William I. Aronwald

William I. Aronwald

William I. Aronwald ("Bill") age 79 of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (and previously of Armonk, N.Y. and New City, N.Y.) passed away on October 29th. Beloved husband of Barbara Aronwald; Loving father of Jeffrey (Julie) Aronwald and Kimberly (Michael) Joseph; Cherished grandfather of Max, Henry, Kellie, and Jack. Dear brother of Barbara Lasher.

Bill graduated from Long Island City High School (Class of 1958). He attended Hofstra University (Class of 1962) where he was a member of the 1959 undefeated football team. Bill graduated from Brooklyn Law School (Class of 1965) where he was a member of the Law Review. He served in the United States Army, stationed in El Paso, Texas (1966) and Okinawa (1967), reaching the rank of Captain. Bill began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office serving under Frank Hogan (1967-1971). He then joined the United States Department of Justice (1971-1976) and served as the Attorney in Charge of the Organized Crime Strike Force for the Southern District of New York. He was also the Chief of the Criminal Division for the United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York (1976-1977). Bill entered private practice in 1977 specializing in criminal defense until his retirement approximately 3 years ago. He was also a legal analyst for WNBC for a number of years. Bill was an avid pilot and flew missions for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. He enjoyed retirement with his wife Barbara in South Florida and seeing his children and grandchildren whenever he could.

Donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.www.stjude.org.

Private Services for the family were held on November 1st.