Obituary of William J. Fuchs

William J. Fuchs, age 64 of Toms River, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2014 after a long illness. Born in Queens, New York, he lived in Carle Place and Westbury on Long Island, and in Colonie, NY. He played football and lacrosse at W.T. Clarke High School in Westbury. He entered the Air Force during the Vietnam War, serving in Turkey and Guam, before being posted to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. He was a 1976 graduate of the State University at Albany, New York. He worked as a supervisory computer programmer for the State of New York and then for the State of New Jersey. He moved to Toms River in the early 1980s. In 1984, he began working as a computer specialist and data base administrator at Fort Monmouth, NJ. Bill retired from Fort Monmouth when the base closed in 2011. He was an avid golfer and cyclist. He was predeceased by his parents John and Delphine Fuchs. Friends and coworkers are invited to a memorial service on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 10:15 AM at BG William C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, 350 Province Line Road, Wrightstown, NJ 08562. Memories of Bill may be posted at the 'letters of condolence' link at www.kedzfuneralhome.com.