Bill Hurley, 78, of Wolfeboro, NH passed away peacefully on April 27, 2025, from complications due to Alzheimer’s Disease. Bill grew up in Manchester, NH where he graduated from Bishop Bradley High School. He attended the University of New Hampshire and then Suffolk University Law School in Boston. Bill practiced law in the seacoast area while living in Rye, NH with his family before retiring to Wolfeboro.

Bill was an avid lover of nature and animals. Even as his health declined, he loved taking rides around the Lakes Region. He would want to be known for being the best dad and Pop Pop he could be, and lived to make his grandchildren laugh. His quick Irish wit and fantastic sense of humor brought smiles to so many. Just a couple of weeks before his passing, he responded to the question, “What kind of lawyer were you, Mr. Hurley?” with “A good one!”. He was also free from judgment, earnest and thoughtful with his advice, and would go to the ends of the earth for those he loved. He gave his family the gift of knowing that he loved them until the end, even when he couldn’t say the words. His values of kindness and acceptance of all, as well as his love of nature and animals, will live on through his children and grandchildren. 

Bill is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer Pollard and Philip Hyman of Georgetown, Mass, daughter Elizabeth Hurley of Wolfeboro, NH, his former wife and good friend Christine (Miller), and grandchildren Joshua Hyman and Leah Hyman.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Pope Memorial Humane Society - Cocheco Valley, 221 County Farm Rd., Dover, NH 03820 or The Nature Conservancy, Attn: Treasury, 4245 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203 or The Nature Conservancy. The family will honor Bill privately this summer.