William H. Bryant
William H. Bryant passed away on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick. He was 87 years old and a lifelong resident of Warwick.
Born Oct. 28, 1925, in Warwick, he was the son of Harold and Florence Hocking Bryant.
He was married to Norma (Scheuermann) Bryant.
A World War II veteran of the Navy Seabees who served in the Pacific, he was a charter member and past commander of VFW Post #4662.
Bill retired from International Paper Company as a maintenance mechanic. He was a 63-year member of Excelsior Hose Company No. 1, past chief of the Warwick Fire Department, member of District #6 Past Chiefs, Fire Chiefs Association of Orange County, past commissioner of Warwick Fire District and a member of L&H Railway Veterans Association.
He was a member of Good Shepherd Church in Warwick.
Bill also enjoyed woodworking.
His family’s statement reads: “Bill was a man of few words, but those who knew him, listened closely to them. He was proud of his family, his country and his community. Most of all, he was a caring husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be missed by all who knew and loved him.”
Survivors include his wife Norma of Warwick; son William K. Bryant of Warwick; his daughters Donna Lynn Gove of Warwick and Katherine Florence Forsyth of Warwick; three grandchildren: Tami, Jennifer and Robert; step grandchild Jessica; and two great-grandchildren; Kaylie and Emily as well as an expected third great-grandchild, Anna Beth; his sister Ann White of Warwick.
He was predeceased by his sister Grace Miller.
Funeral services were to take place Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Warwick, followed by interment in Orange County Veterans Cemetery with military honors.
Memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 95 Kings Highway, PO Box 218, Warwick, NY 10990 or Hospice of Orange and Sullivan 800 Stony Brook Court Newburgh, NY 12550.
For further information, directions or to send an online condolence, see www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.