Obituary of William H. Gordon

Diamond Point: William H. “Bill” Gordon, 66, of Diamond point Road, passed away, Thursday, October 9, 2014 at his home. Born July 18, 1948 in Tampa, FL, he was the son of the late Harold and Mary (Rich) Gordon of Whitehall. Bill graduated from Whitehall High School, class of ’66, SUNY Plattsburgh class of ’70 with a BS in education, and a Masters in Educational Communications from SUNY Albany. He taught 5th grade at Lake Placid School from 1970-1978 and was Audiovisual Director and Library Media Specialist at Lake George Central School until his retirement in 2005. During his career, he coached wrestling, football, track and field, and was Advisor for the Video Varsity Club that broadcasted home basketball games. Besides his parents, Bill is predeceased by his brother, Edward Gordon. He is survived by his son, Andrew Gordon and his mother, Mary Hartpence Gordon of Diamond Point; his sister, Mary Frances Gordon Hake and her husband, Harry of Jefferson City, MO; sister-in-law, Irene Gordon and niece, Kerry Gordon Sanchez and her husband, Anthony of FL; he is also survived by his good friends, Gerry and Shelly Hamilton of Warrensburg, and his friends and co-workers over the years at Lake George Central School, as well as his Plattsburgh friends who were like his second family; Sherry Beaubriand his best friend and partner, the Yelles, the Dupras’, and Norm Gebo. A memorial service to celebrate Bill’s life will be conducted at 2 pm, Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Alexander Funeral Home, 3809 Main St., Warrensburg with Fr. Thomas Berardi, Pastor of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, officiating. Friends may call on Bill’s family from 1:30 to 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 (www.diabetes.org) or to the Lake George Scholarship Association, 381 Canada St., Lake George, NY 12845. Please visit www.alexanderfh.net for online guestbook, condolences and directions.