William J. K. Spies of Hobe Sound, Florida, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at the age of 92, after several months of declining health, William died peacefully while in Hospice of the Treasure Coast.

William was born in New York on August 27, 1929, to father William George Spies and mother, Marie Hinz Spies. He emigrated to Berlin, Germany with his family, living there until 1947, at which time he moved back to the US. The older of two sons, William enlisted in the Army and worked at the Pentagon as a Photo Technician. William was honorably discharged in May of 1952. Following the Army, William married Ruth in 1952 and had two children, Deborah and Sandra of Charleston, South Carolina.They divorced in 1958.  In 1959, William married Dorothy and they had three sons, William J., Edward M. and Adam C. all currently of Florida.

William was a Tool and Die maker and worked for Bell Labs of Murray Hill,  New Jersey, and  ultimately started a Hydraulics Design and Technical Service business in 1970. William moved from New Jersey to Hobe Sound, Florida in 1985 and  retired in 1992. William enjoyed history, reading, sailing, woodcarving, travelling and working with his sons.

William was preceded in death by his parents and daughter Deborah. He is survived by his wife Dorothy; children Sandra, William, Edward and his wife Maria and Adam and his wife Cynthia, along with grand children, Jason, Joshua, Jackie, and Andrea and Sarah, Ashley, Lauren and Deborah, who were the apple of his eye.  William will be deeply missed by his whole family. There are no services pending

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