William Stewart "Bill" Lyons

William Stewart “Bill” Lyons, age 69, of Newark, DE, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, due to complications from a long battle with dementia. Born in Hackensack, NJ on August 31, 1955, he was a son of the late William Stewart and Ruth Helen (Kuhlmann) Lyons. Bill spent over 40 years living in New Jersey before moving to Delaware where he met his wife, Linda. He worked many jobs, including a brake specialist at Sears, tow truck driver, and guard for the New York Giants football team’s locker room. Bill spent 35+ years with PSEG many as a licensed Nuclear Reactor Operator, pushing buttons in the control room and later as a procedure writer. Bill was a person who was the “average Joe” type person. He never owned flashy cars or houses. Bill was the type of guy who could work with his hands. While everyone else would be reading directions over and over and still not be able to assemble things, he could take the object and fumble with it for a few minutes and have it working. In high school, Bill kept his convertible going and continued keeping everyone’s cars running, cars were his passion. He was in the Boy Scouts of America and reached Eagle rank. He served many years as an adult leader in Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA. Bill was also an accomplished Scouting Trainer teaching leadership skills to Adult Scouters. Another passion was motorcycles, Bill loved to ride and loved Harley Davidson’s. He was a courteous rider and would get upset when he saw a rider disregarding peoples safety. Bill was on a security team for the Harley Davidson Rendezvous in New York for years. Bill’s third passion was gun collecting and he was especially knowledgeable about guns, big or small. He especially enjoyed anything related to World War II. Although he had many guns, Bill never hunted or shot anything except targets. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his 15 aunts and uncles. He is survived by his loving wife of 18 years, Linda M. (Singer) Lyons and his brother, David (Donna) Lyons, who were at his side through his long battle; his four sons, Peter (Chris), Bill (Melissa), Shaun (Kelly), Patrick (Lottie); daughter, Bernadette; grandchildren, Jack, Jimmy, Heather, Lyla, Alexis, Lucas, Emily, Shaun Jr., Lily, Ella; two great-grandchildren, Oliver & Isabella, stepdaughter, Anna Summers; stepson, Charles Summers III (Colleen); step-grandchildren, Lilianna Nadeau, Julia Swavely and Kyan Summers; many cousins (Bill was 23rd of 27 grandchildren on the Lyons’ side) and nieces and nephews. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 11 am until 12:30 pm on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Faith Lutheran Church, 2265 Red Lion Road, Bear, DE, where a funeral service will begin immediately after the visitation. Cremation will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online by clicking here; or to the NRA Foundation, Attn: Finance, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 or online by clicking here; or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

William Stewart "Bill" Lyons

August 31, 1955 - November 6, 2024