William E. Malloy, Jr. September 1, 1931 January 4, 2021 William ("Bill") Earl Malloy, Jr., age 89, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2021 in Grapevine, Texas. Bill was born in San Pedro, California, the only son of Edith and William Malloy, Sr. and grew up in San Diego. He attended Saint Augustine High School. He served as a Sergeant in the Marine Corps from 1951 - 1953 and fought in the Korean War. Later he played saxophone in the Marine Corps Band in San Diego. He married Febrina ("Febe") Picone in June 1955 and she was his loving companion for "54 years, 6 months and 2 days," as he would fondly remember since her death in 2009. Bill earned a degree in Accounting from San Diego State University and enjoyed a long and successful career in finance for construction companies. A career move brought him to Irving where he lived for the last 42 years. An avid reader and lover of history, great music and art, Bill was proud to have travelled to 37 countries. He enjoyed building model ships, cooking gourmet food, and talking to his children and grandchildren about all the above. Bill will be best remembered for his hearty laugh, quick wit, and love for God and family. He was an active member of the Dominican Laity since 2000, serving the friars at the Priory of St. Albert the Great in Irving and as treasurer for the greater Southern Province. Bill was preceded in death by his wonderful wife Febe and is survived by his six children Michael (Dorothea), Thomas (Cynthia), Albert (Lucy), Robert (Laurel), Cecilia, and Kathleen (Marco), twenty-five grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. There will be a memorial Rosary on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 7:00pm at Donnellys Funeral Home in Irving. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Luke Catholic Church, 204 South MacArthur Blvd. in Irving on Friday, January 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. A private burial service will be held at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Dominican Friars of St. Albert the Great Priory: Donate St. Albert The Great Priory & Novitiate (opdallas.com) A recording of the funeral service can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/DHgSyxWTyZU SERVICES Rosary

Thursday, January 07, 2021 7:00 PM

Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home Chapel 606 West Airport Freeway Irving, TX 75062

Mass of Christian Burial

Friday, January 08, 2021 10:00 AM

Saint Luke's Catholic Church 202 South MacArthur Boulevard Irving, Texas 75060