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September 19, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.
William F. Sullivan, Jr., age 89 of Wayne died on Friday, September 19, 2014. He was a Brooklyn native who enjoyed summer visits to Wayne during his childhood and eventually made Wayne his home in 1949.
During his high school years, World War II was raging on and Bill joined the Army as soon as he was able. Two weeks after he enlisted, the war ended. He often said “they heard I was coming!” As a veteran, he enjoyed being a part of American Legion Post #174 in Wayne for many years and was a Post Commander for a period of time. Upon returning from the service, he began working with his father at Metropolitan News CO., delivering newspapers and magazines throughout the New York area. He retired from Metropolitan News Co. after a lengthy career.
During his childhood in Brooklyn, he visited Wayne during the summers where his future in-laws had a bungalow along the Pompton River. At the time, the water was pristine; there were beaches along the banks and even a casino at Sandy Beach which was along Fairfield Road. There was a lot to do and it was very fun. After marrying his wife Agnes in 1949, they moved to Wayne but after a few years, family illness brought them back to Brooklyn. They finally came back to Wayne permanently in 1962 after watching their neighborhood in Brooklyn change. It was the best move they could have every decided to make. They loved living in Wayne and made some wonderful friends. Sadly, Agnes passed in 1974 at a young age. Bill was heartbroken, but he stepped right up and took over the household chores. He learned to cook and soon began to enjoy it. He did the best he could raising his two children, yet heartache visited him once again when his daughter Kathleen died just before Christmas in 2008. As difficult as that was, Bill realized how lucky he truly was to have a loving family, especially two granddaughters who simply adore him; they will miss him very dearly.
Bill is survived by his son William Sullivan and his wife Karen of Wanaque, and two granddaughters; Erin and Kelly Sullivan of Wanaque. He was predeceased by his wife Agnes in 1974, by his daughter Kathleen in 2008, and as the oldest of six children, Bill was predeceased by all five of his younger brothers and sisters; Johnny and Tommy of Queens, Dorothy McLaughlin of Queens, Peggy Sullivan of Queens, and Frances Boyle of Pennsylvania.
Donations in Bill’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, www.WoundedWarriorProject.org, would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.
September 19, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 4-8 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.
William F. Sullivan, Jr., age 89 of Wayne died on Friday, September 19, 2014. He was a Brooklyn native who enjoyed summer visits to Wayne during his childhood and eventually made Wayne his home in 1949.
During his high school years, World War II was raging on and Bill joined the Army as soon as he was able. Two weeks after he enlisted, the war ended. He often said “they heard I was coming!” As a veteran, he enjoyed being a part of American Legion Post #174 in Wayne for many years and was a Post Commander for a period of time. Upon returning from the service, he began working with his father at Metropolitan News CO., delivering newspapers and magazines throughout the New York area. He retired from Metropolitan News Co. after a lengthy career.
During his childhood in Brooklyn, he visited Wayne during the summers where his future in-laws had a bungalow along the Pompton River. At the time, the water was pristine; there were beaches along the banks and even a casino at Sandy Beach which was along Fairfield Road. There was a lot to do and it was very fun. After marrying his wife Agnes in 1949, they moved to Wayne but after a few years, family illness brought them back to Brooklyn. They finally came back to Wayne permanently in 1962 after watching their neighborhood in Brooklyn change. It was the best move they could have every decided to make. They loved living in Wayne and made some wonderful friends. Sadly, Agnes passed in 1974 at a young age. Bill was heartbroken, but he stepped right up and took over the household chores. He learned to cook and soon began to enjoy it. He did the best he could raising his two children, yet heartache visited him once again when his daughter Kathleen died just before Christmas in 2008. As difficult as that was, Bill realized how lucky he truly was to have a loving family, especially two granddaughters who simply adore him; they will miss him very dearly.
Bill is survived by his son William Sullivan and his wife Karen of Wanaque, and two granddaughters; Erin and Kelly Sullivan of Wanaque. He was predeceased by his wife Agnes in 1974, by his daughter Kathleen in 2008, and as the oldest of six children, Bill was predeceased by all five of his younger brothers and sisters; Johnny and Tommy of Queens, Dorothy McLaughlin of Queens, Peggy Sullivan of Queens, and Frances Boyle of Pennsylvania.
Donations in Bill’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675, www.WoundedWarriorProject.org, would be greatly appreciated.
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