William Joseph Hines, Iii

Bill Hines was born on October 19, 1927, in Mt. Pocono, PA the eldest son of the late William J. Hines, Jr. and late Helen E. Roche Hines. He was predeceased by a brother, Thomas A. Hines of Esmond, Rhode Island in 1987.

As a youth, Bill was active in the Boy Scouts of America and was an altar boy at St. Mary of the Mount Church in Mt. Pocono. He worked with his father at the post office delivering and sorting mail during the early war years. Bill and some of his classmates graduated in early 1945 from Stroudsburg High School, so they could enlist in the service at the tail end of WWII. Bill entered the U.S. Navy at age 17 and completed his basic training in Sampson, NY. He completed training to be a radar operator and was then stationed aboard the U.S.S. Boxer CV-21 in the South Pacific Fleet. Following his honorable discharge from active duty in August of 1946, he remained with the USNR until 1958.

Bill also attended the Radio Television Institute in 1947-48 in NYC and then began 41 years of employment with radio Corporation of America in Allentown later purchased by GE. In 1947, Bill met the love of his life, Margaret ?Marge? Davis, of Scranton, and the couple was married on February 19th, 1949 at St. Mary?s in Mt. Pocono. Initially living in Allentown, the couple purchased their home in Bethlehem in 1954 and have remained ever since where the family belonged to Notre Dame of Bethlehem Church. Bill was the loving father to three children, William B. of Myerstown; Mary Beth & Sherri M. of Bethlehem. He was also the grandfather to Kaitlin E. of NYC. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Mrs. Iris Hines of Johnston, RI; one nephew, Thomas Hines and his wife Melony, on e grand-niece, Tia, of Greenville, RI; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Clara Gross of Cresco.

Bill was a baseball coach for Northwest Little League in the mid 1960?s. Bill and his wife, Marge, were avid bowlers and were members of the Wednesday Night Boulevard Mixed League for over forty years. Additionally, Bill bowled on Thursday nights with the men?s Notre Dame Holy Name League. He was a member of the VFW Post 2124 in Allentown. He also enjoyed attending annual mini-reunions of the U.S.S. Boxer each summer for the last few years of his life.

Bill was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was a good friend to many who knew him and always a kind and gentle man. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made in Bill?s name to the U.S.S. Boxer Veteran?s Association Scholarship Fund, c/o Jerry Aukland, Treasurer, 1870 Mary Rose Lane, Lincoln, CA 95648 or to the charity of one?s choice to support veterans and their families.