Obituaries: William Frederick Hallas, Jr.
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September 05, 2014
William Frederick Hallas, Jr.
May 16, 1973 – September 2, 2014
New Windsor NY
William Hallas, (Bill), age 41, a long time resident of New Windsor, passed away at Westchester Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family on September 2, 2014.
Bill was born on May 16, 1973 in Englewood New Jersey, to William Hallas Sr. (deceased) and Rita Hallas. He married his lovely wife Anastasia (Tessie) Kollaris on September 21, 2002.
Bill is a graduate of Washingtonville High School. He graduated from Orange County Community College with an Associates Degree in Criminology and Criminal Science. In 1997 he graduated from the New York Police Academy.
Bill served as a New York City Police Officer for nearly 20 years. He, most recently worked in the Latent Print department at One Police Plaza in NYC. His proudest moment was when his family and children were there to see his promotion to Detective 2nd Grade.
He is survived by his wife Tessie Hallas, three children, Grace Elizabeth, age 10, William Theodore age 8, and Matthew Christian age 6.
He is also survived by his mother Rita Lundstrom and his step-father Eric Lundstrom of New Windsor, sisters Sherry Belfiore & her husband James of Spring Hill, Fl. Janet Jackson & her husband Danny of DeFuniak Springs Fl., many nephews, nieces and grand-nephews in Florida and the proud God-Father of Ryleigh Marie Doss.
He is also survived by his mother-in-law, E Katerini Kollaris, sisters-in-law Maria Stylianou & her husband Mike, Vivi Sedito & her husband Dominic, Angie Kollaris, many nephew, nieces, aunts and uncles of the Kollaris family.
Bill was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police and a member of the Walden Sportsmen Club. He was a self-taught computer wiz and was fast becoming a top-notch amateur photographer.
His family was overwhelmed by the tremendous out-pouring of love, caring, concerns and prayers from so many of his co-workers, friends and acquaintances. Bill was such a loving son and husband, the very best Daddy 3 children could ever have. His children were the love-of-his-life. Bill will be sorely missed by his family and friends. He leaves behind many beautiful and loving memories. He was a beautiful, loving man and a true friend who was taken from us much too early in life.
Bill will be missed for his sense of humor, his love of life, his dedication to helping those who ever needed help, and by everyone who knew him or who’s life was touched by his.
His legacy is for us all to remember that ‘life is a very precious gift and it should never be taken for granted. We must cherish every moment of every day that we have with each other and never forget to say “I love you” to family members and close friends’.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Trust Fund established for his children’s education. Contributions may be sent to the ‘Hallas Children’s Educational Trust Fund’ in care of his children’s grandparents, Eric and Rita Lundstrom, 303 Hickory Avenue, New Windsor, NY 12553.
Visitation will be held at Quigley Bros. Funeral Home, 337 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520, from 2:00 – 4:00, and 7:00 – 9:00 on Friday, September 5, 2014.
Services will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2520 State Route 208, Walden, NY 12586, at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday September 6, 2014. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Rte. 9W, Newburgh, NY.
Arrangements are by Kevin Quigley of Quigley Bros. Funeral Home; to send condolences or to get directions to the funeral home, please go to www.Quigleybros.com
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