William-Prairie-Obituary

William E. Prairie

Edison, New Jersey

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DIED
August 24, 2024
LOCATION
Edison, New Jersey
CHARITY
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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Retired from Union Carbide, Edison Fire Chief, 78 William E. Prairie, (known as "Coyote"), 78, of Edison, NJ, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2024 at RWJ Medical Center in New Brunswick, NJ. Beloved husband of 45 years to Deborah J. Prairie (nee Schulze); father of Arlene Kovacs, Heather...

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I just saw this today, so late into the condolences. I served with Bill at County OEM and we spent a fair time handling different matters together. I always enjoyed his great company and he was a master of his craft to learn from. Rest in Peace Sir Bill. Dave Wilson Sr.

Billy was a fun classmate from our days in Menlo. Always looked forward to seeing him at the JFK '65 reunions. And respected him for his dedication to firefighting. Deepest condolences to his family. Please remember that he will be missed by all who knew him.

He will be deeply missed at JFK 65 events. Such a jokester. RIP!

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Billy was always the life of a party, a treat to be around and a great and loyal friend. He will be missed by all of his JFK classmates! We love you Billy!!! ❤

So sorry to hear about Bill's passing I've known Bill for a long long time also his wife Debbie he loved his family and he loved being a firefighter he will be missed dearly

Bill was great guy and had the best interest of Fire Service at heart. We were County Fire Coordinators together. I learned so much from him and his Family should be very proud of him. Rest peacefully Bill...

To the Prairie Family, Coyote was a big part of my early racing days. We spent lots of time together in our younger years. We were lucky to reconnect on Facebook in recent years. So sorry to hear of his recent passing. He will be missed. Larry Bucher & Family Howell, NJ