William R. Toal Jr.

1932 - 2016

The Honorable William R. Toal, Jr., 83, a retired Pennsylvania Common Pleas Court judge, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2016 at his residence at Bellingham Estates in West Chester, PA while surrounded by his family.
Judge Toal was born on September 9, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA to Gertrude and The Honorable William R. Toal, Sr. He was a graduate of Bucknell University and Temple University School of Law. Judge Toal was elected in November 1973 to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. Prior to his election, Judge Toal served in the District Attorney's Office for ten years, five of them as First Assistant District Attorney. On April 4, 1990, Judge Toal was elected to a five year term as President Judge of the Court by the Delaware County Board of Judges. In November 1993, the voters approved his retention for a third term. He was appointed to Senior Judge by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 1, 2003 and retired from the bench in December 2010. Prior to his distinguished law career, Judge Toal served as a first lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps in Germany from 1954 to 1956.
He is survived by his wife Lolita (nee Bunnell) Toal, his brother John H. Toal, Esq. He is also survived his sons, William III, Esq. (Kathleen), Robert (Karen), and John, Esq. (Tanya, Esq.); his grandchildren, Anne, Emily, Kevin, Kaitlin and Declan. He is further survived by other relatives and many, many friends.
Family and friends will be received on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, from 7-9 pm and on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 9:30 am in St. John's Episcopal Church, 576 Concord Rd., Glen Mills, PA 19342. His Funeral Service will follow at 10:30 am.
His family requests donations in his name to The Myositis Association, 1737 King St., Suite 600, Alexandria, VA 22314 www.myositis.org.