William Sargent Castellon

William "Bill" Sargent Castellon passed away in his home in Kittery, Maine surrounded by family following a long battle with leukemia on November 17, 2023. Bill was 70 years old and was born in Lafayette, Louisiana on January 7th, 1953. Bill married Nancy Spillane Castellon in September of 1981 and they recently celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary. Bill and Nancy enjoyed spending time together and would frequently go for walks on the Seacoast beaches after getting brunch at local establishments.
Bill enlisted in the United States Navy when he was 21 years old and spent 21 years in the Navy including being an ELT on the first deployment of the USS Henry M Jackson. He received his Bachelor of Science from SUNY in 1994 and a Master of Business Administration from New Hampshire College in 1998.
He traveled the globe throughout his time in the Navy but loved Southern Maine and settled in Kittery to raise his family. He has three children Michael, Rebecca and Robert and two grandchildren Madeline and Abigail and he would brag to anyone who would listen about their accomplishments.
He worked in the private sector but returned to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard retiring in October of 2021 for a total time of 38 years of government service. He loved the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard community and made more friends than could be listed.
His many pets were an important part of his life. Reilly the dog and Matthew the cat will miss sitting with him and watching sports. He was an avid Boston sports fan and the Boston Bruins and hockey was his favorite sport. He proudly spent more than ten years as the announcer for Traip Academy basketball and football games. He loved vacationing and boating on Lake Winnipesaukee with his extended family and looked forward to that week for the entire year. Some of his favorite hobbies included woodworking, tending to his gardens and starting a project on the house or yard only to be distracted by a different project.
He is survived by his wife Nancy Spillane Castellon; his mother Nancy Sargent Castellon; his three children and their spouses Michael and Lindsey Castellon; Rebecca and Patrick Sommer; and Robert and Michelle Castellon. He loved his granddaughters Madeline, age 4, and Abigail, age 2, Sommer and one of his greatest regrets is being unable to see them grow up.
He is also survived by his two sisters Linda Tucker and Patti Hines and their children and families including Susanna, Betsey and Jenny; his sister-in laws and their families were always close to him and he loved spending time with them, Sherrill, Bill, Carolyn, Mal, Bob, Jaime, Chris and Mackenzie.
There will be visiting hours on Tuesday, November 21, from 4-6pm at the J.S. Pelkey & Son Funeral Home, 125 Old Post Road, Kittery Maine. A funeral service will be Wednesday, November 22, at J.S. Pelkey & Son Funeral Home, starting promptly at 10a. Both events will be open to the public. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in memory of Bill Castellon to the Massachusetts General Hospital, Cancer Center, 125 Nashua Street, Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114. To leave online condolences please visit www.jspelkeyfuneralhome.com. Care for the Castellon family has been entrusted to the JS Pelkey & Son Funeral Home.