William R King

William R. King, 84, Palm Harbor, FL, formerly of West Roxbury, MA passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Suncoast Hospice after a 2 month battle with brain cancer. He worked as an Office Administrator for IBM for much of his career. He was a United States Army Veteran, having served during the Korean War. William was a former baseball coach and mentor for Little League and Catholic Youth Organization teams in West Roxbury, MA. Bill is survived by his w­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ife of 60+ years Patrice (Healey), sons Stephen of Palm Harbor, FL, Michael of Hudson, MA and Patrick of Copenhagen, Denmark. He was pre-deceased by son William of Los Angeles, CA. He also leaves behind his 6 grandchildren, Ryan and Meghan of Palm Harbor, FL, Molly and Emily of Millbury, MA and William and Sophie of Copenhagen, Denmark. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Luke Catholic Church in Palm Harbor on Tuesday September 9, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. A memorial service in West Roxbury, MA is being planned to be held around the October 23-25 timeframe. Specific date, time and location will be communicated once finalized. In lieu of flowers, donations in William’s name can be made online to Suncoast Hospice Foundation at www.thehospice.org or can be sent to Suncoast Hospice Foundation at 5771 Roosevelt Blvd. Clearwater, FL 33760. Please indicate tribute information in memory of William R. King with your donation. Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, Clearwater, FL. (727) 796-1992.