Obituary of William P. Counts

William P. Counts, age 68, of West Brighton, passed away after a long battle with lung disease, on April 11, 2020. Bill was the only son of the late William and Mary Counts ; husband of Lorraine (nee Frank); loving father of Nerissa, Billy, and Matthew; cherished grandfather of Natalie, Emily, Liam, Joshua, Gerard & Nicholas; dear brother of Mary Elizabeth Russo (Betsy) and Colleen Mugavero; cherished father in law to Michael Scoma & Jessica Counts. He was also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mr. Counts was born in Staten Island. He was a graduate of Port Richmond High School in 1970. After high school, he attended the College of Staten Island & he enlisted and served in the U.S. Army National Guard. He was also a member of the IBEW local union 3 and was later employed by AT&T thru CWA for over 20 years. Bill will be deeply missed by his family. Due to the current circumstances a memorial will be held at a later date.