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October 8, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, November 2, 2014 from 2:00 – 4:30 PM.
A Memorial Service in celebration of Alex’s life will immediately follow the visiting hours and begin at 4:30 PM at the funeral home.
Alex C. Buscaglia, age 91 of Wayne, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 with loving family by his side.
Alex was born in New York City. He was raised in Westchester, NY where he graduated from Valhalla High School in 1941. Two years later, Alex was inducted into the United States Army. He was with the 1024th Engineer Treading Bridge Company where, upon landing in Le Harve, France he served for four months there as well as in Belgium, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. He was summarily decorated with the American Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Meeting the love of his life, a young lady named Rena, Alex asked for Rena’s hand in marriage. Two years after the wedding, they settled in Wayne where they stayed and enjoyed a wonderful life together for fifty-seven more years.
Alex enjoyed a career as a police officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey where he was stationed mostly working in the Lincoln Tunnel. Exhaust fumes in the tunnel proved to be understandably unhealthy and Alex retired from the police force after twenty-four years of service. He went on to enjoy a second career as a road test administrator with the Motor Vehicle Commission in Wayne where he worked another twelve years, retiring in 1973.
Alex enjoyed his retirement, traveling extensively with his dear wife Rena to such destinations as California, Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, Italy, England and Scotland. He was very proud of his two granddaughters, Laurel and Heather, and he loved spending time with them. His day always began with reading the newspaper and he loved watching all kinds of sports on TV.
Alex is survived by his beloved wife Rena; his dear daughter Janet and husband Rolf Kamper of North Carolina; his two adored granddaughters: Laurel and Heather; and his brother John Buscaglia of Florida.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Alex’s name are asked to consider the Wayne Township Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, November 2, 2014 from 2:00 – 4:30 PM.
A Memorial Service in celebration of Alex’s life will immediately follow the visiting hours and begin at 4:30 PM at the funeral home.
October 8, 2014
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, November 2, 2014 from 2:00 – 4:30 PM.
A Memorial Service in celebration of Alex’s life will immediately follow the visiting hours and begin at 4:30 PM at the funeral home.
Alex C. Buscaglia, age 91 of Wayne, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 with loving family by his side.
Alex was born in New York City. He was raised in Westchester, NY where he graduated from Valhalla High School in 1941. Two years later, Alex was inducted into the United States Army. He was with the 1024th Engineer Treading Bridge Company where, upon landing in Le Harve, France he served for four months there as well as in Belgium, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. He was summarily decorated with the American Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Meeting the love of his life, a young lady named Rena, Alex asked for Rena’s hand in marriage. Two years after the wedding, they settled in Wayne where they stayed and enjoyed a wonderful life together for fifty-seven more years.
Alex enjoyed a career as a police officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey where he was stationed mostly working in the Lincoln Tunnel. Exhaust fumes in the tunnel proved to be understandably unhealthy and Alex retired from the police force after twenty-four years of service. He went on to enjoy a second career as a road test administrator with the Motor Vehicle Commission in Wayne where he worked another twelve years, retiring in 1973.
Alex enjoyed his retirement, traveling extensively with his dear wife Rena to such destinations as California, Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, Italy, England and Scotland. He was very proud of his two granddaughters, Laurel and Heather, and he loved spending time with them. His day always began with reading the newspaper and he loved watching all kinds of sports on TV.
Alex is survived by his beloved wife Rena; his dear daughter Janet and husband Rolf Kamper of North Carolina; his two adored granddaughters: Laurel and Heather; and his brother John Buscaglia of Florida.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Alex’s name are asked to consider the Wayne Township Memorial First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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