In Memory of

William A. (Bill) Connors

November 7, 1957 - September 18, 2015

Obituary

William A. Connors age 57 of Wake Forest, North Carolina passed away peacefully on Friday September 18, 2015 at his home. Born in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, N.Y. he had resided in Sayreville graduating from Our Lady of Victory Grammar School and Saint Joseph’s High School in Metuchen, and then continued his education at Brookdale College.

Bill entered the police academy at the age of 21, working as a police officer for the Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey where he worked for 25 years retiring in 2004. 

William was very involved in the September 11th rescue efforts at the World Trade Center where he worked for 9 months recovering many of our lost heroes. He was a member of the Blue Knights Motor Cycle Club and a communicant of Our Lady of Victories R. C. Church in Sayreville. In his early years Bill was very involved with his sons coaching Hockey and teaching them to be certified scuba divers.

Surviving are his sons Sean, Shane, Timothy and Ian Connors, his granddaughter Cadence Connors and his parents William and Margaret O’Keeffe Connors of Sayreville.

Funeral services will be held Saturday 8:15am from the Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home 15 Cherry Lane Parlin followed by a 9:00am mass at Our Lady of Victories R.C. Church in Sayreville with burial to follow at New Calvary Cemetery, Parlin.

Calling hours at the funeral home will be held Friday 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7pm to 9:00pm. In lieu of flowers the family has requested that donations in William’s name be made to the September 11 Port of Authority Memorial Fund.

Letters of condolence, directions and completed arrangements can be found at WWW.Spezzifuneralhome.com
 

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First Visitation
Friday, September 25, 2015
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home
15 Cherry Lane
Parlin, NJ
08859

Second Visitation
Friday, September 25, 2015
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Service Information
Saturday, September 26, 2015
9:00am

Our Lady of Victories RC Church
42 Main Street
Sayreville, NJ
08870

Interment Information
New Calvary Cemetery
Washington Road
Parlin, NJ
08859