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June 25, 2013
Services
Friends are invited to gather with Daniel’s family on Monday, July 8, 2013, 9:30 AM for a graveside service at George Washington Memorial Park, corner of Paramus and Century Road, Paramus. Kindly meet outside the cemetery’s main office by 9:15 AM.
Daniel Paul Falandys, age 74 of Ringwood passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013.
Daniel was born in Montclair and grew up in Passaic. The younger of two children, he wore #23 as a star football player for Passaic High School where he graduated in 1957. He immediately enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served from 1957 to 1962.
Upon his return from the service, Daniel met a lovely woman named Barbara Pertiko. For both it was love at first sight and after a fast courtship of six months Dan and Barbara were united in holy matrimony on February 16, 1963 at Immaculate Conception Church in Spotswood, NJ. After their honeymoon the lovebirds settled in Clifton and Dan promptly embarked upon a career as an electronics engineer with Bendix Corporation and later Allied Signal, both of Teterboro. During his career he received his B.S. degree and Master’s degree, both from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Following retirement in 2003, Daniel continued with Allied Signal and AT&T as a consultant until 2011. At one point during his career Daniel was responsible for the development of two of the original iconic video games of our time – Space Invaders and Pong, via Allied Signals contracts with the Mattel Corporation. After the Mattel contracts Bendix then took on Military contracts. Dan was a part of the "Test Systems Divison" and played an important part of the development of the Trident Submarine, Harpoon Missile and The Space Shuttle.
From 1964 to 1967 Dan and Barbara welcomed three beautiful children into their small Clifton home, Saundra, Daniel and Daryn. In those early days, all three children were tightly crammed into one little bedroom. Dan moved his family to the boondocks of Ringwood in 1969 and that’s where he remained until the present. Memories were made with this family of five travelling cozily in their little white Ford Pinto to vacation in Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod. But, as the little house in Clifton was eventually replaced with a more spacious home in Ringwood, the little white Pinto was soon replaced with a full-size two-toned van so the kids could sleep while the family traveled. Back in those days you ordered your car to your exact specifications and then you waited, sometimes for weeks and months for it to be delivered! It was a big day, full of anticipation as the family waited for Dan to arrive home with the new van! From that day forward Dan took on the nickname “Dan the Van Man.” The family enjoyed many more trips to Cape Cod and also to Lake George.
In 1989, Dan was transferred to Florida to work on the Space Shuttle for nine months. The kids were all grown so Barbara joined Dan for those nine months. During that assignment, when Dan wasn’t working, he and Barbara enjoyed trips to Disney World, Epcot, Sanibel Island and Bermuda.
Back at home in Ringwood, Dan loved working around the house. He loved gadgets, re-wiring things and he was an excellent carpenter too! He redid his own bathroom and he also did some custom work on his living room. He loved growing vegetables on his deck and just taking care of his yard.
Dan had a great sense of humor! His daughter Saundra recalls how recently while Skyping her, she looked on her computer screen to see Dan while she was talking to him and he had attached a large, bright Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer nose over his own. She also recalled how one time, when she was coming of age and starting to become interested in boys, she was with her dad at the grocery store and as she was talking to a cute boy, Dan slipped a couple of black Chuckles candies in front of his front teeth before introducing himself to the young man. Needless to say, Saundra was mortified! Dan was also a great story teller and his kids especially enjoyed his tales of life in the military and growing up in Passaic in the railroad houses. He loved his grandchildren and, with Barbara, he would attend many of their sporting events or take them fishing.
Dan’s faith was important to him and he was actually confirmed while serving in the military. It was at his confirmation where he received Paul as his middle name and he always wore his St. Christopher medal wherever he went. In recent years he frequently went to church with his daughter and afterwards the tradition was to enjoy a nice breakfast.
Daniel is survived by his daughter Saundra and husband Kenneth Ehrenberg of Paramus, his son Daniel and wife Michele of Surprise, AZ, and his son Daryn of Ringwood; and his four grandchildren: Kenny and Alexandra Ehrenberg and Kyle and Kayla Falandys.
He was predeceased by his beloved wife of forty-two years, Barbara in 2005 and his sister Lorraine Falandys.
In lieu of flowers and as an expression of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Daniel’s memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780 New York, NY 10008-0780. www.michaeljfox.org
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Friends are invited to gather with Daniel’s family on Monday, July 8, 2013, 9:30 AM for a graveside service at George Washington Memorial Park, corner of Paramus and Century Road, Paramus. Kindly meet outside the cemetery’s main office by 9:15 AM.
