Jay L. Wilber, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on October 14, 2022. He was predeceased by his father, Thomas Wilber, paternal grandparents, Donald and Josephine Wilber, maternal grandparents, William and Wilma Mackie, aunt and uncle, Sanford & Janet Tanenhaus, in laws, Bonnie and Gerald Dukerich. He is survived by his loving wife, Denise, and son Jeremy, mother Patricia Wilber, sister, Lisa (Mark) Hewel, sisters-in-law Gerilyn (Kim) Cummings, Debra (James) Dougherty. He is also survived by Aunt, Jackie Lindsay, nieces and nephews, Evan (Emily Declercq) Hewel, Abigail Hewel, Ashley (Eric) Colburn, Ryan (Antonietta Paolini) Edwards, Kristopher (Maria) Edwards, Courtney Edwards, Michael Dougherty, and Shannon Dougherty. Jay was a graduate of Maine Endwell Senior High School and Hartwick College. He also received his law degree from Nova University. Throughout his lifetime Jay was an active member of several associations including, the NYS Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and NYS Defenders Association. Jay was a proud recipient of the Maine Endwell Graduate of Distinction award. He served his community in many ways, including Dollars for Scholars and Endwell Rotary, serving as president for two years and a recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow. After his time serving Rotary, Jay continued to volunteer at the Dicks Open. Jay was a loving and caring father and husband, who made sure his family was taken care of. He worked hard to ensure that he could provide everything his family needed and wanted. Jay will be remembered as the life of the party, always putting a smile on your face, especially his best friends Tim Allen, Michael Duncan, Kyle Duncan, and Marty Jacoby.
Funeral Services will be held Thursday 4 pm at the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Street, Endicott. The family will receive friends Thursday at the Allen Memorial Home from 2 pm until service time at 4 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jay’s memory may be made to the Charity of your choice.