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September 12, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock AM on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the funeral home.
Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson, NJ.
William Alden Hendricks (Bill) age 77 of Bayville, NJ, Vero Beach FL, and formerly of Fairfield, NJ, passed peacefully on Friday, September 12, 2014.
He was born in Tappan, NY, and following the passing of both his parents, was raised in Clifton by his father’s sister and husband. Bill was graduated from Clifton High School with the Class of 1955. He soon enlisted in the US Army and served from 1955 through 1957. He attained the rank of Corporal and served on the Honor Guard. Bill attended Rutgers University and was graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree with the Class of 1976.
Bill met the love of his life, Valerie Trueman, when she was in seventh grade. Their first date was in 1956 when he took Valerie to the Brasserie Restaurant in New York City, and then to Radio City Music Hall. When Valerie returned home from the date her mom asked how it went, Valerie slid down the wall to the floor and said “I’m in love!” William asked Valerie to marry him at the Windbeam Restaurant in Riverdale. They were married on August 19, 1961 at St. Philip's Church in Clifton, NJ and moved right in to their empty new house in Fairfield, NJ after a honeymoon in Gettysburg, PA and Williamsburg, VA. Their daughters Jill, born in 1968 and Cindy, born in 1971 lived in the house until they were married. It was Bill and Valerie's home for 39 years before moving to the Jersey shore. They also enjoyed their townhouse at Camelback Ski Area in Tannersville, PA for 18 years before building their home in Vero Beach, FL which was Bill's dream..
His work life includes Bendix Corporation in Teterboro, Kearfott Aerospace in Woodland Park, and McDonnell Douglas Corporation in St. Louis, MO, before starting his own company, Tiffany Computer Systems, Inc., in Fairfield. He officially retired in 1999 after selling the company.
Bill enjoyed playing golf, trap and target shooting, and boating on Barnegat Bay. He loved spending time in Vero Beach, FL, and watching Rutgers Football, but he got the most enjoyment from watching his grandsons in their sporting events. He was a lifelong member of the NRA.
He was the loving husband of 53 years to Valerie (Trueman) Hendricks; devoted father of Jill Hendricks-Gawrych and Cindy (Hendricks) Cetrulo, both of Wayne; father-in-law to Ken Gawrych and Michael Cetrulo; cherished grandfather of Justin William Gawrych, Jake Trueman Gawrych, William Anthony Busacca, Luke Alexander Busacca, and Troy Joseph Busacca; dear brother of Joan Mott of Saddle Brook, and Fredrick Hendricks and his wife, Connie, of Fairfield; and loving uncle to many nieces and nephews.
Those inclined to make a memorial donation are asked to consider the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.
If you would like to send a private condolence directly to the family use this condolence section.
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock AM on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the funeral home.
Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson, NJ.
September 12, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 PM on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock AM on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the funeral home.
Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Paterson, NJ.
William Alden Hendricks (Bill) age 77 of Bayville, NJ, Vero Beach FL, and formerly of Fairfield, NJ, passed peacefully on Friday, September 12, 2014.
He was born in Tappan, NY, and following the passing of both his parents, was raised in Clifton by his father’s sister and husband. Bill was graduated from Clifton High School with the Class of 1955. He soon enlisted in the US Army and served from 1955 through 1957. He attained the rank of Corporal and served on the Honor Guard. Bill attended Rutgers University and was graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree with the Class of 1976.
Bill met the love of his life, Valerie Trueman, when she was in seventh grade. Their first date was in 1956 when he took Valerie to the Brasserie Restaurant in New York City, and then to Radio City Music Hall. When Valerie returned home from the date her mom asked how it went, Valerie slid down the wall to the floor and said “I’m in love!” William asked Valerie to marry him at the Windbeam Restaurant in Riverdale. They were married on August 19, 1961 at St. Philip's Church in Clifton, NJ and moved right in to their empty new house in Fairfield, NJ after a honeymoon in Gettysburg, PA and Williamsburg, VA. Their daughters Jill, born in 1968 and Cindy, born in 1971 lived in the house until they were married. It was Bill and Valerie's home for 39 years before moving to the Jersey shore. They also enjoyed their townhouse at Camelback Ski Area in Tannersville, PA for 18 years before building their home in Vero Beach, FL which was Bill's dream..
His work life includes Bendix Corporation in Teterboro, Kearfott Aerospace in Woodland Park, and McDonnell Douglas Corporation in St. Louis, MO, before starting his own company, Tiffany Computer Systems, Inc., in Fairfield. He officially retired in 1999 after selling the company.
Bill enjoyed playing golf, trap and target shooting, and boating on Barnegat Bay. He loved spending time in Vero Beach, FL, and watching Rutgers Football, but he got the most enjoyment from watching his grandsons in their sporting events. He was a lifelong member of the NRA.
He was the loving husband of 53 years to Valerie (Trueman) Hendricks; devoted father of Jill Hendricks-Gawrych and Cindy (Hendricks) Cetrulo, both of Wayne; father-in-law to Ken Gawrych and Michael Cetrulo; cherished grandfather of Justin William Gawrych, Jake Trueman Gawrych, William Anthony Busacca, Luke Alexander Busacca, and Troy Joseph Busacca; dear brother of Joan Mott of Saddle Brook, and Fredrick Hendricks and his wife, Connie, of Fairfield; and loving uncle to many nieces and nephews.
Those inclined to make a memorial donation are asked to consider the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.
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