June 25, 2013
Services
Friends are invited to gather with Daniel’s family on Monday, July 8, 2013, 9:30 AM for a graveside service at George Washington Memorial Park, corner of Paramus and Century Road, Paramus. Kindly meet outside the cemetery’s main office by 9:15 AM.
Daniel Paul Falandys, age 74 of Ringwood passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013.
Daniel was born in Montclair and grew up in Passaic. The younger of two children, he wore #23 as a star football player for Passaic High School where he graduated in 1957. He immediately enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served from 1957 to 1962.
Upon his return from the service, Daniel met a lovely woman named Barbara Pertiko. For both it was love at first sight and after a fast courtship of six months Dan and Barbara were united in holy matrimony on February 16, 1963 at Immaculate Conception Church in Spotswood, NJ. After their honeymoon the lovebirds settled in Clifton and Dan promptly embarked upon a career as an electronics engineer with Bendix Corporation and later Allied Signal, both of Teterboro. During his career he received his B.S. degree and Master’s degree, both from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Following retirement in 2003, Daniel continued with Allied Signal and AT&T as a consultant until 2011. At one point during his career Daniel was responsible for the development of two of the original iconic video games of our time – Space Invaders and Pong, via Allied Signals contracts with the Mattel Corporation. After the Mattel contracts Bendix then took on Military contracts. Dan was a part of the "Test Systems Divison" and played an important part of the development of the Trident Submarine, Harpoon Missile and The Space Shuttle.
From 1964 to 1967 Dan and Barbara welcomed three beautiful children into their small Clifton home, Saundra, Daniel and Daryn. In those early days, all three children were tightly crammed into one little bedroom. Dan moved his family to the boondocks of Ringwood in 1969 and that’s where he remained until the present. Memories were made with this family of five travelling cozily in their little white Ford Pinto to vacation in Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod. But, as the little house in Clifton was eventually replaced with a more spacious home in Ringwood, the little white Pinto was soon replaced with a full-size two-toned van so the kids could sleep while the family traveled. Back in those days you ordered your car to your exact specifications and then you waited, sometimes for weeks and months for it to be delivered! It was a big day, full of anticipation as the family waited for Dan to arrive home with the new van! From that day forward Dan took on the nickname “Dan the Van Man.” The family enjoyed many more trips to Cape Cod and also to Lake George.
In 1989, Dan was transferred to Florida to work on the Space Shuttle for nine months. The kids were all grown so Barbara joined Dan for those nine months. During that assignment, when Dan wasn’t working, he and Barbara enjoyed trips to Disney World, Epcot, Sanibel Island and Bermuda.
Back at home in Ringwood, Dan loved working around the house. He loved gadgets, re-wiring things and he was an excellent carpenter too! He redid his own bathroom and he also did some custom work on his living room. He loved growing vegetables on his deck and just taking care of his yard.
Dan had a great sense of humor! His daughter Saundra recalls how recently while Skyping her, she looked on her computer screen to see Dan while she was talking to him and he had attached a large, bright Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer nose over his own. She also recalled how one time, when she was coming of age and starting to become interested in boys, she was with her dad at the grocery store and as she was talking to a cute boy, Dan slipped a couple of black Chuckles candies in front of his front teeth before introducing himself to the young man. Needless to say, Saundra was mortified! Dan was also a great story teller and his kids especially enjoyed his tales of life in the military and growing up in Passaic in the railroad houses. He loved his grandchildren and, with Barbara, he would attend many of their sporting events or take them fishing.
Dan’s faith was important to him and he was actually confirmed while serving in the military. It was at his confirmation where he received Paul as his middle name and he always wore his St. Christopher medal wherever he went. In recent years he frequently went to church with his daughter and afterwards the tradition was to enjoy a nice breakfast.
Daniel is survived by his daughter Saundra and husband Kenneth Ehrenberg of Paramus, his son Daniel and wife Michele of Surprise, AZ, and his son Daryn of Ringwood; and his four grandchildren: Kenny and Alexandra Ehrenberg and Kyle and Kayla Falandys.
He was predeceased by his beloved wife of forty-two years, Barbara in 2005 and his sister Lorraine Falandys.
In lieu of flowers and as an expression of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Daniel’s memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780 New York, NY 10008-0780. www.michaeljfox.org
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