htm|title=Butler, Willis Pollard (1888-1991)|publisher=Handbook of North Louisiana online|accessdate=August 28, 2019}}</ref>