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George S. Case, age 82 of Wayne, died Saturday, October 1, 2016. He had lived in Wayne since 1965.
George was raised in East Orange and graduated from East Orange High School. As a young boy, he survived Scarlet Fever and a ruptured Appendix. In fact, the story his mother used to tell about the time his appendix ruptured was that the first doctor to visit the house showed up drunk! After Mrs. Case threw him out, another doctor arrived and quickly diagnosed George’s dire condition. Recognizing that George was in imminent danger of dying, he threw the young boy over his shoulder and carried him to the hospital without hesitation. As if he hadn’t endured enough already, he lost his father when he was just sixteen years old. Needless to say, his early years were rugged.
After high school, George joined the U.S. Army and served from 1953-1955. Upon his discharge he returned home to discover that his house had been razed to make way for the Garden State Parkway! He went to Upsala College on the GI Bill and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology. He took a job with the Port Authority of NY & NJ and worked on many of their dredging projects, airport runways, and parking lots at the airports. While dredging the Raritan Bay, he was charged with cataloging artifacts and they often found Doubloons and cannon balls in the mud they were dredging. He retired at forty-six.
George enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout the years, and he passed that love on to his son. With his family, George also enjoyed summers at the Jersey Shore, at Ocean Beach II. His job with the Port Authority earned him eight weeks of vacation time each year and he enjoyed much of it at the shore with his family. They made countless good memories together.
George met his wife Jeanelmira (Sheppard) when she happened to be out celebrating her 21st birthday with some mutual friends. George called her a few days later for a date, but she was preparing to leave on a Florida vacation. George agreed to pick her up at the airport when she came back and he drove her home. They hit it off and were married on June 27, 1965 at St. Michaels Episcopal Church in Wayne, followed by a three-week honeymoon to Jamaica. They settled in Wayne after returning home and have lived there ever since. They have since enjoyed fifty-one years of marriage together.
George is survived by his wife Jeanelmira of Wayne, his son; Brandon Case of Huron, Ohio, two grandchildren; Olivia and Allison Case of Ohio, and two sisters; Constance King and her husband Richard of Marlboro, NJ, and Arden White of Manasquan, NJ.
Donations in George’s memory would be greatly appreciated to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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A celebration of George’s life will be held at a future date. Check back here for updated information.
Services
A celebration of George’s life will be held at a future date. Check back here for updated information.
George S. Case, age 82 of Wayne, died Saturday, October 1, 2016. He had lived in Wayne since 1965.
George was raised in East Orange and graduated from East Orange High School. As a young boy, he survived Scarlet Fever and a ruptured Appendix. In fact, the story his mother used to tell about the time his appendix ruptured was that the first doctor to visit the house showed up drunk! After Mrs. Case threw him out, another doctor arrived and quickly diagnosed George’s dire condition. Recognizing that George was in imminent danger of dying, he threw the young boy over his shoulder and carried him to the hospital without hesitation. As if he hadn’t endured enough already, he lost his father when he was just sixteen years old. Needless to say, his early years were rugged.
After high school, George joined the U.S. Army and served from 1953-1955. Upon his discharge he returned home to discover that his house had been razed to make way for the Garden State Parkway! He went to Upsala College on the GI Bill and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology. He took a job with the Port Authority of NY & NJ and worked on many of their dredging projects, airport runways, and parking lots at the airports. While dredging the Raritan Bay, he was charged with cataloging artifacts and they often found Doubloons and cannon balls in the mud they were dredging. He retired at forty-six.
George enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout the years, and he passed that love on to his son. With his family, George also enjoyed summers at the Jersey Shore, at Ocean Beach II. His job with the Port Authority earned him eight weeks of vacation time each year and he enjoyed much of it at the shore with his family. They made countless good memories together.
George met his wife Jeanelmira (Sheppard) when she happened to be out celebrating her 21st birthday with some mutual friends. George called her a few days later for a date, but she was preparing to leave on a Florida vacation. George agreed to pick her up at the airport when she came back and he drove her home. They hit it off and were married on June 27, 1965 at St. Michaels Episcopal Church in Wayne, followed by a three-week honeymoon to Jamaica. They settled in Wayne after returning home and have lived there ever since. They have since enjoyed fifty-one years of marriage together.
George is survived by his wife Jeanelmira of Wayne, his son; Brandon Case of Huron, Ohio, two grandchildren; Olivia and Allison Case of Ohio, and two sisters; Constance King and her husband Richard of Marlboro, NJ, and Arden White of Manasquan, NJ.
Donations in George’s memory would be greatly appreciated to the Wayne Memorial First Aid Squad, PO Box 2004, Wayne, NJ 07474.
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