William "Bill" Weightman III

Stockholm, NJ: William "Bill" Weightman, III, 76 years old, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Born to William Weightman, Jr. and Christine M. Weightman nee DeCarlo in Teaneck, NJ, growing up in Ridgefield. His family owned the Royal Tavern in Ridgfield, NJ where Mr. Weightman worked as a bartender in his early 20s often sharing colorful stories of his times working side by side with his brother, Gary Weightman. He resided in Bergen County for many years before moving to the Lake Stockholm section of Hardyston Township 45 years ago. Mr. Weightman first fell in love with Lake Stockholm as a boy when his family purchased a second home and began to spend summers there.
Mr. Weightman earned an ABD/Ph. D. from City University of New York in political economy/criminology and M.A.s from Fordham University in criminology, New Jersey City University in political science and urban sociology. He earned a certificate in certified public management from Rutgers University and at Cornell University for industrial psychology. He worked as an industrial psychologist and testing specialist for the New Jersey Department of Labor, where he developed tests for counseling, job placement and conducted national studies on workers and students. He advanced further in his career and later ran government offices for jobs and unemployment known as One Stop Career Centers in Sussex, Morris and Warren counties, retiring as a Regional Supervisor in 2013 after 44 years of service. He won many distinguished awards for customer service and economic development. He was also a part time professor teaching for more than 14 years at various colleges including Jersey City State University, Ramapo College and Sussex County Community College.
A dedicated family man, during his retirement, he enjoyed traveling between his homes in North Port, Florida and Lake Stockholm, NJ. After a devastating house fire in 1996 destroyed his boyhood summer home, he and his wife, Hilda purchased their first home in the bucolic lake community.
Mr. Weightman loved family time, sporting events, politics, swimming and kayaking at his beloved Lake Stockholm. He also enjoy travel abroad. An avid fan of rock concerts, he was in attendance at Woodstock 1969 and 1993 and most recently at the Rolling Stones concert in May of 2024. In his youth, he was scouted by the New York Yankees and had dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. His medical issues prevented him from pursuing that dream. He was an avid Mets fan who proudly appeared in a documentary about the Mets.
Mr. Weightman was an activist and local political pundit well known in Sussex County and the surrounding area who worked tirelessly on behalf of others. If anyone needed help, he rushed to their aid with his loving wife oftentimes at his side. Through his work at the New Jersey Department of Labor, he oftentimes personally placed individuals in jobs. He networked on behalf of others and maintained a steady presence in the New Jersey Herald's op-ed page always advocating for his various causes. It was a proud moment when the New York Times published one of his prolific Letters to the Editor. Mr. Weightman was actively involved in many organizations and served on seven nonprofit boards including NORWESCAP and Head Start and he also maintained memberships in the Foreign Policy Association of New York, Project Self Sufficiency, Literacy Volunteers of America, Common Cause and he was also a Senior Quality of Life member and an award winning member of the Sussex County Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Weightman is the beloved husband of Hilda Weightman (nee Gerardino) of Stockholm, NJ; devoted father of William Weightman, IV and his wife, Kacey of Stockholm, NJ and Cindy Redling and her husband, Christopher of Wayne, NJ; loving grandfather of Matthew, William Patrick, Kelsey and Catherine; dear brother of Joanne Weightman-Hans of Bergenfield, NJ and Gary G. Weightman of Alford, FL.
The family will receive their friends at F. John Ramsey Funeral Home, One Main Street, Franklin, NJ on September 7, 2024 from 10-11:30 AM. Mass of Christian Burial to follow at Immaculate Conception RC Church, Franklin, NJ at 12 Noon. Interment will be at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Hardyston Twp., NJ.