William M. McCormley

William M. McCormley, age 89 of Elizabeth Twp. and formerly of Clairton, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017 in the Center for Compassionate Care in Mt. Lebanon.  Born August 5, 1927 in Clairton, he was a son of the late Joseph and Katherine (Flynn) McCormley.  William retired as a warehouse manager, and was a former chemist, for Hercules in West Elizabeth; a US Air Force Veteran; and was a member of St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Clairton, where he was a Eucharistic Minister there and at Jefferson Hospital.  William was extremely active in Clairton, earning the city's Citizen of the Year award and 2006 and the Mon Valley Initiative Citizen of the Year in 1985.  He was active with youth sports, serving as president of the Clairton Little League, coaching St. Paulinas CYO Basketball, and coached various levels of baseball in Mt. Vernon, Elizabeth, Clairton, and Dravosburg for over thirty years.  In civics, William was the past president of the Wilson Civic Association, a member of the Clairton Crime Watch Committee, organized a new Crime Watch Program for Wilson, was the founder and CEO of the Clairton Recycling Center, a member of the Economic Development Corporation of Clairton, was the Clariton representative for the Steel Valley Authority.  He also was a member of the AARP 612 in Wilson, an organizer of the Hercules/Picco Retirees Association, Citizen Advisory Panel for Kopper's Inc, Co-Chair of the Planning Commission, member of the Vacant Property Recovery Committee, and a long-time member of the Clairton Lions Club.  William is survived by his wife Marlyn (Phillips) McCormley; his daughter Kim (Jaime) Thomas of Elizabeth; his son Terry (Angel) McCormley of Dravosburg; his grandchildren Patrick (Donna) Finnegan, Shawn Finnegan, Chris Thomas, Michael (Kayla) McCormley, Kevin (Lindsey) McCormley; his great-grandchildren Allanah, Braden, Will, Victoria, and Wyatt; his brothers Joseph McCormley of Whitehall and Dr. Donald (Thelma) McCormley of Jefferson Hills; his step-children Kristen (Keith) Curran and Susan (Steve) Large, both of Elizabeth Twp.; his step-grandchildren Samantha and Carlyn Large, Amanda Curran, and Ariane and Emily Autore; and also nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, William was preceded in death by his first wife Catherine (Kennet) McCormley, his daughter Colleen McCormley, and his brother Dr. Robert McCormley.  Friends will be received in the A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, Clairton, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 from 6 to 8 PM and Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 21, 2017 at 10 AM in St. Clare Church with procession and burial with Air Force honors to follow to St. Clare Cemetery, Clairton.   Memorial contributions in William's name should be made to Family Hospice, 50 Moffet St., Pittsburgh, PA 15243.  

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