Deceased Information

• DECEASED

  William Berkowitz

• AGE

  90

• DATE OF DEATH

  Thursday, December 22, 2022 (After Sunset)

• DATE OF FUNERAL

  Tuesday, January 03, 2023

• TIME OF FUNERAL

  9:45 AM

• PLACE OF FUNERAL

  Graveside

• FUNERAL STREAM

  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85176238776?pwd=cDd0bzFXYjBhaXcvSEdkUVRmc1FVQT09

  Meeting ID: 851 7623 8776

  Passcode: 058127

• PLACE OF BURIAL

  Greenwood Cemetery

• DONATIONS

  • ❖ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105

  • ❖ Auburn University Dance Marathon for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

• OBITUARY

  William Stanley Berkowitz left this planet on 12/22/2022.  William was affectionately known as Papa, Billy and Mr. Bill and lived a wonderful life.  Ask Mr. Bill how he was doing and you would be told, "SUPER".  

   

  Born to Mildred and Ralph Berkowitz, he grew up in NYC on W 81st Street with Central Park as his back yard and the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium as a daily play area.  

   

  He grew up with his big sister Carol and younger brother Larry, who predeceased him.

   

  After serving in the Army during the Korean War, Mr. Bill worked for his father in the clothing business, ran a travel agency with his brother, then moved to Atlanta with his wife Carol, son Richard and daughter Jodi.  Mr. Bill was a devoted employee to all employers he served and retired from Federated Department Stores where he worked in Accounting.  

   

  He met his second love, Betty and they enjoyed many years together prior to her death and this blessed him with more loving family.  

   

  Never willing to rest, he devoted another 22 years to Georgia State University, retiring at 87 working for Auxiliary Services in the Parking Division where he assisted faculty and the disabled with parking.

   

  William did not want to be remembered with sadness and was always the joker. 

   

  William loved sports and had an incredible memory of details, dates and the abstract.

   

  Owning an Iphone opened a new world to him that fed his incredibly inquisitive mind and kept him connected.

   

  He and Siri had a love-hate relationship. She always had an answer, even if it took 20 tries to understand the question.

   

   He is survived by his children Jodi, Richard and Sandi and their children Beau, Hannah, Sarah, Peyton and Chase who he was extremely proud of for their obstacles overcome, accomplishment and kind hearts.  He is also survived by many loving relatives and friends who he adored and appreciated.

   

  He will be forever missed and appreciated for the joy he brought to this world. 

   

  Papa wanted this read at his funeral:

   

  If I should ever leave you, of whom I love, to go along the Silent Way, grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you there.  

   

  I'd come, could I find a way!  But would not tears and grief be barriers?

   

  And when you hear a song or see a bird I loved (except pigeons), please do not let the thought of me be sad...For I am loving you just as I always have...

   

  You were so good to me!

  In lieu of flowers please consider donating to one of Mr. Bill's favorite charities, St. Judes Hospital and The Children's Miracle Network via the links below:

   

  https://www.stjude.org/give.html

   

  Or

   

  https://events.dancemarathon.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=944619