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February 3, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, February 8, 2009 from 2:00-6:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home then traveling to “Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Chapel” located at gate one of William Paterson University, 219 Pompton Road, Haledon, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. All are invited.
There will be a 1st year anniversary Memorial Mass service to remember and honor Dolores Droumbakis on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 12:30 PM (sharp) at William Paterson University. The Mass will be held at the "Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Chapel." The Chapel is located at 219 Pompton Road, Haledon, next to gate one of William Paterson University.
UPDATE: Memorial Mass scheduled for February 2, 2010.
There will be a 1st year anniversary Memorial Mass service to remember and honor Dolores Droumbakis on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 12:30 PM (sharp) at William Paterson University. The Mass will be held at the "Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Chapel." The Chapel is located at 219 Pompton Road, Haledon, next to gate one of William Paterson University.
Dolores Droumbakis, age 72 of Wayne, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. Her family was at her side all the while, never leaving her alone. Dolores was a kind hearted, gentle soul that always cared for her family and friends.
Born in Boston, MA, Dolores grew up in Brooklyn, NY where she graduated from Fort Hamilton High School with the class of 1955. She met her husband Nick in Brooklyn too. Their first date was to a church dance, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn, and they were married in 1961. They have enjoyed forty-eight years of loving marriage ever since. They moved to Bloomfield, NJ in 1961, and then to Wayne in 1974, where they raised their family of three girls.
Dolores was completely devoted to her work at William Paterson University. She had been employed there for twenty-eight years in the Marketing and Public Relations Department, where she was the Executive Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement.
There were so many things she loved about her job but best of all she loved the students; they kept her young and she enjoyed their energy. She also took full advantage of all the cultural and educational opportunities that her position allowed. Besides continuing her education at William Paterson University, she also attended all the “Distinguished Lecturer Series” events, Jazz concerts, the campus theatre, anything to do with the arts, and much more.
Dolores was known for her phenomenal cooking, which all of her family and friends enjoyed. She attended seasonal fashion shows at Bryant Park in New York City with her daughter, Denise. Her grandsons, Brendan and Ryan, were the light of her life sharing in special times with her daughter, Dina and family. Dolores was very generous with her donations to local food drives and with “Eva’s Kitchen” in Paterson, NJ.
In many ways she was a woman ahead of her time; she was very environmentally conscious – always anxious to recycle, and she was very computer savvy, so much so that she frequently helped her children with their computer problems! She would often attend computer expo’s and trade shows in New York City with her daughter Annette in order to keep up with the latest technology; she just loved going to those shows. She was also an “All My Children” fan, and had been watching that Soap Opera since its inception.
Her daughters recall their family vacations on Long Beach Island, NJ (LBI). They were an annual affair and have provided the family with an abundance of memories. They stayed in a different shore house almost every summer, from Holgate to Barnegat Light. Dolores especially enjoyed the Surf Light Theatre there and shopping at the Bay Village shopping center where she would buy gifts for all her co-workers. She is survived by her devoted husband Nick of forty-eight years, three daughters; Denise and Annette Droumbakis of Wayne, and Dina Schorling and her husband Jeff of Wayne, and two grandsons; Brendan and Ryan Schorling, both of Wayne.
In honor of Dolores’s love of music and the arts, a memorial fund has been established to benefit the William Paterson University Music Department in her memory. If you wish to contribute to the Dolores Droumbakis Memorial Fund, please make checks payable to William Paterson University and in the memo portion of the check please write: "The Dolores Droumbakis Memorial Fund".
Please send to Atten: Ross Flint Hobart Manor; Lower Level. Office of Institutional Advancement William Paterson University 300 Pompton Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Also, donations to Eva's Kitchen, 392 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07505, would be appreciated. Dolores was very active collecting donations for food drives and Eva's Kitchen held a special place in her heart. Click on the link below to print out a donation form.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, February 8, 2009 from 2:00-6:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home then traveling to “Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Chapel” located at gate one of William Paterson University, 219 Pompton Road, Haledon, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. All are invited.
