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July 28, 2009
Services
Friends may visit on Thursday, July 30th, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at St. Ann’s Church, 402 Rifle Camp Road, Woodland Park(West Paterson), New Jersey.
The funeral will be held on Friday, July 31 at 9:00 AM in the church.
Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
William F. Rabbat, born in Paterson New Jersey, June 17, 1931, son of Kareem and Mary Rabbat.
Husband of Barbara (Basinski) Rabbat, father of Maria, Andrew and Victor Rabbat. Grandfather of Arabella, Rebecca, Sophia, Kareem and Aliyah Rabbat.
After a long and courageous struggle with cancer, William died on July 28, 2009. During his long and distinguished career as an attorney, William served as a member of the United States Bar Association, the State of New Jersey Bar Association and the Passaic County Bar Association. William served as an Assistant Prosecutor under John Thevos, and as the Public Defender for the municipality of Wayne, New Jersey. William was also President of the Passaic County Bar Association in 1982 as well as a Trustee of the Passaic County Bar Association. He also served on the Passaic County District Ethics Committee and the Passaic County Judicial Appointments Committee. William was a parishoner of St. Ann’s Melkite Catholic Church in West Paterson, where he served as counsel to all of the pastors since he was admitted to the Bar. He was also a moderator for St. Ann’s CYO, a former church Trustee and a member of the Parish Advisory Council. He was a Knight of Galilee and a Knight of Jerusalem. In 2000, he was named Parishoner of Honor.
He was a President of the Aleppian Charity Society and a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus. William also served as Committeeman for Wayne Boy Scout Troop #108. He was a charitable man with a humble heart; he loved his family, his profession, and his church. He will be sadly missed and graciously remembered by many.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Ann’s Charitable Society, c/o St. Ann’s Melkite Catholic Church, 402 Rifle Camp Road, Woodland Park, NJ, or to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021.
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Friends may visit on Thursday, July 30th, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at St. Ann’s Church, 402 Rifle Camp Road, Woodland Park(West Paterson), New Jersey.
The funeral will be held on Friday, July 31 at 9:00 AM in the church.
Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
July 28, 2009
Services
Friends may visit on Thursday, July 30th, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at St. Ann’s Church, 402 Rifle Camp Road, Woodland Park(West Paterson), New Jersey.
The funeral will be held on Friday, July 31 at 9:00 AM in the church.
Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
William F. Rabbat, born in Paterson New Jersey, June 17, 1931, son of Kareem and Mary Rabbat.
Husband of Barbara (Basinski) Rabbat, father of Maria, Andrew and Victor Rabbat. Grandfather of Arabella, Rebecca, Sophia, Kareem and Aliyah Rabbat.
After a long and courageous struggle with cancer, William died on July 28, 2009. During his long and distinguished career as an attorney, William served as a member of the United States Bar Association, the State of New Jersey Bar Association and the Passaic County Bar Association. William served as an Assistant Prosecutor under John Thevos, and as the Public Defender for the municipality of Wayne, New Jersey. William was also President of the Passaic County Bar Association in 1982 as well as a Trustee of the Passaic County Bar Association. He also served on the Passaic County District Ethics Committee and the Passaic County Judicial Appointments Committee. William was a parishoner of St. Ann’s Melkite Catholic Church in West Paterson, where he served as counsel to all of the pastors since he was admitted to the Bar. He was also a moderator for St. Ann’s CYO, a former church Trustee and a member of the Parish Advisory Council. He was a Knight of Galilee and a Knight of Jerusalem. In 2000, he was named Parishoner of Honor.
He was a President of the Aleppian Charity Society and a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus. William also served as Committeeman for Wayne Boy Scout Troop #108. He was a charitable man with a humble heart; he loved his family, his profession, and his church. He will be sadly missed and graciously remembered by many.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Ann’s Charitable Society, c/o St. Ann’s Melkite Catholic Church, 402 Rifle Camp Road, Woodland Park, NJ, or to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021.
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