He was born in Rochester, NY on July 5, 1927, to Libby and Doris (Ullmann) Pulsifer. Bill graduated from Brighton High School in 1945 and enlisted in the army, where he served for 18 months in the Panama Canal Zone. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester in 1950, he worked for nearly 30 years at the Rochester Times Union, one of Gannett’s flagship newspapers. Starting as a copy boy, he became a sports writer, reporter, and senior editor, and was part of a Times Union Pulitzer-Prize winning team. He enjoyed a long and active retirement that included many adventures at home and abroad; he said he didn’t understand how he had ever had time to work.
Bill met the love of his life, Barbara, in high school; they married on December 22, 1952, and in over 67 years of marriage they were never apart for more than a few days. Together they raised five boys and two girls. Family was always the center of their lives.
Music filled Bill’s life and was a gift he shared with his family and friends. A superb pianist, he co-founded the Beale Street Bandwagon, a Rochester Dixieland band. Bill and Barbara were regular patrons at Tanglewood, the Rochester Philharmonic, and Artis Naples. He was an avid reader with boundless curiosity and a great lover of language, with a real journalist’s eye for expression and syntax. A devout Catholic, he rarely missed daily Mass when able to drive. He was a skilled and avid golfer starting in high school; a testament to his dedication to family is that he gave up the sport until his children were grown. He was a kind, gentle, and positive person with a wry sense of humor, loved by all.
Bill was predeceased in May 2020 by his wife Barbara. He is survived by his children, Peter (Margaret) Pulsifer, James Pulsifer, Andrew Pulsifer, Mary Beth (Robert) Pszonak, Timothy (Jackie) Pulsifer, Ellen (David) Ervin, William (Kari) Pulsifer, Jr.; grandchildren Libby, Daniel, Maggie, Brendan, Tessa, Thatcher, Matthew, Alana, Ben, Kathryn, Catie, Sarah, and Michael; great-granddaughter Amelia; and his sisters, Susanne Colson and Linda Ellis.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on July, 2, 2021 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Penfield, NY, https://holyspirit-saintjoseph.org/
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