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William "Willy" de Leyer
1937 - 2014
William "Willy" de Leyer
1937 - 2014
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BORN
1937
DIED
2014
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Dianne VanDusen
April 9, 2023
Loved working with willy he was great to work with as well as instructor. Great heart and always willing to help. Miss him.
Jacque Setmayer
April 24, 2019
Just looked up Willie and this came up. I knew Willie when I was 17 he had his horses in upper saddle river NJ. I rode his horses and went to shows with him. Even though he passed 5 yrs ago I'm sorry for his passing. I lived in Fl for 30 yrs and know Melbourne. Would like to contact his daughters. God Bless the DeLeyer Family!
November 10, 2014
Willie was an awesome trainer and my dad bought me my very first horse from him when I was 14yrs old when he was at Twin DykeFarm in Annandale, New Jersey. Willie built confidence in my riding. Will never forget him. Sincere condolenses to the family. Kathleen Skibenes
Scott Csezmadia
August 3, 2014
I'd like to start out by saying to the entire DeLeyer family that I am sorry to hear of your loss. Willy was one of the best men I knew. I met him when I was only a teenager when I worked for him at the farm. Willy has taught me lots of life lessons that have been imbedded in me throughout my life. He taught me that there's nothing wrong with a hard days work and that it always pays off at the end of the day. I must also thank him for for helping me learn how to drive. To this day I still remember driving his pickup truck ( which seemed huge at the time ) with him in the passenger seat saying your doing good. I wish I was able to spend more time with him and he will be greatly missed by this young whippersnapper
RIP Willy.
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suzannd & ross spengler
July 3, 2014
I am so sad to hear of Willy's passing. What a loss to this world. Willy I loved your attitude not only about horses but about life.
Suzanne and Ross Spengler
Maria,Claudia,Nicoletta Bumbac
May 9, 2014
We will miss You our dear Friend Willy.
Rest in peace.
Maria Bumbac
May 9, 2014
Deepest sympathy to the Family of William "Willy" De Leyer.He will be missed greatly.
An amazing Gentlemen our dear friend rest in peace.
Claudia,Nicoletta and Maria Bumbac
May 9, 2014
Mauri
April 29, 2014
Willie, I will never forget how you helped me when I needed it most! You were a great guy, forgot more than most people know about horses, and I'm glad to have the pleasure to have known you!
Dianne & Ruthie VanDusen & Shaffer
April 26, 2014
Willy will be missed dearly. My sister and I would like to give our condolences to his family. My sister and I worked for Willy over the years. We learned a lot and had a lot of fun with him. RIP and thanks for all you taught.D
Harry deLeyer
April 20, 2014
Willy,may you rest in peace with other members of our family
April 18, 2014
May you rest in peace Uncle Willy....Andre' Chris and Jason and Kyle deLeyer
April 18, 2014
Willy was a truly wonderful person. I only knew him for a while, but the history and stories he shared of his life were amazing. Rest in Peace
Earl Finney
April 18, 2014
My Sincere Sympathy to the DeLeyer Family and friends may Willy RIP. He will truly be missed Sincerely, Earl Finney & Family
April 17, 2014
WILLY, I bought my first horse in America from you. We went different paths. You were an important part of the American horse industry in this area. RIP. SAM. Outback Farm USA
H deLeyer Family
April 16, 2014
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
May Uncle Willy rest in peace
April 16, 2014
Many many great memories of Willy through the years -- he was always a good horseman and horse buyer and we loved his stories and personality.....he will be missed...RIP old buddy....Lydia & Bud Lauk
Harriet deLeyer
April 16, 2014
Rest in peace Uncle Willy
April 15, 2014
Dear DeLeyer family, You all have my prayers during this very sad time. Willy was one of a kind and his loss in our horse community means an end of an era. Jane Lucrezi
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