February 3, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, February 8, 2009 from 2:00-6:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 9:30 AM from the funeral home then traveling to “Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Chapel” located at gate one of William Paterson University, 219 Pompton Road, Haledon, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. All are invited.
There will be a 1st year anniversary Memorial Mass service to remember and honor Dolores Droumbakis on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 12:30 PM (sharp) at William Paterson University. The Mass will be held at the "Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Chapel." The Chapel is located at 219 Pompton Road, Haledon, next to gate one of William Paterson University.
UPDATE: Memorial Mass scheduled for February 2, 2010.
There will be a 1st year anniversary Memorial Mass service to remember and honor Dolores Droumbakis on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 12:30 PM (sharp) at William Paterson University. The Mass will be held at the "Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Chapel." The Chapel is located at 219 Pompton Road, Haledon, next to gate one of William Paterson University.
Dolores Droumbakis, age 72 of Wayne, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. Her family was at her side all the while, never leaving her alone. Dolores was a kind hearted, gentle soul that always cared for her family and friends.
Born in Boston, MA, Dolores grew up in Brooklyn, NY where she graduated from Fort Hamilton High School with the class of 1955. She met her husband Nick in Brooklyn too. Their first date was to a church dance, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn, and they were married in 1961. They have enjoyed forty-eight years of loving marriage ever since. They moved to Bloomfield, NJ in 1961, and then to Wayne in 1974, where they raised their family of three girls.
Dolores was completely devoted to her work at William Paterson University. She had been employed there for twenty-eight years in the Marketing and Public Relations Department, where she was the Executive Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement.
There were so many things she loved about her job but best of all she loved the students; they kept her young and she enjoyed their energy. She also took full advantage of all the cultural and educational opportunities that her position allowed. Besides continuing her education at William Paterson University, she also attended all the “Distinguished Lecturer Series” events, Jazz concerts, the campus theatre, anything to do with the arts, and much more.
Dolores was known for her phenomenal cooking, which all of her family and friends enjoyed. She attended seasonal fashion shows at Bryant Park in New York City with her daughter, Denise. Her grandsons, Brendan and Ryan, were the light of her life sharing in special times with her daughter, Dina and family. Dolores was very generous with her donations to local food drives and with “Eva’s Kitchen” in Paterson, NJ.
In many ways she was a woman ahead of her time; she was very environmentally conscious – always anxious to recycle, and she was very computer savvy, so much so that she frequently helped her children with their computer problems! She would often attend computer expo’s and trade shows in New York City with her daughter Annette in order to keep up with the latest technology; she just loved going to those shows. She was also an “All My Children” fan, and had been watching that Soap Opera since its inception.
Her daughters recall their family vacations on Long Beach Island, NJ (LBI). They were an annual affair and have provided the family with an abundance of memories. They stayed in a different shore house almost every summer, from Holgate to Barnegat Light. Dolores especially enjoyed the Surf Light Theatre there and shopping at the Bay Village shopping center where she would buy gifts for all her co-workers. She is survived by her devoted husband Nick of forty-eight years, three daughters; Denise and Annette Droumbakis of Wayne, and Dina Schorling and her husband Jeff of Wayne, and two grandsons; Brendan and Ryan Schorling, both of Wayne.
In honor of Dolores’s love of music and the arts, a memorial fund has been established to benefit the William Paterson University Music Department in her memory. If you wish to contribute to the Dolores Droumbakis Memorial Fund, please make checks payable to William Paterson University and in the memo portion of the check please write: "The Dolores Droumbakis Memorial Fund".
Please send to Atten: Ross Flint Hobart Manor; Lower Level. Office of Institutional Advancement William Paterson University 300 Pompton Road Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Also, donations to Eva's Kitchen, 392 Main Street, Paterson, NJ 07505, would be appreciated. Dolores was very active collecting donations for food drives and Eva's Kitchen held a special place in her heart. Click on the link below to print out a donation form.
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