William "Bill" Weiss

Weiss William "Bill" Weiss, 81, of Columbus, passed away January 5, 2017. Bill was born on March 7, 1935, in Columbus, the son of Peter and Goldie (Valentine) Weiss. He graduated from South High School in 1953 and began working at the Huntington National Bank. Bill enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1954 and married his Huntington Bank co-worker, Louise Burgner, in 1955. Bill attended Ohio State following two years in the Navy, and then worked his way up the ladder at the Huntington to become Vice President, heading their first Data Processing organization. Later in his career he worked as Division Chief for the City of Columbus in charge of Data Processing and then President of Consolidated Computer Company in Newark, Ohio. He was also the President of the Data Processing Management Association (Columbus Chapter) for several years. As a lifelong Ohio State Buckeye fan, Bill served as a volunteer statistician for the OSU football and basketball teams for 30 years and was a lifetime member of the Agonis Club and Buckeye Boosters. In addition to being an avid sports fan, he loved to play cards, talk politics, show off his gift of trivia, and brag about his grandchildren. Bill is survived by his wife of 61 years, Louise; their five children - daughters, Pam (Paul) Albrecht, Paula (Mark) Harrington, and Penny (Brian) Allender; sons, William Weiss, Jr. and Robert (Ann) Weiss; and 15 grandchildren, Adam, Alison, Andrea, Luke, Dylan, Amanda, Brittany, Amelia, James, Dustin, Julia, Austin, Alexa, Ruby and Christian. He is preceded in death by his parents and sister Katherine (Spanovich). Visitation with the family will be on Sunday, January 15, 2017 beginning at 2 p.m. at EVANS FUNERAL HOME, 4171 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus, with a memorial service following at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at www.jdrf.org. Special thanks to Mount Carmel Hospice. www.evansfuneralhome.net