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William McClain Obituary

William D. McClain “Bill”, 79, passed away on Nov. 16th in Phoenix Arizona, where he lived for 33 years. Born and raised in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, graduate of Haverford High School, went on to Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, followed by Villanova University. Leader of Global Excellence at Suez, top of his field as a micro-electronics water treatment engineer. He was united in marriage to Donna M. Walker on Sep. 5th 1964. Survived by daughter Irene “Renie” McKinley, son William D McClain Jr. “Guy” (wife Marie A McClain), son David McClain (wife Amy McClain); grandchildren Devon McKinley, Trevor McClain, Hannah McClain, Everett McClain; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Tony and Linda DiGiacomo; brother-in-law Johnny Tulli; niece Angel DiGiacomo. Preceded in death by wife Donna M McClain; father and mother Clifford and Edna McClain and sister-in-law Denise Tulli. Bill was a kind, gentle and loving husband and father. He was loved by his family, friends and colleagues and will be dearly missed. Relatives and friends are invited to his Viewing 9:00-10:00 AM, Saturday, November 27, 2021 at The Donohue Funeral Home, 8401 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA 19082, 610-449-0300, followed by his funeral service at 10:00 AM. Interment Valley Forge Memorial Gardens. Online condolences www.donohuefuneralhome.com

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Published by The Daily Times from Nov. 23 to Nov. 24, 2021.

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Jo H.

November 29, 2021

My deepest condolences to the McClain Family for the loss of your loved one, William, "Bill", and pray God gives you comfort, peace and strength.

Jo-SG

November 26, 2021

In loving memory of a wonderful & unselfish person, I will miss you, Bill.

Am glad to work together with you on a SG project & thanks for being very patience with me; a non engineer in the UPW industry.

Rushikesh Matkar

November 22, 2021

A real stalwart of the UPW industry. His accomplishments and impact to my world are immense. My thoughts and prayer for his near and dear. Bill will always be in our hearts, our thoughts and physically in the water treatment plants he designed for us that will continue to create the highest purity water in the world.

Paul Tan

November 22, 2021

You are dearly missed. You have always been a mentor to me in the UPW space.

Ben Poh (Suez) Singapore

November 21, 2021

RIP Bill, it has been a pleasure working with you. I will always remember your guidances in Water treatment engineering.

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