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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, January 15, 2016 from 3-7 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation R.C. Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
George, J. Hering, Jr., age 58, of Wayne, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.
George was born in the Riverside section of Paterson. After spending the first four years of his life there, his family moved to Wayne in 1961 and George had been a Wayne resident ever since.
A graduate of Wayne Hills High School, Class of 1975, George was very active in school activities including Ecology Club, Spanish Club – with which he took two trips to Italy, Jazz Band – in which he played guitar, and the National Honors Society. George went on to study at William Paterson College where he earned his B.S. degree and certification in education. He taught history at his hometown DePaul High School and later worked as a sales associate at the former Sterns department store (now Macy’s) in Wayne’s Preakness Mall and for ADP as a district manager before settling into a twenty-plus year career as a real estate agent with various agencies – most recently with Century 21 of Wayne.
George’s greatest pastime love was reading. His mom said that, even as a little child, George was always walking around the house with a book under his arm. He loved to read about varied subjects but was especially passionate about writings regarding the Civil War, Greek history, past and present U.S. presidents, and the civil rights movement, to name a few. His veracious appetite for reading had the side-effect of giving him a heart for what seemed like almost every cause known to mankind.
Almost as passionate as his love for reading was George’s love of music. As a teenager, he enjoyed getting together with his buddies to jam on their instruments to the latest rock songs, but he also felt a real attraction to jazz music too. He especially loved music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. As recently as this past December, George’s mom invited him to expand his musical pallet by joining her to see an instrumental concert at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Wayne, directed by Father Fonzo who happened to also be the former director of A Chorus Line on Broadway. This was George’s first live experience with instrumental music and he was truly impressed.
George was a much-loved uncle to his nieces and nephews and he derived great joy by spending time with them. When they were young Uncle George gladly offered to watch them and then he’d play games with them, hang out by the pool or take them to a NJ Jackals baseball game.
George enjoyed traveling with favorite destinations being New Orleans for its jazz music, Chicago for its great pizza, and San Francisco. He was also a big fan of the Clam Fest down the Jersey shore in LBI.
George felt so blessed to be part of a family that loved him so very much and he loved them right back. He was doubly blest to also have so many friends whose lives he was able to touch with his warm-hearted, care-free personality. He will be greatly missed!
George is survived by his loving mother Frances of Wayne; his two brothers: David and wife Nancy Hering of Highland Lakes, and Paul and wife Diane Hering of Wayne; and his five dear nieces and nephews: Danielle, David, Christopher, Katie, and Melissa. He was predeceased by his dear father George J. Hering, Sr. in 1998.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in George’s name are asked to consider the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 (www.diabetes.org). Please indicate on the memo line of your check “Research Foundation”. This will insure that all of your donation will go towards research to find a cure and not overhead.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, January 15, 2016 from 3-7 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation R.C. Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, January 15, 2016 from 3-7 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of Consolation R.C. Church, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
George, J. Hering, Jr., age 58, of Wayne, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.
George was born in the Riverside section of Paterson. After spending the first four years of his life there, his family moved to Wayne in 1961 and George had been a Wayne resident ever since.
A graduate of Wayne Hills High School, Class of 1975, George was very active in school activities including Ecology Club, Spanish Club – with which he took two trips to Italy, Jazz Band – in which he played guitar, and the National Honors Society. George went on to study at William Paterson College where he earned his B.S. degree and certification in education. He taught history at his hometown DePaul High School and later worked as a sales associate at the former Sterns department store (now Macy’s) in Wayne’s Preakness Mall and for ADP as a district manager before settling into a twenty-plus year career as a real estate agent with various agencies – most recently with Century 21 of Wayne.
George’s greatest pastime love was reading. His mom said that, even as a little child, George was always walking around the house with a book under his arm. He loved to read about varied subjects but was especially passionate about writings regarding the Civil War, Greek history, past and present U.S. presidents, and the civil rights movement, to name a few. His veracious appetite for reading had the side-effect of giving him a heart for what seemed like almost every cause known to mankind.
Almost as passionate as his love for reading was George’s love of music. As a teenager, he enjoyed getting together with his buddies to jam on their instruments to the latest rock songs, but he also felt a real attraction to jazz music too. He especially loved music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. As recently as this past December, George’s mom invited him to expand his musical pallet by joining her to see an instrumental concert at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Wayne, directed by Father Fonzo who happened to also be the former director of A Chorus Line on Broadway. This was George’s first live experience with instrumental music and he was truly impressed.
George was a much-loved uncle to his nieces and nephews and he derived great joy by spending time with them. When they were young Uncle George gladly offered to watch them and then he’d play games with them, hang out by the pool or take them to a NJ Jackals baseball game.
George enjoyed traveling with favorite destinations being New Orleans for its jazz music, Chicago for its great pizza, and San Francisco. He was also a big fan of the Clam Fest down the Jersey shore in LBI.
George felt so blessed to be part of a family that loved him so very much and he loved them right back. He was doubly blest to also have so many friends whose lives he was able to touch with his warm-hearted, care-free personality. He will be greatly missed!
George is survived by his loving mother Frances of Wayne; his two brothers: David and wife Nancy Hering of Highland Lakes, and Paul and wife Diane Hering of Wayne; and his five dear nieces and nephews: Danielle, David, Christopher, Katie, and Melissa. He was predeceased by his dear father George J. Hering, Sr. in 1998.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in George’s name are asked to consider the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 (www.diabetes.org). Please indicate on the memo line of your check “Research Foundation”. This will insure that all of your donation will go towards research to find a cure and not overhead.
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