William F. Minnock Jr.

Minnock, William F. Jr. SLINGERLANDS William F. Minnock Jr., 89, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the Eddy Memorial, Troy. He was born in Albany, the son of William F. and Mildred Weeks Minnock. Bill was raised in Coeymans, N.Y. and moved to Delmar when he married Catherine Kneip and they raised their family in Delmar. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Bill was a graduate of the Albany Academy for Boys, 1939 and then Cornell University, 1944. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi at Cornell. After the war he ran Powell and Minnock Brick Works in Coeymans until his retirement in 1990. After his retirement he had a winter home in Tucson, Ariz. He was a member of the University Club, the Fort Orange Club and Albany Country Club. Bill was predeceased by his wife, Catherine and is survived by his sons, William F. (Debra) Minnock III, John P. Minnock, Thomas J. Minnock and Edmund R. (Jody) Minnock; sister, Joan Minnock; grandchildren, Christopher, Stephanie, Alexander, William IV, Kathryn, Morgan, Daniel and Nia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday 9:30 a.m., April 13, at the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, Adams Place, Delmar. Relatives and friends are also invited to call Tuesday 4 to 8 p.m. at the Tebbutt Funeral Home, 633 Central Avenue, Albany, N.Y. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.