William J. Cinque

January 22nd, 2021

William “Benny” Cinque, of Philadelphia, passed away at the age of 85 on January 21st. Survived by his wife, Sarah Cinque (nee Ryan), children Kathleen (Louis DiPaolo), Ann (Brian Pease), Amy (Edward Jones), Tony & Matthew (Claire), 12 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and 5 grand-dogs. Among his varied accomplishments—U.S. Army Veteran, Union Carpenter, Past President of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors, candidate for Philadelphia City Council—none surpassed his nearly 64-year marriage to his beloved Sally (although his hole-in-one at the age of 65 comes close). Whether you called him Benny, Ben, or Bill, Brother, Cousin, Uncle or Pop-Pop, Please raise a glass in his memory and consider a donation to the Veteran’s Multi-Service Center in Philadelphia at vmcenter.org. Family and friends are invited to attend his visitation and funeral on Wednesday January 27th from 9:30-10:30 am in St. Katherine of Sienna RC Church, (9700 Frankford Ave.) Funeral Mass to follow at 10:30am. The burial will be held in private by his family. William will be laid to rest in Washington Crossing National Cemetery.