In memory of Wayne Dessingue

 Our friend and neighbor Wayne Dessingue passed away Friday evening at the VA Medical Center. The community offers its condolences to Janice and their entire family.

His official obituary:

J. Wayne Dessingue, 77, of Hyland Circle passed away peacefully Friday, October 11, 2024 at the Albany Stratton Veterans Administration Hospital. 

Born in Cohoes, he was the son of the late Leo and Valerie Vickers Dessingue. He was a 1965 graduate of Cohoes High School and a 1970 graduate of Hudson Valley Community College. Wayne was employed for over 37 years by the New York State Department of Labor and retired as an assistant director of personnel in 2005. 

He was a member and former officer of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA). He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served as a medic in Vietnam. 

Wayne was a family man who adored his family. He was an avid collector of Department 56 Villages. He loved to travel and had visited all seven continents and 38 of the states in this country. He was a member of the Men’s Club at St. Bonaventure’s Parish and sang in the choir there and at St. Augustine’s Church, as well as being a member of the Russell Sage Singers. 

Survivors include his loving wife Janice Pailley Dessingue; his devoted children Jason A. Dessingue (Jessica) of Melrose, Constance L. Dyer (Jeffrey) of Speigletown, and Christine V. Murphy (John) of Troy. He is the brother of the late Darrell and Douglas Dessingue and brother-in-law of Betty Jean Dessingue of Florida. He is the proud grandfather of Valerie, Chelsie, and Jason Jr. Dessingue; Morgan, Aiden and Amelia Dyer, and Samantha and Ellyana Murphy. He also is survived by several nieces, nephews, and cousins. 

Funeral services will be Friday at 9:15 a.m. from the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad Street (Route 32), Waterford, and at 10 a.m. at St. Augustine’s Church in Lansingburgh. Interment will be in Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Road,  Schuylerville. 

Relatives and friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Wayne was a successful organ recipient. Please consider organ donation. Special thanks are extended to the staff who nurtured Wayne at Van Rensselaer Manor, the VA Hospital and VA Dialysis Center. 

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