William Joseph Hickman's Obituary
William J. Hickman, age 90 of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, formerly of Lewes, Delaware, passed away on November 11, 2022. He was born on December 3, 1931, in Rahway, NJ, son of the late William and Jeannette (Colyer) Hickman.
Bill was a member of the Rahway High School Class of 1949, a US Air Force Staff Sergeant, and a graduate of Rutgers University (1971). Bill enjoyed singing in various barbershop quartets. In the 1980s, he was the Exalted Ruler of the East Brunswick Elks Lodge #2370 and later a member of the Cape Henlopen Lodge #2540. He retired from Bristol Myers Squibb as a Computer Systems Analyst and subsequently relocated from North Brunswick, NJ to Angola by the Bay, DE, where he enjoyed playing golf and crabbing with his grandchildren.
Bill is survived by his wife of 45 years, Joanne (Kulpa Carolan), his children: Pat Uchrin (Ed-deceased), Gary Hickman, Janet Santaniello (Dan), Pam Carolan (Todd Eagleson), Jill Carolan Famula (Chris), his grandchildren: Jim Uchrin, Mike Uchrin (Christina), Katie Uchrin, Jacquie Olsen (John), Heather Printz, MacKenzie Bonnar, Brook Eagleson, Grace Eagleson, Cal Famula, Carolan Famula and 8 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, November 21, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE, where friends may call beginning at 10:00 AM. Cemetery Committal with military honors will take place following the service at 1:00 PM at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro, DE.
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