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| William C Furlong 1950 - July 26, 2015 | |
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| 1970 US Air Force | |
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| Bill at his house in 2009 (Dig the totem pole) | Picture and painting by Bill Jr. |
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| Why waste a dead tree? | Bill's house was filled with his son's art which he was
rightly proud of Bill Furlong Artwork for Everyone |
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| A PT Cruiser became a Prius and finally a Mini Cooper (Bill Jr. inheriting the older car each time) | |
| Bill was an avid astronomer with his own telescope in the dinning room next to the deck. He often posted astronomy links on Facebook) He was also a very good chess player (Whooped my ass easy enough which isn't saying much with my short attention span) He was a good drummer and his musical abilities passed down to his son. Having served in the Air Force during Viet Nam he remained a strong supporter of warriors due respect and rights. Bill worked a career at GE Silicone in Waterford (Which became Momentive Performance Materials in 2006). One of his collateral duties he was always proud of was EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) | |
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| Jackie & Bill in Jimmy's parking lot waiting on Betty & Doyle | My Pizza place is Napoli's in Vallejo California, Bill's was Jimmy's in Troy, New York |
| I met Bill around 1967 working in the Cafeteria at St Peter's Hospital in Albany New York. Both our mothers also worked at the hospital, we were just high school kids. I remember going to a road production of the musical Hair at the Palace Theater on lower Clinton Avenue with Bill an his mother. I spent considerable time at his house in Rennselear with his large family. He went into the Air Force before I went into the Navy. After my tour in the Navy I settled in California and lost touch with Bill. Twenty five years latter he contacted my parents in Delmar and we re-establish an old friendship. I would spent time at his home on Lape Road in Nassau when I was in the area. Bill promised himself after his divorce he would have a sports car and a motorcycle, which he did. He loaned me the sports car when I needed wheels in the Albany area and I was on the back of his bike in Tucson. | |
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