Clifford J. Garrigan

Clifford John Garrigan, 83, of Wayne, New Jersey passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on November 17, 2024.

Cliff, known as “Jim” by family and friends, was born on April 5, 1941, in New Jersey at Paterson General Hospital. He grew up in Wayne and graduated from Wayne Valley High School in 1959. Cliff served in the US National Guard from 1963 through 1969 and then pursued a career in commercial and industrial real estate. He started his own company, CJ Garrigan Real Estate Agency and later partnered with Alice Sheckfee to create Garrigan and Sheckfee Real Estate Agency. Cliff was a member of the National Association of Realtors and the Industrial Real Estate Brokers Association of the NY Metro Area. He served as the President of the Passaic County Board of Realtors in 1982. In the 1970’s, he was Secretary of the Wayne Jaycees and shared his time among the active leadership for the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 131.

Cliff enjoyed years of memorable outdoor activities: down the shore to Island Beach State Park, Sunday trips to New York City, ski trips to Pennsylvania, skating on Packanack Lake and visiting local parks with his family. In his later years, he enjoyed walks with his wife near Packanack Lake.

Cliff is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carol, and his four children, James, Kathy, Steven, and David, three grandchildren and his sister, Janet Grimal.

The Garrigan family requests that donations in Cliff’s name be directed to Valley Hospice c/o The Valley Hospital Foundation, 4, Valley Health Plaza Paramus NJ 07652, and/or Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, PO Box 291 Wayne, NJ, 07474.