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July 27, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 7-9P PM and on Friday, July 30 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, July 31, 2010 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Magnificat, Kinnelon, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Gary A. Aiello, age 60, died on July 27, 2010 with his family by his side at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, NJ.
Gary was born in Fairview, NJ on September 18, 1949 and moved to Maryland in 1964, graduating from Bowie Sr. H.S. in 1967. He returned to NJ and attended Holy Name Hosp. School of Radiography, graduating in 1969. In 1972 Gary took a position at Albert Einstein College Hospital, Bronx, NY, where he worked for 15 years. In 1986 he obtained his BS degree from Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY. Also in 1986 Gary had his only child, Gary II, and took a position at West Hudson Hospital in Kearny, NJ as Director of Radiology. In 2004 he accepted a job as the Director of Radiology at Clara Maass Medical Center until 2009 when the effects of ALS forced early retirement. Professionally he was a member of the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA), American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT), and served on the advisory boards of Essex County College School of Radiography and Eastwick College of Ramsey.
Gary was “the best of the best’. He was just one of those guys that everyone loved. He would help anyone and was very supportive of his staff. He could see the good in people and helped many people get their careers started simply by giving them a chance. He also had confidence that allowed him to calmly work through any difficulty that would have thrown others into a panic; nothing was too challenging for him. He will be sadly missed by all.
Gary met his wife in 1975. The two of them enjoyed listening to a band called “Long Train” that often played at local clubs. One New Years Eve while watching the band play, Gary saw Marge and asked for her phone number - he called her the very next day. Their first date was to the Apollo Room at the Hasbrouck Heights Sheraton, one of the fanciest restaurants around at the time, where Gary was intent on making the best first impression. During their dinner, Marge ended up dropping her cigarette lighter in her salad, but that didn’t sway Gary and they’ve never been apart since. They married in 1978 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Garfield with a reception at the Cameo, now called the Venetian. They lived in Garfield for eighteen years and raised their son Gary II there also. They have lived in Bloomingdale since 1996. Gary always put his family first, especially his son. Best friends since day one, they always spent time with each other. Called "Poppa A" by his son's friends, he was a father figure to many.
Gary is survived by his devoted wife, Margaret Mary of Bloomingdale, his loving son; Gary II of New York, NY, his father; Joseph Aiello of Tennessee, his three sisters; Donna Pascrell of Clifton, Marie Rodgers of New Mexico, and Nancy Granados of Maryland, his two brothers; Joseph Aiello Jr. of Maryland, and John Aiello of California, his dear brother-in-law; Det. Robert Ridarick of Garfield, as well as many nieces and nephews. As a young boy of less than six years old, Gary was predeceased by his mother Louise in 1955.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Gary's memory to the Clara Maass Foundation, One Clara Maass Drive, Belleville, NJ 07109.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 7-9P PM and on Friday, July 30 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, July 31, 2010 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Magnificat, Kinnelon, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
July 27, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 7-9P PM and on Friday, July 30 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, July 31, 2010 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Magnificat, Kinnelon, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Gary A. Aiello, age 60, died on July 27, 2010 with his family by his side at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, NJ.
Gary was born in Fairview, NJ on September 18, 1949 and moved to Maryland in 1964, graduating from Bowie Sr. H.S. in 1967. He returned to NJ and attended Holy Name Hosp. School of Radiography, graduating in 1969. In 1972 Gary took a position at Albert Einstein College Hospital, Bronx, NY, where he worked for 15 years. In 1986 he obtained his BS degree from Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY. Also in 1986 Gary had his only child, Gary II, and took a position at West Hudson Hospital in Kearny, NJ as Director of Radiology. In 2004 he accepted a job as the Director of Radiology at Clara Maass Medical Center until 2009 when the effects of ALS forced early retirement. Professionally he was a member of the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA), American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT), and served on the advisory boards of Essex County College School of Radiography and Eastwick College of Ramsey.
Gary was “the best of the best’. He was just one of those guys that everyone loved. He would help anyone and was very supportive of his staff. He could see the good in people and helped many people get their careers started simply by giving them a chance. He also had confidence that allowed him to calmly work through any difficulty that would have thrown others into a panic; nothing was too challenging for him. He will be sadly missed by all.
Gary met his wife in 1975. The two of them enjoyed listening to a band called “Long Train” that often played at local clubs. One New Years Eve while watching the band play, Gary saw Marge and asked for her phone number - he called her the very next day. Their first date was to the Apollo Room at the Hasbrouck Heights Sheraton, one of the fanciest restaurants around at the time, where Gary was intent on making the best first impression. During their dinner, Marge ended up dropping her cigarette lighter in her salad, but that didn’t sway Gary and they’ve never been apart since. They married in 1978 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Garfield with a reception at the Cameo, now called the Venetian. They lived in Garfield for eighteen years and raised their son Gary II there also. They have lived in Bloomingdale since 1996. Gary always put his family first, especially his son. Best friends since day one, they always spent time with each other. Called "Poppa A" by his son's friends, he was a father figure to many.
Gary is survived by his devoted wife, Margaret Mary of Bloomingdale, his loving son; Gary II of New York, NY, his father; Joseph Aiello of Tennessee, his three sisters; Donna Pascrell of Clifton, Marie Rodgers of New Mexico, and Nancy Granados of Maryland, his two brothers; Joseph Aiello Jr. of Maryland, and John Aiello of California, his dear brother-in-law; Det. Robert Ridarick of Garfield, as well as many nieces and nephews. As a young boy of less than six years old, Gary was predeceased by his mother Louise in 1955.
As expressions of sympathy, if friends so wish, donations may be made in Gary's memory to the Clara Maass Foundation, One Clara Maass Drive, Belleville, NJ 07109.
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