Alex Fadynich

Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Alex Fadynich, died peacefully at home, Tuesday, January 3, in Pines Lake, Wayne, NJ. He had just turned eighty-eight this past December 28, and was born in 1934, the son of the late Aleksey Fadynich and Stefanida (Noreiko) Fadynich, who both came to the United States from Russia.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Alex graduated from Lyndhurst High School, and attended night classes at Fairleigh Dickinson University. His career as a Marine Engineer spanned fifty years from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, to Hudson Engineering in Hoboken, to ownership of Sea Motive Inc. in Port Newark. He finished his career as a consultant for Bouygues Offshore in Paris, France. His expertise took him around the globe.

He was passionate about the Pines Lake community where he and Nancy resided since 1959, in the home they built. In 2004, he served as the first President Of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum, a non-profit member organization set up to manage and protect a 30-plus acre botanical oasis on the west side of the lake. He and Nancy volunteered there for many years. Laurelwood has been a huge part of their lives.

Alex had a great sense of humor, with a passion for sports, especially, as a lifelong suffering NY Giants fan. He also loved to create. Life was filled with home restoration, fishing, hunting, and hiking in the Adirondacks, where he and family members, Lelio and Peggy Passaglia shared the property.

But what was most important to Alex was his family. He cherished spending as much free time with his children and grandchildren as possible.

He is survived by his wife Nancy Kathrine (Scott) Fadynich, of Wayne; son Scott Alex Fadynich & wife Linda Chorney of Tucson, AZ; daughter Sandra Fadynich and husband Kurt Vonder Fecht of Wayne; and four grandchildren Chelsea, Devin, Alexsandra Novakoski of Wayne, and Hunter Fadynich residing in Arizona. He was predeceased by his Sister, Anna Seifert, of CO, who passed a week before Alex, at ninety-three.