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Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, July 12, 2015 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Monday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
William “Bill” Joseph Cahill, III of Wayne died peacefully at the age of 68 while on vacation in Aruba of Friday, July 3, 2015. His loving family was vacationing with him when he passed.
Bill was born on May 10, 1947 in Montclair, NJ to Regina (Cunnigham) and William Cahill. He was raised in West Orange and later moved to Clifton, NJ. William attended Pope Pius XII High School in Passaic where he was a varsity athlete in baseball and graduated in 1965. Following high school, he attended Wadhams Hall Seminary in Ogdensburg, NY with plans to become a priest. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1967 and served his country in Vietnam. Upon returning, Bill began a very successful career in the men’s apparel industry. He started as a road salesman with Gant, Polo Western Wear, and rose through the ranks to become president of Colours by Alexander Julian.
Bill met the love of his life, Barbara (Palatucci), when they were out for drinks one night. He took her to the Meadowbrook in Cedar Grove for their first date, where Bill assured her he had made reservations for a very special evening. Upon arriving, they found the Meadowbrook was closed that night and Bill was rather embarrassed. They ended up at a Chinese restaurant nearby, sitting on wooden folding chairs, which Barbara remembers all too well. Despite that first date, their romance blossomed and they married on July 14, 1973 at St. Mary’s RC Church in Pompton Lakes, followed by a wonderful honeymoon in Acapulco, Mexico. They continued to travel throughout the years on several cruises, Caribbean vacations, and even an excursion to Hawaii. Bill enjoyed eating out and treating himself to the finer things in life. He had a trademark laugh, infectious and loud, that his friends and family will surely miss for many years to come.
Bill is survived by his beloved wife Barbara of Wayne, two children; Todd Cahill and his wife Michelle (Hawkins) of Keswick, VA, Allison Harraka and her husband Brian of Wayne, six adored grandchildren; Katelyn, Connor, Matthew, Emma, Hayden, and Nicholas, two sisters; Gail Carter her husband Burke of Little Egg Harbor, Barbara Fox and her husband William of Bloomfield, his mother-in-law; Lucy Palatucci of Pompton Lakes, brother-in-law; Bud Palatucci and his wife Pat, nephews; Sean, William, Greg, Timothy, Kevin, Brian and nieces; Amy, Chrissy, Debbie, and Melanie. He was preceded in death by his father William J. Cahill, Jr. of Clifton and his mother; Regina (Cunningham) Cahill.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, July 12, 2015 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Monday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, July 12, 2015 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Monday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne, where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
William “Bill” Joseph Cahill, III of Wayne died peacefully at the age of 68 while on vacation in Aruba of Friday, July 3, 2015. His loving family was vacationing with him when he passed.
Bill was born on May 10, 1947 in Montclair, NJ to Regina (Cunnigham) and William Cahill. He was raised in West Orange and later moved to Clifton, NJ. William attended Pope Pius XII High School in Passaic where he was a varsity athlete in baseball and graduated in 1965. Following high school, he attended Wadhams Hall Seminary in Ogdensburg, NY with plans to become a priest. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1967 and served his country in Vietnam. Upon returning, Bill began a very successful career in the men’s apparel industry. He started as a road salesman with Gant, Polo Western Wear, and rose through the ranks to become president of Colours by Alexander Julian.
Bill met the love of his life, Barbara (Palatucci), when they were out for drinks one night. He took her to the Meadowbrook in Cedar Grove for their first date, where Bill assured her he had made reservations for a very special evening. Upon arriving, they found the Meadowbrook was closed that night and Bill was rather embarrassed. They ended up at a Chinese restaurant nearby, sitting on wooden folding chairs, which Barbara remembers all too well. Despite that first date, their romance blossomed and they married on July 14, 1973 at St. Mary’s RC Church in Pompton Lakes, followed by a wonderful honeymoon in Acapulco, Mexico. They continued to travel throughout the years on several cruises, Caribbean vacations, and even an excursion to Hawaii. Bill enjoyed eating out and treating himself to the finer things in life. He had a trademark laugh, infectious and loud, that his friends and family will surely miss for many years to come.
Bill is survived by his beloved wife Barbara of Wayne, two children; Todd Cahill and his wife Michelle (Hawkins) of Keswick, VA, Allison Harraka and her husband Brian of Wayne, six adored grandchildren; Katelyn, Connor, Matthew, Emma, Hayden, and Nicholas, two sisters; Gail Carter her husband Burke of Little Egg Harbor, Barbara Fox and her husband William of Bloomfield, his mother-in-law; Lucy Palatucci of Pompton Lakes, brother-in-law; Bud Palatucci and his wife Pat, nephews; Sean, William, Greg, Timothy, Kevin, Brian and nieces; Amy, Chrissy, Debbie, and Melanie. He was preceded in death by his father William J. Cahill, Jr. of Clifton and his mother; Regina (Cunningham) Cahill.
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