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May 22, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa.
William Gutowski, age 75 of Wayne, died on Sunday, May 22, 2011. He was born in Bellevue Hospital, NYC and raised on the lower eastside of Manhattan, NY . He moved to Wayne, NJ in 1965 where he has lived ever since.
His first job was with Scribners Printing Corporation in New York City. He later worked for the House Wreckers Union in New York City before he moved to Wayne. Once in Wayne he worked for the Cabana Pool Company and after two years started his own pool company called Coral Pools of Wayne. He later started the Coral Limousine Corporation in Wayne before selling the company and retiring in 1999.
Bill was extremely community minded and was a big advocate for children. As a young boy he had been a member of the Madison Square Garden Boys Club, NYC. One of the founders of the Wayne Boys and Girls Club, he served as the President, coach for many sports, and Basketball Commissioner, a program he founded, at the club. Bill was instrumental in securing the Barbour Pond fields for the use of the Wayne Boys and Girls Club. He was a coach for the Women’s Softball League in Wayne for several years and won the championship in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 with many additional winning seasons. He also was a member of the Sunday Men’s Softball League in Wayne for many years.
Bill, at the age of 19, was invited to tryout for the New York Yankees as a pitcher but injuries kept him from that dream.
He is best described as a family man who enjoyed a good laugh, liked to travel, was sports oriented and loved the New York Yankees and New York Giants. He enjoyed good food and became a wonderful cook who made exceptional stuffed mushrooms. Having two girls, he was especially excited to have two grandsons, Bill & Joseph. He enjoyed watching them grow and was there for every milestone. He enjoyed going to their games over the years. He made it a point to get involved in their lives as well as their friends.
Bill is survived by his loving wife Winifred (nee Klein), daughter Bernadette Solari and her husband Joseph of Wayne, two grandchildren; William and Joseph Solari of Wayne, and one brother; Charles Gutowski of Hackensack. Bill was predeceased by his daughter Susan Gorman in 2010, and his brother George earlier this year.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Bill’s name are asked to consider the Compassionate Care Hospice,21-08 Route 208, Suite 105, Fair Lawn, N.J. 07410 or the Wayne Boys & Girls Club, 153 Garside Avenue, Wayne, N.J. 07470.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa.
May 22, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be held 10 AM on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Laurel Grove Memorial Park, Totowa.
William Gutowski, age 75 of Wayne, died on Sunday, May 22, 2011. He was born in Bellevue Hospital, NYC and raised on the lower eastside of Manhattan, NY . He moved to Wayne, NJ in 1965 where he has lived ever since.
His first job was with Scribners Printing Corporation in New York City. He later worked for the House Wreckers Union in New York City before he moved to Wayne. Once in Wayne he worked for the Cabana Pool Company and after two years started his own pool company called Coral Pools of Wayne. He later started the Coral Limousine Corporation in Wayne before selling the company and retiring in 1999.
Bill was extremely community minded and was a big advocate for children. As a young boy he had been a member of the Madison Square Garden Boys Club, NYC. One of the founders of the Wayne Boys and Girls Club, he served as the President, coach for many sports, and Basketball Commissioner, a program he founded, at the club. Bill was instrumental in securing the Barbour Pond fields for the use of the Wayne Boys and Girls Club. He was a coach for the Women’s Softball League in Wayne for several years and won the championship in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 with many additional winning seasons. He also was a member of the Sunday Men’s Softball League in Wayne for many years.
Bill, at the age of 19, was invited to tryout for the New York Yankees as a pitcher but injuries kept him from that dream.
He is best described as a family man who enjoyed a good laugh, liked to travel, was sports oriented and loved the New York Yankees and New York Giants. He enjoyed good food and became a wonderful cook who made exceptional stuffed mushrooms. Having two girls, he was especially excited to have two grandsons, Bill & Joseph. He enjoyed watching them grow and was there for every milestone. He enjoyed going to their games over the years. He made it a point to get involved in their lives as well as their friends.
Bill is survived by his loving wife Winifred (nee Klein), daughter Bernadette Solari and her husband Joseph of Wayne, two grandchildren; William and Joseph Solari of Wayne, and one brother; Charles Gutowski of Hackensack. Bill was predeceased by his daughter Susan Gorman in 2010, and his brother George earlier this year.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Bill’s name are asked to consider the Compassionate Care Hospice,21-08 Route 208, Suite 105, Fair Lawn, N.J. 07410 or the Wayne Boys & Girls Club, 153 Garside Avenue, Wayne, N.J. 07470.
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