William J. Sexton

Seabrook - William Joseph Sexton, 65, long-time resident of Portsmouth, died, peacefully at his home in Seabrook, NH, January 27, 2022, after a long illness. Born in Landstuhl, Germany on the U.S. Army base there, October 7, 1956, he was son of the late Maj. John F. and Eleanor Sexton. Billy attended Rye Public Schools, graduated from Portsmouth High School ’75, went to Milton Academy, and attended the University of New Hampshire, Durham. He was a gifted athlete. Of his early life, at one time he held the title for the most home-runs ever scored by a player in a single game for the Rye Little League, a team, he later served as a coach. He played football for Portsmouth High, respected as co-captain of the varsity team, remembered by his coaches as Defensive Player of the Year, and honored as a member of NH All-State Team, and the 1975 NH Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl Team. Bill was a voracious reader, history buff, and self-taught aficionado of the Civil War. He built fine architectural studies for buildings, and was a master craftsman with the lathe, rendering elegant wooden bowls and sculpted objects made from both exotic hardwood, and local specimens carefully selected from the Seacoast woods. He worked with his hands and his wits, as a welder at Seabrook Station, a builder and site manager for a construction company, and complaint manager & fixer for a window treatment company. Lastly, and possibly his favorite job of all, was taking care of his grandchildren in the last years of his life. Significantly, during his last decade, he also found peace in his faith, and in the love of his family and partner, Judy. He was active in the Bethany Church in Greenland, and served as a Stephen Minister, and a volunteer with the Prison Ministry. He is remembered by many in his community for his generosity and compassion. Billy is survived his daughter, Annie, her husband Eric DeJoy, their children, Cecilia and Nora; his partner Judy Fuller, his sister Cindy, and her husband, John Lewis, sister, Eleanor Sexton, her partner, Maureen Baldwin, sister, Elaine, her wife, Nora Conant; sister-in-law Jackie Sexton, nieces and nephews, Jennifer Gallant, Michael, David, and Madeline Lewis; their spouses, and children. Services will be private. Arrangements are by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home in Hampton. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr. Tampa, Florida 33607.

William J. Sexton

October 7, 1956 - January 27, 2022