Anthony “Tony” Polizzi

Anthony John “Tony” “Tommy” Polizzi, age 75, of Hackettstown, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022.  He was born in Passaic to Mariano (Mike) and Josephine Polizzi and moved to Wayne at the age of 12.  He graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the class of 1965.  

He followed in his father’s footsteps and worked in the Parts Departments of Automobile Dealerships.  He has worked at Atkins Chevrolet, Preakness Chevrolet both in Wayne, and Schumaker Chevrolet in Little Falls and as Parts Department manager at Claremont Cadillac in West Caldwell before retiring.  After retiring he has worked since 2008 with his family at their Restaurant, Franks Pizza in Flanders where everyone he met became a friend.

Anthony was a Volunteer Firefighter for the Wayne Fire Department, Pompton Falls Company #3 during the 1960’s and 1970’s starting as a Junior Fireman.  

He will be remembered for being a kind, thoughtful man, who put everyone ahead of himself.  His love and devotion to his family will be their most treasured memory.  He enjoyed being at home and simple things like yard work, spoiling the dogs and relaxing with a nice Whiskey & Cigar. Although he didn’t love having his photo taken, he enjoyed photography, he was artistic, he liked to draw, make wood crafts, and macramé.  He also had a wide range of taste in music and many great times working the soundboard for Shaker Road Band.  

He was the loving father of Jaime Penza and her husband Giuseppe; cherished grandfather of Luigi, Alexander, Angelina, Matteo and Sophia; he was the loved brother of the late Michael Polizzi and his wife Donna, Joann Cavill of Wayne and her late husband George, Joyce Porr of Wayne and her late husband Joseph, and Robin Lapiniski of Wayne and her late husband Larry. Anthony also had many beloved nieces and nephews.  

In lieu flowers memorial donations to the Fresenius Medical Foundation would be greatly appreciated.

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