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January 4, 2013
William C. Hufnagel, age 53 of Wayne, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 4, 2013.
Bill worked as a warehouseman for R&R Industries, a liquor distributor, for nearly fifteen years. Prior to that, he was a manager for Brewers World in Totowa.
Bill was born in Jersey City and moved to Wayne when he was just eleven years old. His family settled in the Mountain View section of Wayne, where Bill made some wonderful, lifelong friends. When Bill was sixteen, his family moved to Montville and he graduated from Montville High School in 1977. Bill always considered Wayne to be his home however, and remained very close to his friends there. During his teenage years, he made the trip back and forth so often that the police became very familiar with his ’73 Dodge Coronet and his habit of breaking the speed limit on a few occasions. At nineteen years old, he began dating Allison Keene. The two had been friends since they were sixteen and married in 1983.
When Bill moved to Wayne, his new friends introduced him to camping. Kenny Keene, who is credited with first introducing Allison and Bill, planned a trip up to Harriman State Park in New York for Bill’s first camping trip. Bill was a bit of a ‘city boy’, and while they were hiking, he saw a raccoon cross their trail and he hollered out in fear “BEAR!” This of course, gave everyone a good laugh and Bill never lived it down. Years later, while Bill was visiting with his friends and family in Pennsylvania, he went outside to chase the raccoons out of the garbage can. When his friends looked out the window, they saw Bill trying to shoo away a 500 pound black bear eating the trash. Again, he gave them all a good laugh.
Bill was devoted to his mother, who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis. He cared for her all through his teen years and when she needed to be cared for in a nursing home, Bill visited with her every day. He loved her dearly and it broke his heart when she passed in 2005. Bill was a kind, caring and generous man.
Bill is survived by his wife Allison of Wayne, his brother George Hufnagel of Arizona, and many nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
Friends who wish to make a memorial donation in Bill’s honor, please consider the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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January 4, 2013
William C. Hufnagel, age 53 of Wayne, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 4, 2013.
Bill worked as a warehouseman for R&R Industries, a liquor distributor, for nearly fifteen years. Prior to that, he was a manager for Brewers World in Totowa.
Bill was born in Jersey City and moved to Wayne when he was just eleven years old. His family settled in the Mountain View section of Wayne, where Bill made some wonderful, lifelong friends. When Bill was sixteen, his family moved to Montville and he graduated from Montville High School in 1977. Bill always considered Wayne to be his home however, and remained very close to his friends there. During his teenage years, he made the trip back and forth so often that the police became very familiar with his ’73 Dodge Coronet and his habit of breaking the speed limit on a few occasions. At nineteen years old, he began dating Allison Keene. The two had been friends since they were sixteen and married in 1983.
When Bill moved to Wayne, his new friends introduced him to camping. Kenny Keene, who is credited with first introducing Allison and Bill, planned a trip up to Harriman State Park in New York for Bill’s first camping trip. Bill was a bit of a ‘city boy’, and while they were hiking, he saw a raccoon cross their trail and he hollered out in fear “BEAR!” This of course, gave everyone a good laugh and Bill never lived it down. Years later, while Bill was visiting with his friends and family in Pennsylvania, he went outside to chase the raccoons out of the garbage can. When his friends looked out the window, they saw Bill trying to shoo away a 500 pound black bear eating the trash. Again, he gave them all a good laugh.
Bill was devoted to his mother, who suffered from Multiple Sclerosis. He cared for her all through his teen years and when she needed to be cared for in a nursing home, Bill visited with her every day. He loved her dearly and it broke his heart when she passed in 2005. Bill was a kind, caring and generous man.
Bill is survived by his wife Allison of Wayne, his brother George Hufnagel of Arizona, and many nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
Friends who wish to make a memorial donation in Bill’s honor, please consider the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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