Vanessa May Williams

Vanessa May Williams, 36, of Bayonne, NJ passed away on December 8, 2017. She was born in Perth Amboy, NJ to her loving parents Bill Williams and Madeline Doyle. Vanessa grew up in Piscataway, NJ where she graduated from Piscataway High School and attended Middlesex County College. She has resided in Virginia and Florida before settling in Bayonne NJ. Vanessa worked for Morgan Stanley in Insurance Operations for nine years where sheconsistently received accolades from senior management for her attention-to-detail, conscientiousness and excellent client service skills. Growing up, Vanessa was an accomplished swimmer with the Scotch Plains Swim Team. Vanessa’s final act was to give the gift of life through organ donation. 

Vanessa will be fondly remembered for her quick wit and genuine heart. She had an amazing ability to make others feel comfortable around her with her outgoing personality and sense of humor. She was an avid reader and lover of all things glitz and glam. 

She is predeceased by her father, Bill Williams; her maternal grandparents Bill and Madeline Doyle and her paternal grandmother; Doris Williams. Surviving are her loving Mother; Madeline Doyle, her Stepfather, Jake Rademacher; her dear Sister, Christina Williams, her Grandfather, Donald Williams, her Aunt, Melissa Doyle, Uncle, Robert Famighetti and Cousin Aidan Famighetti, her Aunts Barbara Boyer and Kelly Zychowski and her loving boyfriend Charlie. 

A Memorial Gathering will be held at the John E. Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank, NJ 07701 on Thursday, December 14th from 2-6 p.m. with a service during the gathering. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be sent in Vanessa’s memory to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), via their website, https://ifundraise.nami.org/campaign/In-Loving-Memory-of-Vanessa-May-Williams- or by calling 888.999.6264.

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