Leslie V. "Bill" Lucas, Jr.

Leslie V. "Bill" Lucas, of Levittown, died on October 23, 2016 at the age of 90. Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Bill was a proud veteran of World War II, having enlisted in the United States Navy on his 17th birthday in 1943. He served seventeen months in the Pacific theater, landing in the Philippines as part of a communication team that established "Radio Olongapo" at Subic Bay. He later was "Radioman-in-charge" at the Fleet Weather Central in Manila and was honorably discharged in 1946 with the petty officer rating of Radioman Second Class. After the war, Bill returned to high school, obtained his diploma and then attended Rider College, majoring in journalism and business. For a time, he was a disc jockey for Trenton radio station WTTM and a sportswriter for the Trenton Times. Bill married the love of his life, Dolores Pitonyak in 1950, and in 1958 they moved to their new home in Twin Oaks. Much of Bill's working life was in the construction industry. For five years in the early fifties he was employed with Peter Kiewitt & Sons' joint venture, Greenland Contractors, as a personnel recruiter charged with staffing offshore coastal-Greenland and "Ice Cap" military construction job sites. He was then employed for many years with the American Bridge Division of US Steel as a timekeeper/field accountant working at various construction sites throughout the eastern United States. In the 1970's and 80's Bill invested in and developed land in South-Central Pennsylvania. Bill enjoyed being outdoors, especially hunting and bass fishing. But by far, his greatest enjoyment and pride came with the accomplishments of his two sons and later, his three grandsons. Bill is survived by his devoted wife, Dolores; his loving sons, Bill and Mark; his daughter-in-law, Pat; his grandsons, Matt (Kelcey), Jeff and Jake (Kathleen); his great-grandsons, Nate and Ben; his sister, Nora Fasoli; his brother, Henry; his brother-in-law, Jim Petonyak; and many nieces and nephews. Bill was predeceased by his parents, Leslie Sr. and Polly; his sister, Mary Elrath; his brother, Richard; his sisters-in-law, Charlotte Kubis and Terry Lucas; and his brothers-in-law, Frank Petonyak, Deno Fasoli and Cliff Elrath.Family and friends are invited to call from 9 until 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Rd., Levittown where his funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Saints Peter & Paul Slavonic R.C. Cemetery, Trenton, NJ.