WILLIAM J. DEAN

Missing you Bill. I think about you every time I take a three point shot. I know you are playing ball up in heaven.

Miss you at the basketball games we used to play. Lots of good times and meeting great people such as yourself. Still think of you and I miss reading your new articles you would put out and were so proud of. God Bless.

No one can prepare you for a loss; it comes like a swift wind. However, take comfort in knowing God is with you and your family lean on him in your time of need & remember,

It’s been years since I last played basketball with Bill, but the memories are strong. Bill was so kind and a true patriarch of the Lenox Hill gym. He’ll certainly be missed by all who were lucky enough to have known him.

I met Bill when I first went to Lenox Hill Neighborhood house in 1999...he was such a gentleman...very kind and personable...and boy could he hit that one legged jumper!! LOL!! When things got heated in games he was the calming force...he calmed me down more than a few occasions! LOL!! I dont think I every saw Bill get angry whenever I went there to play...when I last went there around 2011 or 2012 there was Bill still shooting around and being friendly and personable...there was alot to be...

No one can prepare you for a loss; it comes like a swift wind. However, take comfort in knowing God is with you and your family lean on him in your time of need & remember,

I used to work at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and Bill would always be there playing basketball, we used to play together sometimes and it was always fun! Bill could really shoot the ball well and he was always so kind. I saw him not too long ago near my mom’s house, which is close to LHNH but I didn’t speak to him, and now I wish I had gone up to him. I’ll miss him and his kind spirit, RIP Bill.