William U. Roulette Iii

William U. “Bill” Roulette III, 93, of Stroudsburg, PA passed away at the Lehigh Valley/Pocono Hospital on Monday, April 13, 2020. He was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, to the late William U. Roulette Jr. and the late Abby C. K. Roulette, and grew up in Hagerstown and Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA. He was a graduate of St. James School in Maryland and received a B.S. from the University of Scranton. He served in the US Army Air Corps at the end of WW II. Bill then went on to work at the Worthington Mower Co. and to a variety of other enterprises. He especially enjoyed his last adventures most of all - being a waterman on the Chesapeake Bay in his workboat, " Barneckle", owning a restaurant and, finally, in retirement, flying his plane on numerous adventures. He was predeceased by his wife Hedl D. Roulette, wife Ruth H. Roulette, his dear companion and high school sweetheart, Wanda Y. Phillips, brother Peter A. Roulette, stepson Karl Huff and his companion’s son Robert Phillips and, finally, his dog Elliot, who he loved and missed so much. He is survived by daughter, Karla R. Rauch (Stewart) of Poughkeepsie, NY; son, W. Brooke Roulette of New Hope, PA; stepdaughter, Susan H. Kemp of Wittman, MD; stepson, Cary Huff (Annette) of Australia; the children of his longtime companion, Tim Bowman (Diane) of East Stroudsburg, Beverly P. Waring (Malcolm) of Shawnee and Terry Bowman (Katherine "Kitty" Jones) of Stroudsburg. In addition, he is survived by his brother, C. Kilburn "Kib" Roulette of Gettysburg, PA; grandchildren, Emmart and Charles (Jackie) Rauch and Samantha, AJ and Nicholas Huff; great grandchildren, Eleanor and Aleta Rauch and a host of loving neices, nephews and cousins. The family will be having a service in Shawnee at a later date and he will be interred in the Roulette plot at the Shawnee Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to The Shawnee Presbyterian Church, PO Box 145, Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA 18356 or the Shawnee Fire Company, PO Box 187, Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA 18356. Arrangements made by Bensing-Thomas Funeral Home, Stroudsburg PA.