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July 2, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday July 7 and Wednesday July 8, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM, with a Funeral Mass to follow on Thursday at St James Church in Totowa NJ.
Eugene J. Passalacqua Sr., age 72 of Wayne, passed away from Myeloma Cancer on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the Morristown Memorial Hospital with his entire loving family by his side. He was a strong man who fought this dreaded cancer with courage right up until the very end.
Born in Paterson NJ in 1936, Gene was raised in Clifton NJ and graduated Clifton High School in 1955. He served as a member of the US National Guard in the late 50s and later married Barbara (Restivo). After starting a family, they moved to Bloomingdale, NJ. In 1983, they built a custom home in Kinnelon, NJ, finally settling at the Breckenridge Condos in Wayne NJ in 1994, where Gene served as President of the Condo association.
Gene was a loving family man, known for being giving, caring, and thoughtful. He was passionate about his Italian heritage and instilled that passion into his children and grandchildren. He was also a man who showed compassion to others and would always lend help to anyone in need. Professionally, he was a well-respected, innovative & savvy businessman, having established several successful companies & helping develop unique processes in plastics manufacturing, including the T-Shirt bag (plastic grocery sack) we are all so familiar with. His compassionate nature, influence, and business savvy was passed along to all of his 6 children, some of whom are entrepreneurs themselves.
Gene was an avid automobile, photography, and technology enthusiast. Together with his help and encouragement, his passion for technology led his son Ted begin a successful computer business in 1999. As president of the Breckenridge Condo association, he helped accomplish a great deal, including spearheading a complete renovation of the common area lobby and hallways. He would commonly be found taking an active role in ensuring things were done right and would even take it upon himself to do things himself, far above and beyond what was expected of him as President of the board. As a sign of his giving nature, he would commonly take on projects and purchase things for the community at his own expense, including the purchase of books for the community library.
Eugene is survived by his loving wife of fifty one years, Barbara (Restivo) of Wayne; Two daughters, Cheryl Nylen & her husband Per of Kinnelon, NJ and Lori Stuart & her husband John of Franklin, NJ; Four sons, Tim and his Fiancé’ Kelly, of Columbia, MD, Eugene & his wife Lisa of Kinnelon, Ted and his Fiancé’ Leanne of Kinnelon, and Jamie of Wayne; Eight grandchildren, Christopher, Michael, & Maria Nylen of Kinnelon, Nicole & John Anthony Stuart of Franklin, NJ, Nicholas Passalacqua of Columbia, MD, and Michael & Jake Passalacqua of Kinnelon. He is also survived by his sister Joyce Deehan of Parsippany; Two brothers, Andrew & Anthony both of Wayne; and his sister-in-law, Rosemarie DeValue.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday July 7 and Wednesday July 8, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM, with a Funeral Mass to follow on Thursday at St James Church in Totowa NJ.
July 2, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday July 7 and Wednesday July 8, 2009 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM, with a Funeral Mass to follow on Thursday at St James Church in Totowa NJ.
Eugene J. Passalacqua Sr., age 72 of Wayne, passed away from Myeloma Cancer on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the Morristown Memorial Hospital with his entire loving family by his side. He was a strong man who fought this dreaded cancer with courage right up until the very end.
Born in Paterson NJ in 1936, Gene was raised in Clifton NJ and graduated Clifton High School in 1955. He served as a member of the US National Guard in the late 50s and later married Barbara (Restivo). After starting a family, they moved to Bloomingdale, NJ. In 1983, they built a custom home in Kinnelon, NJ, finally settling at the Breckenridge Condos in Wayne NJ in 1994, where Gene served as President of the Condo association.
Gene was a loving family man, known for being giving, caring, and thoughtful. He was passionate about his Italian heritage and instilled that passion into his children and grandchildren. He was also a man who showed compassion to others and would always lend help to anyone in need. Professionally, he was a well-respected, innovative & savvy businessman, having established several successful companies & helping develop unique processes in plastics manufacturing, including the T-Shirt bag (plastic grocery sack) we are all so familiar with. His compassionate nature, influence, and business savvy was passed along to all of his 6 children, some of whom are entrepreneurs themselves.
Gene was an avid automobile, photography, and technology enthusiast. Together with his help and encouragement, his passion for technology led his son Ted begin a successful computer business in 1999. As president of the Breckenridge Condo association, he helped accomplish a great deal, including spearheading a complete renovation of the common area lobby and hallways. He would commonly be found taking an active role in ensuring things were done right and would even take it upon himself to do things himself, far above and beyond what was expected of him as President of the board. As a sign of his giving nature, he would commonly take on projects and purchase things for the community at his own expense, including the purchase of books for the community library.
Eugene is survived by his loving wife of fifty one years, Barbara (Restivo) of Wayne; Two daughters, Cheryl Nylen & her husband Per of Kinnelon, NJ and Lori Stuart & her husband John of Franklin, NJ; Four sons, Tim and his Fiancé’ Kelly, of Columbia, MD, Eugene & his wife Lisa of Kinnelon, Ted and his Fiancé’ Leanne of Kinnelon, and Jamie of Wayne; Eight grandchildren, Christopher, Michael, & Maria Nylen of Kinnelon, Nicole & John Anthony Stuart of Franklin, NJ, Nicholas Passalacqua of Columbia, MD, and Michael & Jake Passalacqua of Kinnelon. He is also survived by his sister Joyce Deehan of Parsippany; Two brothers, Andrew & Anthony both of Wayne; and his sister-in-law, Rosemarie DeValue.
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