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William Hausdoerffer Obituary
Born in New York City, he spent most of his early life in Pennington, where he attended Hopewell Valley Central High School. He was active in sports having played varsity basketball, soccer, and baseball. He was captain of the soccer and baseball teams and in his senior year made all-state baseball team. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering at Villanova University and received his master's degree in Engineering from Rutgers University.
He worked as an engineer for several years and then sold chemical products. He eventually became president of Canning Associates, a Manufacturers Representative firm. Following his early retirement, he lived in the Poconos and three months ago moved to Leadville, Colo.
He is survived by his parents, William H. and Rosemary C. Hausdoerffer of Pennington; his former wife, Judith Hausdoerffer of Clinton Township; two daughters, Sarah and Stephanie, currently students at Gunnison College, Colo.; two sons and daughters-in-law, John Canning at Washington State University and Karen, at the University of Idaho, William Tyson at the University of CA at Berkeley and Patricia; a daughter and son-in-law, Laura and William Christopher Carlisle and three grandchildren, Courtney, Steven and Lindsey Carlisle.
A Prayer Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, in St. James Chapel, Eglantine Avenue, Pennington, N.J.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Special Olympics of NJ, 3 Princess Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 or Mass Cards.
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John Abbotts
May 30, 2024
My apologies for only finding this site now. My sympathy and condolences to friends and family. But I hope I can offer a memory, following on the one below. First met Bill "Haus" in third grade, when his mother was my teacher in Ewing Township. Later Bill was a role model for me in sports at HoVal, where he was a Senior and I was a nerdy Frosh. He also played Center Half in soccer, a position usually assigned to a skilled ball handler who was also a team player and could pass to an open striker and also play defense. As noted, he also started baseball and basketball. I can remember seeing a Varsity practice as a Freshman and wondering, could I ever be that good. Well, those players inspired me to get better; I eventually started Varsity as Jr. and Sr., by my own account leading the team in assists each year. Also finally started in Center Field in baseball my Sr. year, but was decent field-terrible hit, and never played above the HS level. Bill also served as role model for sports-person-ship, playing strategically and well but never dirty. I am sorry he is gone, and I expect more are as well.
John Monteleone
January 22, 2003
To Bill & Rosemary and family:
I am shocked and saddened to read of Bill's untimely death. I remember Bill when he played sports at Hopewell Valley H.S., especially basketball and baseball. He was a great competitor, the kind of player that Coach Norm Udy loved to coach. I remember Bill's big and easy smile, that he had a heart as big as a lion's when he competed, and how his athletic play always made his mother and father so proud. I hope your memories of him comfort you in the days ahead.
John Monteleone
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