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William J. "Billy" Luckhurst

Newark, New Jersey

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William J. "Billy" Luckhurst, 62, died on Monday, June 13, 2011, at Father Hudson House in Elizabeth, N.J., after battling cancer. Bill was born and raised in Rahway, N.J., son of the late William Luckhurst and Cecilia Sackrider Luckhurst. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen,...

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Ahh, Bill, not a day goes by without thinking of you. I really miss our talks about words and our technoenvy. We miss you terribly. Love you, Arn

I just can´t believe how time flies by. I´m a cousin of Billy as we called him and we lost touch after his father passed. I can truly say he looks so much like his dad. Uncle Bill had the greatest smile. I don´t think I ever saw him with a frown of mad face. He was always happy and joyful. And from what I´ve read here Billy was too. I´m so sad that I didn´t keep in touch. But I have memories of when we were younger. I miss him but know he is in Heaven with his father & mother, Grandparents,...

Bill, We miss you so much. Ron and I talk about you and to you as if you were here. I hope you can hear us. You were such a good friend for so many years. I believe you are in heaven now playing pool with the angels. Give them a chance to win some games.

Ahhh, Billy, I miss you so much. The conversations we had about the complexities of words, and the intricacies (?) of computer graphics. We weathered quite a few storms together, and still not a day goes by without me thinking of you. You were an officer and a gentleman in my book. Love ya, man.

I recently saw a documentary about Bob Dylan on T.V. and flashed back to 1965 . Bill and I were sophmores at St. Joe's in Metuchen . One day we went to Bill's house in Rahway and listened to " Freewheelin' " , Dylan's newest album. Bill was an incredible poet and I remember the last line of a poem he wrote : "... the time for choosing false gods is over.. " When we talked about Dylan and poetry , I always thought he'd wind up as creative writer. After we graduated in '67 , I went to Rutgers...

The other day I ordered a new Greek fisherman hat after the old one that Bill Luckhust gave me many years ago wore out. After doing that, I decided to see if I could locate Bill, only to learn of his passing back in 2011. Certainly disappointed that I did not do so before his passing. Over the years I thought of Bill but neglected to reach out. After his Hasselblad career we worked together at Chinon Cameras in Springfield, Bill was their first advertising manager. I was product manager so we...

Marc, I am one of Billy's cousin and I do appreciate your kind words and funny story. Billy was always a charachter and I thank you for remembering him from your days at Rider. Thanks again.

Bill and family - I know this is a mucho late entry but I remember you like yesterday at Rider College. You were the only Goy who wanted to pledge the Jewish House, ZBT. I remember those afternoons when you got dressed up in your Class A ROTC Uniform and would do drill at Princeton University while an ROTC unit was being formed. Our class unfortunatly has disappeared off theface of the earth but you remain permanant. Marc Segal Class of l970
Rider University

Jamie, Tom, Bill, Don