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December 19, 2013
Christopher R. Blake, age 62, died on Thursday, December 19, 2013. He was a resident of Wayne since 1979.
Chris was born in Oakland, California and grew up in Rochester, New York. In his early 20’s, he landed in Boulder, Colorado, and enjoyed living there for a few years. He took a job in Boulder with Time-Life as a telephone salesman and he really found his niche. Chris was truly a great people-person, charismatic, and a very good salesman. He quickly became a top sales rep, earning awards and great bonuses. Time-Life promoted him and he went to Alexandria, Virginia to be trained as a manager. A management career really didn’t suit his style and right at that same time a new opportunity presented itself. His grandfather offered him expense-free living at his home in Wayne, NJ as long as he would help to maintain the house. Chris took him up on it and enrolled at William Paterson College, pursuing his education. After graduation, he immediately began a Master’s degree program at NYU, followed by his Ph. D. In 1991, Chris landed his dream job as a professor at Fordham University. He has been a professor of finance for twenty two years there. His fellow faculty, administrators, and the students all contributed to his wonderful experience. He attended conferences around the world and enjoyed every bit of his time at Fordham.
While living in Boulder, Chris met Lisolette “Lilo” (nee Ebermann). She truly deserves credit for helping to get him focused on his life and career. When they first started dating, he struggled just to get himself out of bed and motivated in the morning. They married on January 24, 1976 in their Boulder apartment and thus began a lifelong honeymoon for both of them. When they moved to NJ, Lilo supported him while he went to college, pursuing his education. She knew he was bright and once his energy was focused, he excelled in everything he did. His career flourished. They took advantage of every opportunity to travel and have been throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Majorca, cruised the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Panama, Hawaii, and much more. Although Lilo will certainly miss him dearly, they were able to squeeze many wonderful memories and good times from their thirty seven years together.
Chris is survived by his devoted wife Lilo, his step-son Rudy Riepl and his wife Tina of Longmont, CO, his step-daughter Anita Innis of Los Angeles, CA, his two brothers; Andy Blake and his wife Kiki of Rochester, NY, and Ben Blake and his wife Leena of Cary, NC, and three nephews; Michael, Alex and John, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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December 19, 2013
Christopher R. Blake, age 62, died on Thursday, December 19, 2013. He was a resident of Wayne since 1979.
Chris was born in Oakland, California and grew up in Rochester, New York. In his early 20’s, he landed in Boulder, Colorado, and enjoyed living there for a few years. He took a job in Boulder with Time-Life as a telephone salesman and he really found his niche. Chris was truly a great people-person, charismatic, and a very good salesman. He quickly became a top sales rep, earning awards and great bonuses. Time-Life promoted him and he went to Alexandria, Virginia to be trained as a manager. A management career really didn’t suit his style and right at that same time a new opportunity presented itself. His grandfather offered him expense-free living at his home in Wayne, NJ as long as he would help to maintain the house. Chris took him up on it and enrolled at William Paterson College, pursuing his education. After graduation, he immediately began a Master’s degree program at NYU, followed by his Ph. D. In 1991, Chris landed his dream job as a professor at Fordham University. He has been a professor of finance for twenty two years there. His fellow faculty, administrators, and the students all contributed to his wonderful experience. He attended conferences around the world and enjoyed every bit of his time at Fordham.
While living in Boulder, Chris met Lisolette “Lilo” (nee Ebermann). She truly deserves credit for helping to get him focused on his life and career. When they first started dating, he struggled just to get himself out of bed and motivated in the morning. They married on January 24, 1976 in their Boulder apartment and thus began a lifelong honeymoon for both of them. When they moved to NJ, Lilo supported him while he went to college, pursuing his education. She knew he was bright and once his energy was focused, he excelled in everything he did. His career flourished. They took advantage of every opportunity to travel and have been throughout Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Majorca, cruised the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Panama, Hawaii, and much more. Although Lilo will certainly miss him dearly, they were able to squeeze many wonderful memories and good times from their thirty seven years together.
Chris is survived by his devoted wife Lilo, his step-son Rudy Riepl and his wife Tina of Longmont, CO, his step-daughter Anita Innis of Los Angeles, CA, his two brothers; Andy Blake and his wife Kiki of Rochester, NY, and Ben Blake and his wife Leena of Cary, NC, and three nephews; Michael, Alex and John, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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