William Figueroa, of Valrico, FL passed away on March 7, 2013 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa. He was born on March 30, 1949 in Manhattan, New York to the late Miguel Figueroa and Tomasa Seda Vazquez.
He is survived by his wife, Carmen L. Soto-Figueroa and their two sons, William Jr. and David.
William graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn, New York. He enlisted in the military and became a light vehicle mechanic in the United States Army. He subsequently became a tank system mechanic. His military service includes 13 years active service and 9 1/2 years inactive service. His foreign service included Vietnam, Germany and The First Gulf War. He was Honorably Discharged as a Sergeant First Class.
He also leaves behind to cherish his memories his brothers Michael, Paul, Wilfred (his twin), and Jose; and his sisters Carmen, Elisa, Josephine and Rosie.
Graveside services with full military honors will be presented by American Legion Post 273 at 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Bay Pines National Cemetery, 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard, Bay Pines 33744.
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My deep condolences to all his family and friends. He will be miss. May he rest in peace. He was our child hood friend. And his sister is married to my oldest brother. And they care for him while he was battling with his illness.
My dearest brother You will be missed.Rest in peace.
Forever etched in my mind, the uncle who shared my love of cartoons and never too grown-up to forget what it was like to be a kid. He will be missed. My love and condolences to all the family he left behind. Freddie’s daughter, Elizabeth.
GOD BLESS YOU always. love you, Rest in peace
Tio Bendicon,
God Bless you and may he keep you forever in his Grace. Tell Abuela Y Abuelo Bendicon for me. No more pain no more suffering. Rest in Peace.
To my bother in-law and compay we will all miss you but you will not be forgotten love from your godson anthony nephews Isaac and liam.You will alwats be in my heart and mind
it’s me again lupe I’m sorry for the miss spelling of two words which was always and brother.I’m carmen’s baby sister willie was the one who baptize my son. Once again we will miss you.
To my dear uncle, may God’s love be with you, and to my mom and dad thanks for caring for him during his time of need.
Rest in peace Love you brother Tony and family Marta,Desiree and Erik.
We love you. Rest in Peace…
R.I.P. to my father, im sorry for opportunity lost, but greatful you were with family.
THere are no good by where ever you’ll be in my heart
I would like to take a moment and say Thank You to all our soldiers past,present and future for all you do for our country. With that said, Tio Willie thank you also for introducing me to that stupid coyote that til this day has not caught that darn road runner!!!! I would like to thank my mother for giving me the opportunity of getting reacquanted with my uncle after so many years. Love and God Bless to all.
R.I.P. To my father, may you be at peace, and thank you to the family for taking care of him when he needed it most.
I’m rewritting my message because I made many mistake in my spelling what I meant to say is there were no words to say but that I loved him in my way and that I will always have him in my heart and in my thoughts forever,also my family .I don’t know if you knew willie grew up with the soto family
To.. my compay willie , you will be miss by everyone in red hook that knew you espeically me your godson anthony and your comay we will miss you but you won’t be forgotten.
My dad, Paul, Willie’s brother, just told me about his passing last week. I decided to look online for details and found this. My condolences go out to the entire family. While I have not met most of you, (my aunt’s, uncles and cousins) I am proud to know that I have relatives who proudly served this country. I wish I knew more about my dad’s side of the family to share with my kids. I had them read this to know that they too, should be proud to be Figueroas. May my Uncle rest in peace.
My dad, Paul, Willie’s brother, just told me about his passing last week. I decided to look online for details and found this. My condolences go out to the entire family. While I have not met most of you, (my aunt’s, uncles and cousins) I am proud to know that I have relatives who proudly served this country. I wish I knew more about my dad’s side of the family to share with my kids. I had them read this to know that they too, should be proud to be Figueroas. May my Uncle rest in peace.
My dad, Paul, Willie’s brother, just told me about his passing last week. I decided to look online for details and found this. My condolences go out to the entire family. While I have not met most of you, (my aunt’s, uncles and cousins) I am proud to know that I have relatives who proudly served this country. I wish I knew more about my dad’s side of the family to share with my kids. I had them read this to know that they too, should be proud to be Figueroas. May my Uncle rest in peace.