WILLIAM VOLANTE, 26-AUG-32, 02173 also 21601

“I am sorry to tell you that my brother Bill died last month. He received a kidney transplant in December 2002, and had been doing very well, but fell and fractured three cervical vertebrae. He was recovering from the fall when he went into cardiac arrest,
There will be a memorial mass on Friday, August 26th at 5:00 pm at Sacred Heart Church in Lexington.”
Peter Volante

Delaware Cape Gazette June 14, 2005
William Volante,
teacher, Army officer
William Volante, 72, of Lewes, a teacher, guidance counselor and  military officer, died June 8, 2005 while hospitalized in Washington, D.C. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. Bill’s appreciation for the living kidney donation from his nephew, Stephen Volante, led him to become an organ donor.
Bill was born in Newton, Mass., son of the late  William and Anna (Rugo) Volante. He graduated from Saint Sebastian’s Country Day School and Holy Cross College. He was then drafted and served two years active duty in the U.S. Army, mainly at Fort Knox and Camp Breckinridge, Ky. Upon discharge from the Army, he enrolled  at Boston State College (Now UMass-Boston) and earned a masters degree in education. He then taught social studies and history in the public schools of Elizabeth, N.J. and at the Pingry School, a private school in New Jersey, where he became director of guidance. While at Pingry, he earned a masters degree in counseling from Columbia University.
Bill Volante had two successful careers, one as a teacher and a guidance counselor in public and private schools, and another in the U.S. Army, in a variety of administrative and planning roles.  His unflagging optimism and sense of humor and his deep religious faith served him well in both. As an educator he never failed to put the needs and nurturing of the students first, even if it meant clashing with administrators. This attitude may have stemmed from his own experiences as a student, which were less than stellar in a few instances.
As a military officer he formed strong and lasting bonds with superiors, subordinates and peers alike. He continued to see a sergeant major, a veteran of WWII, who had served under him, even attending reunions of the sergeant’s outfit as recently as last year.
In 1979 he began a full-time tour in the U.S. Army Reserve, which he had joined after finishing his active duty service. His first assignment was at Stewart Army Base in Newburgh, N.Y., where he was part of a hospital administration team. He then served as Inspector General, First Army Reserve, at Fort Meade, Md. His final assignment was on the Planning Staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.  He retired from the Army in 1979 with the rank of Colonel. Following his retirement from the military he served as a history  teacher and guidance counselor at St. Peter and Paul’s  School in Easton, Md. until his retirement in 1999. He also taught part time at Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, Md.
Bill’s faith was a source of strength and consolation. As a boy, he served as an altar boy at Sacred Heart parish in Newton Centre. At Saint Sebastian’s he formed a friendship with his Spanish teacher, Msgr. William B. Shea, that lasted more than 50 years, until Father Shea’s death earlier this year. Bill and his wife Mona were actively involved in the parish life of St. Peter and Paul’s as well as at St. Jude the Apostle parish in Lewes. He was also a member of several Catholic ministries, including Beginning Experience, the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Teams of Our Lady, the Alpha Program, and marriage preparations for engaged couples.
Bill is survived by his wife Mona (Keenan) Deighan; nine stepchildren; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother Peter of Lexington, Mass.; two sisters, Jean O’Conner of Salem, Mass. and Ann Marie O’Neill and her husband Frederick of Duxbury, Mass.; 13 nieces and nephews and 12 grand-nieces and grand nephews.
A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 14, with visitation one hour prior, at St. Jude the Apostle Church, Route 1 at Five Points, Lewes.
Contributions are suggested to the Dominican Missions of Nigeria, PO Box 5087, West Hyattsville, MD 20782. 
Arrangements by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.


The Boston Globe - Lives in brief - June 24, 2005
William Volante
William Volante, 72, a former member of the Joint Chief's Planning Staff at the Pentagon, died June 8 of cardiac arrest in Washington. The Newton native graduated from St. Sebastian's Country Day School in Newton and attended the College of the Holy Cross. After graduating he was drafted into the Army. Upon completion of his service he enrolled at Boston State College, and received a master's degree in education. He settled in Elizabeth, N.J., where he taught history and social studies in the public schools and at the Pingry School, where he became director of guidance. He earned a master's degree in counseling from Columbia University. In 1979, he joined the Army Reserves full time. For three years he assisted with medical planning for the Joint Chief's Planning Staff before retiring in 1988 with the rank of colonel. He returned to teaching, this time in Maryland, and upon his retirement in 1999, he settled in Lewes, Del. He leaves his wife, Mona Keenan Deighan; three stepsons, Robert Deighan of Chester, Md., Kevin Deighan of St. Michaels, Md., and Richard Deighan of Easton, Md.; six stepdaughters, Judith Faulkner of Monmouth Beach, N.J., Doreen Patrick of Easton, Md., Susanne Horsman of Fruitland, Md., Karen Ervin of Stevensville, Md., Mary McKenna of Annapolis, Md., and Cathy Deighan of Annapolis, Md.; a brother, Peter of Lexington; and two sisters, Jean O'Connor of Salem and Ann Marie O'Neil of Duxbury. Services have been held.