William M. Reed Jr. of Montgomery Village, MD, passed away on January 23, 2026.
Born in Trenton, he could not participate in gym and other sports due to childhood asthma, but this did not stop him from being student manager for the swimming team in middle and high school, and statistician for high school football team. He went on to graduate from Rider University with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
Born and raised in New Jersey, he put his skills to work as an Information Technology Specialist in several states as far away as California. He began his career in IT work at New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance and Johnson And Johnson in New Jersey. He later moved to California to work for Hitachi, and continued to work at various companies across the country, eventually settling in Maryland where he worked at GEICO and then ending his career working for Marriott International.
William enjoyed attending theatre performances and anything to do with computers. Always resourceful, if something needed fixing he would get advice from friends or use the internet for directions or tutorial videos in order to solve the problem. He would help anyone he knew, regardless issue.
He loved his family and cared for everyone he came in contact with. His friends and coworkers expressed the following attributes to William:
“Down-to-earth, always went out of his way to help and made a lasting impact.” He was “ a valued friend and genuinely good man.” A “very intelligent, great leader, kind, generous and caring soul.” Bill was “very funny and sarcastic humor, super person.” It was “an honor and a privilege to have known and worked with him.”
William is survived by his sister Shirley Reed.
Funeral services are Thursday, January 29th at 2:00 pm at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ. Visitation is on Thursday beginning at 1:00 pm until the time of the service. Burial will follow at the Har Sinai Temple section of Ewing Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are respectfully requested to Colorectal Cancer Society.
So very sorry for your loss Shirley. Bill spoke of you often and clearly loved his family. I worked with Bill at GEICO for many years. He was very good at his job but more importantly he was a wonderful person. He was very knowledgeable, hard working, and very supportive of his team. I enjoyed working with him and getting to know him. I hope all of your positive memories of Bill will bring you some peace at this difficult time.
So sad to hear of Bill passing. Breaks our hearts. He was such a wonderful man and blessed to have him as a dear close friend and confidant . Will miss our Sunday calls and all the laughing we did. He was such a valued man at the FBI. Smart and kept us on our toes.
Fly high until we meet again.
Ed and Lila Heck
Fairmont WV