William Francis "Bill" Begley

1959 - 2016

Begley, William Francis (Bill)
entered into eternal peace on Sunday, February 28, 2016. Bill was born September 11, 1959, in Jacksonville, Florida to Jack and Joan Begley. The family eventually settled in Tempe, Arizona, where Bill attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School. Bill was a member of the McClintock High marching band and valedictorian of the Class of 1977. During high school and college, Bill was a cast member of the Tempe Little Theatre and University of Arizona theater groups where he developed a life-long love of the arts. Bill had a great love and appreciation of film music and cultivated enduring friendships with film music composers and friends united in this passion. Bill graduated from the University of Arizona with degrees in Accounting and Law. Bill was a law clerk to the Honorable Robert J. Corcoran of the Arizona Court of Appeals. A member of the State Bar of Arizona since 1985, he began his career as in-house council for State Farm and later was a partner with Jennings, Haug, and Cunningham and the Cavanagh Law Firm. Bill was an active parishioner at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Tempe, where he brought the Word of God to life through the lector ministry. Bill is remembered as a man of great and steadfast faith, who loved and cherished his family and friends. Bill is preceded in death by his mother, father, and brother, John. Bill is survived by his sister Mary Helyn Luse and husband Bill, brother Patrick, and extended family Bob and Kathleen Morrissey, Tom and Lauriane Morrissey, Bridget and Adam Lynch, and nieces Bernadette, Elizabeth, Aden, and Riley. Bill is also survived by the love of his life, Sara, and his children, his pride and joy, Michael and Megan. His memory will be treasured by all those who know him. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:30 P.M. with sharing and Rosary recited at 6:00 P.M. at Queen of Heaven Catholic Funeral Home, 1562 E. Baseline Road, Mesa, AZ, 85204. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 12:00 P.M. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 1800 E. Libra Drive, Tempe, AZ, 85283 with interment to follow at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, located at 2033 N. 48th St., Phoenix, AZ, 85008. Donations in Bill's memory may be made to Musicians at Play Foundation, www.musiciansatplay.org or the American Heart Association www.heart.org. Condolences may be made at www.queenofheavencatholicmortuary.com. Arrangements entrusted to Queen of Heaven Catholic Funeral Home, Mesa, AZ.