Obituary for MR William P Willig William P. Willig, 82, of Saratoga Springs, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018 after a brief illness. Born March 29, 1936 in Albany, he was the son of the late James and Mildred Willig. A graduate of Vincentian Institute High School, Bill attended St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont where he received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science.
He then went on to Albany Law School where he graduated in 1962 with a Juris Doctor degree. Most of Bill’s legal career was spent with the Higgins, Roberts, Beyerl and Coan Law Firm in Schenectady where he specialized in Environmental Law. The latter part of his career was spent in private practice in Ballston Spa.
He was a member of the Saratoga County Bar Association as well as the Schenectady County Bar Association, where he served as president. Bill was a respected authority on the history of antique and classic boats and, after much research, had a replica of the 1930 Gold Cup Winner named Hotsy Totsy produced. The boat was built for him by his long-time friend, Bill Morgan (deceased).
Bill also owned a classic Grand Prize Winner named Liebchen, a 1930 28 foot Hacker-Craft, and enjoyed going to and participating in boat shows. He was a past president (1979-1980) and long-time board member of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, an international organization, and played an instrumental role in the formation of its Adirondack Chapter. Besides antique and classic boats, Bill was passionate about golfing and in his younger years was a highly-rated amateur golfer in the Albany area.
As a teenager, he worked as a caddy at the original Albany Country Club where he won the New York State Junior Golfers Championship. He was a long-time member of the Edison Country Club where he served as president and was also a member of the Mohawk Golf Club in Schenectady. Bill was known for the generosity he extended to many and for the affection and pride he had for his family.
Nothing was more important to Bill than his family and he loved his nieces, grandnieces, nephews and grandnephews as if they were his own children and grandchildren. Bill is pre-deceased by his parents, his sister Ann Pociluk, his brother-in-law Stephen Pociluk, and his niece Kathleen Pociluk. He is survived by his brother James (Susan) Willig of Sierra Vista, Arizona, his sister-in-law Shirley Willig of Hudson Falls, three nieces, Cynthia (Michael) Lammon of Greenville, South Carolina, Debra (Bradford) Asplund of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Anne (Tony) Brancati of Hudson Falls, three nephews, James Willig, Michael (Tianna) Willig, and Andrew Willig, all of Hudson Falls, his grandnieces, Andrea (Dennis) Katolin of Quantico, Virginia, Alexandra (Lucas) Allamon of Barboursville, Virginia, and Anneliese Willig of Hudson Falls, and his grandnephews, Bryan (Nicole) Lammon of Sylvania, Ohio, Cory (Rachel) Clifton of Astoria, New York, Michael (Shaylyn) Brancati of Argyle, Mark Ostrowski of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Geno Brancati of Glens Falls.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to Bill’s ex-wife and good friend Renee Rosch for the many years of companionship she has shared with him. The family would also like to thank Jennifer, Kareen and Ellen at Fresenius Kidney Care for their kindness and concern for him and for being the bright spot in many of Bill’s days during the last months of his life. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 19th at the Tunison Funeral Home, 105 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs (584 -0440).
A funeral Mass will be held at the Church of St. Mary’s–St. Paul’s, 11 Wall Street, Hudson Falls on Wednesday, June 20th at 11:00 a.m. with interment to follow at St. Mary’s cemetery. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill’s name to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (1-800-822-6344). To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of MR William P Willig please visit our Sympathy Store.
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