William L. Didden Jr.

William L. Didden, Jr., 76, of Ocean Township, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024.
He was born in Neptune, grew up in Belmar and Manasquan, lived in numerous places from Virginia to New York before returning to NJ with his family to settle in Wayside.
He enjoyed refinishing furniture, fishing, golfing was and an avid birder and football and sports fan. He received his Mechanical Engineering degree from NJIT and was an active member of the Iota Kappa Phi fraternity. Afterwards, he completed his MBA at the College of William and Mary in Wiliamsburg, Virginia.
He spent many years as a Sales Manager for Hayward Industries/Eaton Corp in Elizabeth, NJ and was General Manager of Flo-Tite Valves and Controls in Lumberton, North Carolina.
He was predeceased by his parents, William and Florence.
Surviving is his wife, Diane; son, William and his wife Stephanie; two brothers, Charles Didden and his wife Nancy and Michael Didden; sister, Jeanna Vinai and her husband, Richard; brother-in-law, Rand Wilson and his wife Wenlan; his beloved grandsons, Sasha and Danil; nephews, Owen Wilson and Christopher Vinai and nieces, Rebecca Vinai and Laura Thomas.
Bill's family would like to thank the Jersey Shore Post Acute & Rehab Center and the physical therapy team in Neptune for the personal medical care they showed to him.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in his name to the National Audubon Society www.audubon.org.
Arrangements are by the Fiore-Buckley Funeral Home, Oakhurst, Ocean Township. For condolences, please visit www.fiorefuneralhomes.com.