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July 11, 2009
Services
A memorial service will be held Friday, July 17, 2009 at 11:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 10 AM to 11:30 AM.
This is a short story about a very special and personable man who was gifted with an affable personality. He made his life journey on this earth and has left a very gracious everlasting footprint.
Alvin W. Outcalt of Wayne died Saturday, July 11, 2009 at his residence in Packanack Lake, Wayne. His passing was very peaceful with his loving wife Julie at his side.
He was born in Belleville where he spent his formative years. Al began his formal education at Belleville High School graduating with the Class of 1945.
Al was contemplating his future career and decided to start out life by joining the United States Marine Corp. He served in the Corp. at the end of World War II from March of 1946 until December 1947. He always referred back to his military service with great pride in having served his country.
He then enrolled in Columbia College and graduated in 1951 with a BA degree in English & Social Sciences.
By the very nature of his likable personality he was a communicator, and he put those abilities and skills to work for his livelihood. He was highly respected in the field of Public Relations and among his employers he included Lever Brothers Company, Volkswagen of America, McGraw-Hill, Inc., International Paper Company, C.I.T. Financial Corporation, American Cyanamid and his last employer was Burns and Roe Enterprises where he retired in 1989.
Besides his many company affiliations he was a very ambitious entrepreneur and established his own private Public Relations practice, Outcalt Communications, Inc. where he provided PR counseling and services to many companies including Cytec Industries, Engelhard Corporation, Exxon Research & Engineering Company and Wayne Ford.
Al was also an Adjunct Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University from 1984-1989 where he taught Marketing, Public Relations and Organizational Behavior.
He also had a community interest having served in many capacities at the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce, Friends of the Wayne Library, and the Wayne Counseling Center.
He was a member of the Mountain View Masonic Lodge No. 154 where he had served as Past Master and Lodge Historian.
He was a long time resident of Packanack Lake and always felt joy in his lake surroundings and neighbors. It was his trademark to have a pipe in his mouth and a fishing pole in his hands. That was his official picture of joy and contentment. Add that to his favorite sports car with his white hair blowing in the breeze and you have a familiar picture of Al Outcalt.
Although Al's favorite sport was car racing of any kind, he was a died in the wool Yankees Fan and he would root for and defend his team with great gusto.
One of his joys in life was his beautiful and faithful German shepherds, all named Toro who were always at his side. His latest faithful companion, Toro III, was his loving sidekick.
Left behind to mourn his passing are his loving wife Julie (nee Calvitti-Salisbury) Outcalt; one daughter Amy Iman of Rochester, New York; three grandchildren Maggie Zydel and her husband Eric, Carolyn Stahl and her husband Todd, and Robyn Cribbin and her husband Jim all of Rochester, New York, three great grandchildren Jonathan and Andrew Zydel and Joshua Stahl; Step children including Julie Salisbury Ritsema and her husband Fred of Wayne, Cynthia Salisbury APN-C of Pompton Plains, John Salisbury and his wife Vanessa of Clark, three step grandchildren Morgan and Madison Ritsema and Avery Salisbury.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Alvin’s memory are asked to consider the Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 30 Mountain View Boulevard, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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A memorial service will be held Friday, July 17, 2009 at 11:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 10 AM to 11:30 AM.
July 11, 2009
Services
A memorial service will be held Friday, July 17, 2009 at 11:30 AM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home on Friday from 10 AM to 11:30 AM.
This is a short story about a very special and personable man who was gifted with an affable personality. He made his life journey on this earth and has left a very gracious everlasting footprint.
Alvin W. Outcalt of Wayne died Saturday, July 11, 2009 at his residence in Packanack Lake, Wayne. His passing was very peaceful with his loving wife Julie at his side.
He was born in Belleville where he spent his formative years. Al began his formal education at Belleville High School graduating with the Class of 1945.
Al was contemplating his future career and decided to start out life by joining the United States Marine Corp. He served in the Corp. at the end of World War II from March of 1946 until December 1947. He always referred back to his military service with great pride in having served his country.
He then enrolled in Columbia College and graduated in 1951 with a BA degree in English & Social Sciences.
By the very nature of his likable personality he was a communicator, and he put those abilities and skills to work for his livelihood. He was highly respected in the field of Public Relations and among his employers he included Lever Brothers Company, Volkswagen of America, McGraw-Hill, Inc., International Paper Company, C.I.T. Financial Corporation, American Cyanamid and his last employer was Burns and Roe Enterprises where he retired in 1989.
Besides his many company affiliations he was a very ambitious entrepreneur and established his own private Public Relations practice, Outcalt Communications, Inc. where he provided PR counseling and services to many companies including Cytec Industries, Engelhard Corporation, Exxon Research & Engineering Company and Wayne Ford.
Al was also an Adjunct Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University from 1984-1989 where he taught Marketing, Public Relations and Organizational Behavior.
He also had a community interest having served in many capacities at the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce, Friends of the Wayne Library, and the Wayne Counseling Center.
He was a member of the Mountain View Masonic Lodge No. 154 where he had served as Past Master and Lodge Historian.
He was a long time resident of Packanack Lake and always felt joy in his lake surroundings and neighbors. It was his trademark to have a pipe in his mouth and a fishing pole in his hands. That was his official picture of joy and contentment. Add that to his favorite sports car with his white hair blowing in the breeze and you have a familiar picture of Al Outcalt.
Although Al's favorite sport was car racing of any kind, he was a died in the wool Yankees Fan and he would root for and defend his team with great gusto.
One of his joys in life was his beautiful and faithful German shepherds, all named Toro who were always at his side. His latest faithful companion, Toro III, was his loving sidekick.
Left behind to mourn his passing are his loving wife Julie (nee Calvitti-Salisbury) Outcalt; one daughter Amy Iman of Rochester, New York; three grandchildren Maggie Zydel and her husband Eric, Carolyn Stahl and her husband Todd, and Robyn Cribbin and her husband Jim all of Rochester, New York, three great grandchildren Jonathan and Andrew Zydel and Joshua Stahl; Step children including Julie Salisbury Ritsema and her husband Fred of Wayne, Cynthia Salisbury APN-C of Pompton Plains, John Salisbury and his wife Vanessa of Clark, three step grandchildren Morgan and Madison Ritsema and Avery Salisbury.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Alvin’s memory are asked to consider the Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 30 Mountain View Boulevard, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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