William E. "Bill" Postles

William (Bill) E. Postles Jr., 91, of Salisbury passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at The Macky and Pam Stansell House in Ocean Pines. Born July 20, 1931 in Dover, DE., he was the son of the late William and Pauline Postles.
After high school, Bill graduated from University of Delaware with a degree in Liberal Arts. He served his country in the U.S. Army as a special agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps. After the Army, Bill was very active in the community working 20 years in the banking sector for the Bank of Delaware and Maryland National Bank. He proudly served for 17 years as the Executive Director of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce, was a member of the State Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee, a member of the Mayor's Roundtable, was involved in the Salisbury Wicomico Economic Development (SWED) Committee and wrote a weekly column for the Daily Times. Two of his proudest achievements were being instrumental in originating the annual Salisbury Festival and being one of the cofounders of the Coastal Hospice on the Eastern Shore. Bill loved spending time with his family, jogging, reading non-fiction and having discussions about politics, government and finance/investment matters. He enjoyed traveling with his wife Marilyn on 28 Elderhostel outings, many trips to Siesta Key, FL, Rehoboth Beach, DE and hiking trips to the Smokey Mountains. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 66 years Marilyn, three sons, William E. Postles III of Salisbury, Tom Postles and his wife Bettina of Salisbury, John Postles and his wife Wendy of Salisbury and daughter Kathie Trapkin and her husband Mike of Suffolk, VA. He has three grandsons: Brian Postles and his wife Anna of Savannah, GA and Cooper and Griffin Trapkin of Suffolk, VA and two granddaughters: Brittany Underwood and her husband Seth of Salisbury, Stephanie Postles and her partner, Jeremy of Austin, TX. Bill has eight great-grandchildren and two more on the way!!
Per Bill's wishes, a private family service will take place and any memorial contributions may be made to: Coastal Hospice, PO Box1733 Salisbury, MD. 21802 or The Macky and Pam Stansell House Coastal Hospice 1500 Ocean Pkwy Ocean Pines, MD. 21811. Please share memories and condolences with the family at www.HollowayFH.com.