It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of the Patriarch of the
Twomey Family, Bill Twomey, on Saturday, May 19th. Bill was born to Irish
immigrants in NYC. Through his natural drive and tenacity, and meeting the love of
his life, Jane at a dance when she was 17, he passionately pursued his business and
family life. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and proposed to Jane and asked her to wait
for him until his return. Which she did! They wed in August, 1953 and 9 months later
welcomed their first of 4 children.
Bill worked his way up in NYC Commercial Real Estate, starting in air conditioning
and maintenance (literally in the basement) while getting his college degree through
night studies at Pratt Institute. He commuted on the train each day to the concrete
jungle of Manhattan rising through the ranks in his field. He told the story of one of the
early days on the job he accidentally flooded the Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center.
Bill loved Western movies and dreamed of living the life of a cowboy. He decided
to take a big step in that direction taking a position at Equitable Life Assurance in Los
Angeles in 1974. The family bought a house and a horse in Hidden Hills, an equestrian
area in suburban Los Angeles. Bill and Jane loved their new warm sunny semi-rural
life.
Upon Bill’s retirement in 1995 he had risen to Executive Vice President at Tishman
West. He has spent the last 23 years playing golf and tennis and enjoying his many
friends, his16 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren (with more on the way!) He
taught many life lessons to us all, and we will all miss Pops!! Bill was predeceased by
his beloved daughter, Diane Casey.
Friends are cordially invited for Viewing and Rosary 6-8 pm Wednesday, May 23 at
Gates, Kingsley & Gates Praisewater Mortuary, 6909 Canoga Avenue, Canoga Park,
CA. Funeral Mass Thursday, May 24, 2018 at St. Bernardine of Siena, 24410 Calvert
Street, Woodland Hills, CA at 11 am followed by a luncheon reception in the Parish
Hall.
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