Bill King

Coach King,
You were my role model. You believed in me after all my surgeries and taught me how to believe in myself. From your coaching, helped develop my love for the game and to become a coach. Not working at shoreham was a hard choice for me, partly because you were not there. When it came to any help or reports on the season you were my go to. You always had a positive comment follow what I should do next time. Your slogans are what I use everyday with my team. I will forever hold the memories you gave me and the conversation we have had. I will miss our phone calls about softball.
You are a real legend Coach King.

To the King Family,
Although I never worked closely with John I did know him as a colleague here in Middle Country. He was dedicated to helping his students and he was an extremely dedicated family man. He loved his family more than anything! His love of sport and the way he knew how it could create strong character was evident in his teaching, coaching and philosophy.
Know that although his voice may be quiet now, his spirit and love will be with you always.
My deepest sympathy to you all.

So sorry for your loss and will keep you all in my prayers 🙏✝️

May you forever be at peace. We shared many years and made many memories ! I can’t remember a time that you weren’t in my life. Always felt more like a brother never an in-law! You will be missed 💕

Coach King
Thank you for always being so encouraging. You always had something positive to say and pushed me to rise to the occasion. You always gave me great advice and believed in me. I will never forget our friendship and time together out on the field. I will always remember you bringing Gatorade to each game for the team. You always had my favorite flavor. It was an honor playing for you. Rest in Peace Coach King. You will be missed 💔🥎💪🏻

Sue
My deepest condolences. You and your family are in my prayers.
May Billy’s memory be everlasting.

Coach King, Thank you for always believing in me and working so hard with our team everyday. The amount of effort and determination you showed never went unnoticed. Thank you for believing in me and making me a better person and player. Rest in peace coach.

May God bring g you and your family peace. You both looked great at our reunion .

My thoughts and prayers are with the King family. I worked with Mr. King my first 2 years of being a Teaching Asst. at SMS. 🙏🏼

Sending our deepest condolences to the King Family. We are heartbroken to hear of Billy’s Passing. May God Bless him and The King Family during this time. Keeping you all in our daily prayers. We have the best memories of him! A true Champion!

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

Sending deepest condolences to you and your beautiful family Sue. Billy was an amazing man. He will be missed by all who knew him and the lives he touched. My heart goes out to you during this difficult time. May all the sweet memories of Billy live in your hearts forever. May God give you strength and courage through this difficult time.

Dearest John and family, We are so very sorry to hear about your dad’s passing. We pray that God surrounds you all with his love and peace. Love, Jerry & Mary Ann Woods. (Christian’s mom & dad)

Be at peace Uncle Bill. Thank you for the talks we shared. Thank you for being there for my dad when you were able. Aunt Sue, cousins Ashley and Jonathan, my condolences.

To anyone who sees this,

I was very saddened to hear this week about the passing of Coach King. Over 10 years ago, I met Coach King when I joined my High School Wrestling team at Centereach, wrestling for him for all four years, and I don’t think I ever had a coach in all my years of youth sports who was as understanding, fair, and committed as he was. In an age where some coaches would berate, curse at and treat their student-athletes in an unprofessional and disrespectful manner, thinking it will somehow get the best out of them, Coach King was the exception. He never once had to scream at you to make you work hard; you did so because you didn’t want to disappoint him. He could make you want to march into battle for him without ever raising his voice at you. It’s telling that in the years prior to and after his tenure as Head Coach, the program struggled to fill even a 15 man starting roster like it consistently did during my 4 years.

I went into wrestling as a scrawny, unconfident freshman who under less understanding coaching, one that was more concerned about only the top talent that had already spent a lifetime in the sport, may not have felt motivated or to continue onward. But Coach King and his son John cared about getting every single athlete in their program the focus and mentorship they deserved, and for that I will be forever grateful. He may not have known it, but the life lessons and dedication I learned participating in Coach King’s program had an immense impact on my life that I feel to this day., as I’m sure can be said for many who worked under him The world is lesser without him to serve as a positive role model for future generations of students.

To The King Family,
It is with deep sadness hearing the passing of Coach King. I was blessed to have met him when I coached ay Comsewouge HS
He was instrumental in helping me replacing him as Head Varsity Wrestling Coach at Centereach when he retired.. Bill was an exceptional wrestler in Suffolk County. He was a two time County place winner ,once at Newfield and the other at Centereach HS..
He coached the Centereach HS wrestling team years later and was also a Physical Education Teacher in The Middle Country School District.
Bill was never a shouter while coaching . He was much like a gentle giant. He always got his point across to his wrestlers using a calm approach
Bill loved teaching the young wrestlers he coached and his demeanor was the same with the girls he coached in Softball. Bill was what every Parent would like in a coach, ,Honest ,sincere and caring. His Student athletics were first and he treated them with respect and understanding..
I have to say that Coach King was a credit to his Profession and most especially as a Honorable Human Being. Rest in Peace Coach King, God will reward you.
.