William C. Knox
William C. Knox, 89, of Washington, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018, in Washington Hospital.
Born August 17, 1929, in West Orange, N.J., he was a son of William and Kathryn McCauley Knox.
On August 20, 1955, he married the late Zoe Lorraine Kern.
He was a 1954 graduate of Washington & Jefferson College. During his time at W&J, he was a member of the men’s basketball team. He went on to be inducted into the Washington-Greene chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and later served as the chapter’s executive committee chairman.
Bill made his career in sales with Ligget and Myers, spending nearly forty years with the company until his retirement in 1994.
He was an avid Pittsburgh sports fan and enjoyed attending W&J and Washington High football games as well as Washington Wild Things baseball games. He also enjoyed spending time gardening.
Surviving are four sons: William K. (Sherri) Knox of South Park, David (Darlene) Knox of Huntsville, Al., Stephen (Becky) Knox of Washington and Jeffrey (Robin) Knox of Haddonfield, N.J.; fifteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren: Beth (Jake) Barakat, Lisa Knox (David McCaslin), Kristie (CJ) DeJuliis, William J. (Bethany) Knox, Marc Knox, Robert Knox, Patrick Knox, Michael Knox, Jacob Knox, Jenny Knox, Elizabeth Knox, Thomas Knox, Kathryn Knox, Andrea (Danny) Harper, Jennifer Knox, Aveigha DeJuliis, William V. Knox, Savino DeJuliis, Aubrey Harper and Austin Harper.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by two children, daughter Sherri Knox and son Douglas Knox.
He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 5.
Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery.
Family requests memorial donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 600 Waterfront Drive, No. 210, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or American Heart Association, 444 Liberty Ave., No. 1300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Additional information and a guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.