William "Bill" Wallace

William (Bill) A. Wallace III, 78 of Wall, a loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at home on August 12, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on December 4, 1946 in Newark, NJ. His family, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wallace Jr. and sister, Linda Ann, moved from Nutley, NJ to the Jersey Shore when he was a young child.
He attended the Allenwood Elementary School, Central Elementary School, and graduated from Wall High School in 1964 as did his wife, Joyce Ann (Loesch) Wallace. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He completed basic training at Fort Dix, NJ. He then completed Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Lewis, WA followed by the NCO (Non-Commissioned Officers) school at Fort Benning, GA. Upon completion he was a drill instructor for the Advanced Infantry at Fort Polk, LA. From there he went to the Vietnam War serving our country from September 1970 to September 1971 with the 2nd/327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division as a combat leader-MOS: 11C. When he arrived home Bill joined the Howell Twp. Police Department in 1973 after attending the 135th Municipal Training Class at the NJ State Police Academy. While at the academy he won both the pistol trophy and academic award. He was in the Detective Bureau for most of his career, and retired at the rank of Lieutenant on January 1, 1995 at the age of 47. He was a state delegate and former PBA President for PBA local #228. He also received his Master's Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. After retiring from the Howell PD, he started an investigation company, Intrepid Investigations Inc., with former HTPD Detective, Gregory Parisi. At age 60 Bill retired.
Bill (Billy) was an avid softball player. He pitched for the HTPD softball team in the Jersey Shore Softball League for 44 years. He practiced year-round for 55 years with the goal of becoming the best pitcher in the country-not the best hitter or fielder, but the best pitcher. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in the Premier Senior Softball League in Toms River in 2024. Billy played tournament softball and senior softball for 20 years, primarily for the Delaware Legends. During his career he won 22 World Championships and 31 National Championships. He had 1,212 career wins.
He is survived by his loving wife, Joyce Ann Wallace, and his sister, Linda Ann (Malcolm) Smith. Bill and Joyce shared five children, Colin Wallace, William (Ashley) Wallace IV, Joyce M. Brown, Kendy (Jonathan) Ker, and Kenneth (Joanna) Brown Jr.. He cherished his ten grandchildren, Sophia and Rhys Wallace; Wylder, Jacob, and William. N. Wallace; Alexa, Evan and Justin Ker; and Brooke and Laci Brown.
Bill will always be remembered for his love, enthusiasm, courage and integrity. Private cremation services were held with interment in the Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff at JSUMC for their compassionate care.
Services are entrusted to Jersey Shore Cremation Service, 43 Taylor Avenue, Manasquan, NJ - JerseyShoreCremation.com.