Saratoga Springs, NY - William J. "Bill" Casazza, Jr., passed away Thursday (Mar. 26, 2015) at Saratoga Hospital, with his family at his side. He was 72. Born on Oct. 27, 1942 in Albany, NY, he was the son of the late William J. and Brenda (Papen) Casazza, Sr. He attended Hartwick College and served as president of TKE fraternity alumni association for over 35 years, helping to organize their annual reunions. Bill then returned home to Albany to care for the family business, Casazza Moving Company, when his dad became ill. He then graduated from Northeastern University School of Business in Boston. Involved most of his life in management and sales, he was a sales representative for several tractor manufacturing companies, including Kubota Tractor Corporation. For his many years of faithful and diligent service, he was selected several times as Man of the Year and was also distinguished as one of the top five salesmen. He was a member of the 7th BN (Hawk) 2nd Artillery division and was honorably discharged from the US Army as an SP/5 in 1971. He was the recipient of various national defense service, expert rifle, sharpshooter, good conduct, Army commendation and Armed Forces expeditionary medals. Among his many interests were traveling and finance. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Mary L. (Chiperno) Casazza of Saratoga Springs; two children, Amy (Thomas J.) O'Connor of Brunswick and Ryan (Alyssa) Casazza of Roseland, NJ; 5 grandchildren, twins Maxwell and Nathan O'Connor, Charlotte, Andrew and Catey Casazza; his step-father, Edward F. Bunting of Troy; two brothers, Peter (Janet) Casazza of Columbia, MO and George (Pamela) Casazza of Glendale, CA; he is also survived by his cousin, John J. Casazza of Ballston Lake and his brothers-in-law, Ralph (Jil) Chiperno and Stephen Chiperno, all of Fairbanks, AK. Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 7pm Tuesday (Mar. 31, 2015) at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway 584-5373. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am Wednesday (Apr. 1, 2015) in the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway, by the Rev. Thomas H. Chevalier, pastor. Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Ave. Memorials may be made in his name to the Amer. Lung Assoc. of NENY, 155 Washington Ave., Suite 210, Albany, NY 12210 or to the Amer. Heart Assoc., 440 New Karner Rd., Albany, NY 12205. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.