William R. Albrecht Sr.
Attorney and former Superior Court judge in Warren County
William R. Albrecht, Sr., 92, born in Paterson, N.J., passed gently into heaven on June 15, 2019.
He is survived by his sons, Gary James Albrecht, and his wife, Deborah, of Blairstown, N.J., and Ronald Douglas Albrecht of Morris Plains, N.J. He was predeceased by two sons, William R. Albrecht, Jr., and Jeffrey Carl Albrecht.
William is survived by his wife of 46 years, Joan, and two step-daughters, Suzanne Markham and Cheryl Cunningham, both of Broken Arrow, Okla.
He was a surviving Bronze Star crew member of the World War II bombing of the carrier, USS Franklin, CV-13 off the coast of Japan. He attended John Marshall Law School, was a special agent of the FBI, and practiced law for more than 30 years with Schenck, Price, Smith & King of Morristown, N.J.
Upon resigning from the firm, he opened his own practice in Belvidere, N.J. He represented the Township of Knowlton, Town of Belvidere, several banks, hospitals and individuals. William was appointed judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Warren County, N.J., and served until his mandatory retirement at age 70, when he moved to Prescott, Ariz.
Published in Star-Ledger on June 23, 2019