William J. Boyle

William J. Boyle, age 81 of Wayne, died on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. He has lived in Wayne for nearly fifty years. Bill was employed as a computer programmer for Bank of New York for more than twenty years and retired in 2000 as an Assistant Vice President in their Human Resources department.

Bill was born in Queens, NY and grew up in Waldwick, NJ. He graduated from Ramsey High School with the class of 1957 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army for the next four years. He served as a munitions specialist at Fort Dix and in Germany before being discharged in 1962. Bill was an avid enthusiast of auto racing, and he particularly loved the dirt-track stock cars. He frequented racetracks throughout the area and wrote a regular column in “Area Auto Racing” magazine, using the pen name “Dr. Dirt.” During race season, he would go to the racetrack in Orange County, NY every Saturday, leaving home around 2 PM and returning home around 2 AM! He enjoyed interviewing the teams, the drivers, and writing the stories. He was a devoted fan to the sport. An article was recently published in RaceProWeekly about Bill's legacy as "Dr. Dirt," and you can read that article by clicking here. He also liked to keep his mind sharp by doing crossword puzzles, playing Sudoku, and building puzzles. Playing poker was also high on his list as a favorite pastime, and he would frequently drive out to Bethlehem, PA with friends to play cards. He enjoyed a ‘bucket list’ trip to Las Vegas a few years ago, where he played poker and took in some of the world-class shows the city had to offer.  He also enjoyed his time out at breakfast where he would frequent Crossroads of Wayne nearly every morning with the same group of folks for the last 20 years.

Bill met his wife, Barbara (nee Carlile) when they worked together at the First National Bank in Totowa. Bill bowled on the bank’s team, and Barbara recalls what a good bowler he was. They hit it off and were eventually married on July 13, 1969, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Wayne. After a honeymoon to Bermuda, they lived at Bill’s apartment in Totowa before buying their home in Wayne, where they have lived ever since. Together with their two sons, they vacationed at Disney World, Key West, the Jersey Shore, and Bill’s favorite trip to Las Vegas. They have enjoyed fifty-two years of marriage, and Barbara will miss him very much.

Bill is survived by his wife, Barbara (nee Carlile) of Wayne, their two sons; Christopher Boyle and his wife Jenny of Wayne, and Carl Boyle of Wayne, and three sisters; Eileen Stone of Florida, Lorraine Cody of South Jersey, and Kathleen of Florida.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Bill's memory would be appreciated to the ASPCA, www.aspca.org, or the Wayne Township Memorial First Aid Squad, www.waynefirstaid.com