WILLIAM F LOPEZ

WILLAM F. LOPEZ, 61, OF LORAIN, OHIO PASSED AWAY AT THE LOUIS STOKES VA MEDICAL CENTER, WADE PARK, CLEVELAND, OHIO AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS ON JUNE 8, 2024.

HE WAS BORN AT THE NAVAL HOSPITAL OKINAWA, JAPAN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1962, TO EDWARD F. LOPEZ SR. AND JANE TOPSY LOPEZ. AFTER HIS MOTHER'S PASSING AT THE AGE OF 9, WILLIAM WAS RAISED BY ZORA BELL LOPEZ.      

BILL (BILLY) AS HE WAS AFFECTIONALLY KNOWN AS BY MANY.  HE GRADUATED FROM WALKINS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN PATASKALA, OHIO.

AFTER GRADUATION, HE IMMEDIATLY JOINED THE UNITED STATES NAVY.  HIS RATING WAS FT (FIRE CONTROL TECH).  BILL ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS BECOMING AN FT1 (FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER - E6).  BILL SERVED HIS ENTIRE CAREER IN THE SUBMARINE SERVICE.

HE WAS STATIONED ABOARD THE USS ROBERT E. LEE, USS DARTER AND THE USS PROVIDENCE. HE WAS STATIONED IN VARIOUS DUTY STATIONS OVERSEAS AND STATESIDE. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH PRIDE AND HONOR. HE EARNED A MYRIAD OF MEDALS, AWARDS, CERTIFICATES AND LETTER APPRECIATIONS.

BILL SERVED 20 CONTINUOUS YEARS IN THE US NAVY, RETIRING IN 2000.    

AFTER RETIRING, HE WORKED AS A COMPUTER ANALYST FOR A FEW YEARS.  HE ALSO WORKED AT THE HOME DEPOT.  HIS LAST JOB WAS AT INVACARE CORP.  HE WAS THE PAINT LINE SUPERVISOR FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.

BILL ENJOYED BBQING; BRISKET WAS A SPECIALTY.  HE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, OUTDOOR WORK KEEPING HIS YARD BEAUTIFULLY GROOMED, PUTTING UP HOLIDAY & SEASONAL DECORATIONS (WITH THE WIFE'S WATCHFUL EYE).    

HE WAS AN ADVID OHIO STATE FOOTBALL FAN. 

BILL WAS MARRIED TO ROSA BELL LOPEZ FOR 17 WONDERFUL YEARS.

BILL LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS WIFE ROSA BELL LOPEZ, HIS CHILDREN ROBERT L. FREER JR., BRANDY NICOLE ALEXIS (NATHAN) HAYES, HIS PRECIOUS GRANDCHILDREN, ROBERT, IAN, ZYION, LILY, VENDETTA, ATHENA, ELIZABETH, OLIVER AND ADINA.  HIS SIBLINGS EDWARD (TAMI), DAVID (PAM), KEN (SANDRA), CONNIE (DAVE), AND KAREN (BILL).  AND A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS AND OTHER LOVING RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

HE WAS PROCEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, AND OTHER MOTHER ZORA BELL LOPEZ AND A SISTER PATRICIA MC DANIEL.

WITH HEAVY HEARTS WE BID FAREWELL TO OUR BELOVED WILLIAM (BILL) LOPEZ, WHOSE ABSENCE LEAVES AN UNDOUBTED VOID IN OUR LIVES.  HIS MEMORY SHALL BE CHERISHED,

 A CELEBRATION SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2024, WITH A VIEWING AT 10:00 AM UNTIL TIME OF SERVICE AT 11:00AM LOCATED AT CARTER FUNERAL HOME 3001 ELYRIA AVE LORAIN, OHIO  44055.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO 

CARTER FUNERAL HOMES INC.

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