WILLIAM SINCLAIR

SINCLAIR
WILLIAM CALVIN
William Calvin Sinclair, 84, of Mars, and former long time resident of Lower Burrell, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2011, under the care of Good Samaritan Hospice. He was born April 24, 1927 in Parnassus to the late Harry and Marie Lynch Sinclair. He was employed by the Allegheny Valley School District for 35 years, as both a teacher and Athletic Director. He also taught at Point Park College in Pittsburgh. William was a life long learner who traveled frequently with post graduate studies. He had visited all 50 states. He was an animal lover and enjoyed photography and playing cards. He is a veteran of the US Navy, having served in WWII. He was a member of St. Andrew's Anglican Church in New Kensington, where he was a lay Eucharistic minister and senior warden. William was a member of the WPIAL Athletic Association, former member of the Springdale Lions Club and member of the Lower Burrell Elks and Lower Burrell VFW. Survivors include his beloved wife of 64 years, Frances Liotta Sinclair of Mars; two daughters, Barbara (Leonard) Thompson of Cranberry Township and Pamela (Randal) Campbell of Mars; two grandchildren, Lenn (Nena) Thompson of Long Island, NY and Sarah Thompson of Cranberry Township; a great-grandson, Jackson William Thompson of Long Island, NY, and a sister, Thelma McCready of Sebastian, FL. Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in the FRANK F. GIGLER FUNERAL HOME, 2877 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell, PA 15068. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Andrew's Anglican Church, 1090 Edgewood Road, New Kensington, PA 15068, with Fathers John Bailey and Norman Koehler officiating. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Good Samaritan Hospice House, 146 Neely School Road, Wexford, PA 15090 or to Animal Protectors of A.V., 533 Linden Avenue, New Kensington, PA 15068.
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