WILLIAM MOLLOY

William Lawrence Molloy ("Butch"), 61, husband of Mary Molloy of West Hempstead, passed away at his home in Middleburgh, NY on Friday May 15, 2009. Butch was born to Marjorie and William Michael Molloy on March 8, 1948 in Yonkers, NY. He was the eldest of four boys. Butch graduated Roosevelt High School, Yonkers in 1966. He attended Westchester Community College, was a member of the US Navy Reserves and served from 1968 to 1969 on the USS New. Butch worked for Glenwood Management from 1979 to the present. Butch is survived by his wife Mary, former wife Joann Molloy and their sons James (Heather), Gregory (Jaime) and Andrew Molloy. He is further survived by his mother Marjorie, brothers Kyle (Jean), Stanley and Paul (Valerie), nieces, nephews and two grandchildren. Butch is remembered by his boys for his love of baseball, fishing, doo wop music and the Catskills, his great ability to tell stories big and small and mastery of gardening, carpentry and construction. His family thinks fondly of Butch as a little league coach and leader of camping trips and hikes for the Boy Scouts. Wake will be held at Barnes Sorrentino Funeral Home, 539 Hempstead Avenue, West Hempstead, NY from 2-4:30 pm and 7-9:30 pm on Monday May 18 and Tuesday May 19. Funeral Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 24 Westminster Road, West Hempstead, NY Wednesday May 20, 2009 at 9:00 am He will be buried by family at the Middleburgh Cemetery. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the American Cancer Society. He was a proud and loving father and grandfather and will be dearly missed.