Billy Joe "BJ" Wauhop Jr.

1943 - 2020

Billy Joe "BJ" Wauhop Jr. obituary, 1943-2020, Belvidere, PA

BORN

1943

DIED

2020

FUNERAL HOME

Mac Fadden Funeral Home

325 Hardwick St

Belvidere, New Jersey

Billy Wauhop Obituary

Billy Joe 'BJ' Wauhop Jr.
CLAYTON, NC
Billy Joe "BJ' Wauhop Jr., 76, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died peacefully on Jan. 5, 2020, at his home in Clayton, North Carolina.
Born on Oct. 29, 1943, in Beckley, W.V., he was the son of the late Margie Wauhop and Billy Joe Wauhop Sr. BJ graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley in 1961 and West Virginia Institute of Technical in 1965 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He began his career designing blast furnaces for steel mills in western Pennsylvania. In 1976, BJ began working in the concrete block industry, eventually establishing and managing his own engineering firm.
Over the next 43 years, he provided engineering solutions for concrete/masonry customers across the United States and Europe, becoming an expert in solving complex manufacturing and design problems. He was also an inventor, holding eleven patents in curing methods and block designs. He was an active member of the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA), serving in leadership roles with the association for decades. In 2018, the NCMA recognized his expertise and industry contributions by presenting him with a Lifetime Achievement award.
BJ was a past president of the Belvidere Lion's Club, recently receiving a 45-Year Service Award; a past member of the Belvidere School Board, and a former lay leader at the Belvidere United Methodist Church. Most recently, he was an engineering contractor /supervisor for the Pequest River Utility Municipal Authority of Warren County.
BJ is survived by his wife, Adella; children, Brian Wauhop (wife, Amy), Margie Riedel (husband, Fred), and John Wauhop; grandchildren, Matthew Riedel, Max Wauhop, and Thomas Riedel; two brothers, Ernest Mitchell Wauhop and David Wauhop.
A visitation time will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17, at MacFadden Funeral Home, 325 Hardwick St., Belvidere, NJ 07823, (908) 475-2210, macfaddenfuneralhome.com. And from 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Belvidere United Methodist Church, 219 Hardwick St., Belvidere, NJ 07823, with a memorial service following at 11 a.m. at the church. Online condolences are to be sent to MacFaddenFuneralHome.com
Donations in lieu of flowers, may be sent to Gary Sinise Foundation, P.O. Box 368, Woodlawn Hills, CA 91365 or Belvidere United Methodist Church, 219 Hardwick St., Belvidere, NJ 07823.

MacFadden Funeral Home
325 Hardwick St.
Belvidere, NJ 07823
(908) 475-2210

Published by The Express Times on Jan. 12, 2020.
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6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Mac Fadden Funeral Home

325 Hardwick St, Belvidere, NJ 07823

Jan

18

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Belvidere United Methodist Church

219 Hardwick St., Belvidere, PA

Jan

18

Memorial service

11:00 a.m.

Belvidere United Methodist Church

219 Hardwick St., Belvidere, PA

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325 Hardwick St, Belvidere, NJ 07823

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