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July 17, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, July 21, 2013 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, July 22, 2013 from the funeral home, then to Sacred Heart Armenian Catholic Church, 155 Long Hill Rd., Little Falls, NJ where at 10AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
George Massood, age 85 of Wayne, NJ died peacefully at home with his family gathered at his bedside. Along with his brothers, George owned MGM Transport Corporation, the largest furniture trucking company in the United States.
George was born in Paterson, NJ one of ten children. His parents had emigrated from Aleppo, Syria, and sought refuge in America. Always industrious and working to earn everything he had, at the tender age of nine years old he started to help his father delivering fresh fruits and vegetables. They had their own truck and would make deliveries from the Paterson markets. Times were difficult but they all worked hard and each of the Massood children learned the value of hard work while helping to support their large family.
Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1946, George served most of his time in Italy as part of the occupying forces after World War II. One very memorable experience he spoke about was a time when General Eisenhower was inspecting the troops on his base and among the three thousand or so troops standing at attention, the general singled out George. After inspecting his uniform, General Eisenhower declared to all the troops that George exemplified what a U.S. Army soldier should look like; his uniform and appearance were impeccable. Speaking directly to George, Ike offered him an immediate promotion to Lieutenant if he would re-enlist in the Army. George kindly declined, stating that he had a family waiting for him back home. George was always very proud of that moment and proud of his service to the U.S. Army.
Upon his return from the service, George went back to what he knew; trucking. He and his brother began delivering all sorts of goods and furniture with their truck. In the late 1940’s they formed MGM Transport. In later years they would recollect on the early days when they delivered the first refrigerators, strapped to their backs and carrying them up many flights of stairs to various apartments. It was literally back-breaking work, but they persevered and built MGM Transport into a very large and successful business before selling it in 2007. His strong and tireless work ethic seemed to define him, but there was a lot more to the man than just his work.
Better known as “Lefty” George was a man with great charisma. He enjoyed joking and laughing with his friends over a cup of coffee after attending daily mass. He was honored to serve the Lord as Eucharistic Minister at local churches and Preakness Hospital. George was a faithful parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Little Falls, NJ.
George’s hobbies were his family and his friends. Those were the things that made him most happy. He loved the Yankees and never missed a game. If you were ever fortunate enough to go with him to Yankee Stadium, you’d know how well known and loved he was, even able to get access to parking in the players’ lot, with the guard waving him right in through the gate. He was the life of the party and ready to help anyone at a moment’s notice.
George’s children and grandchildren made up the core of his very being. He loved them all dearly and his life revolved around them. He worked hard to support such a large family of his own, but he was always there for them, showering them with love.
George met the love of his life when she was just sixteen-- but of course, he didn’t know it just then. Jackie was out with her aunt that day when George met her and, in a way only George could, he said “go grow up kid.” Their paths continued to cross until one day, several years later, George asked Jackie out for coffee. That date led to their marriage on June 3, 1962 and they have enjoyed fifty one years of devoted marriage to one another, blessed with eight children and eleven grandchildren.
George is survived by his loving wife Jacqueline (nee Haddad) of Wayne, his eight children; Diane Gajda and her husband Joseph of Rockaway, Louis Massood and his wife Christine of Wayne, John Massood of Wayne, Danielle Tkaczenko and her husband Craig of Wayne, Matt Massood and his wife Danielle of Point Pleasant Beach, Mark Massood of Wayne, Andrew Massood of Wayne, and Paul Massood and his wife Lisa of Wayne, eleven grandchildren; Samantha, Stephanie, Julia and Jennifer Gajda of Rockaway, Jacqueline and Madison Tkaczenko of Wayne, Jordyn, George and Kimberly Massood of Wayne, and Jacobus and Scarlette Massood of Point Pleasant Beach. George’s surviving siblings are Michael and his wife Norma, Gloria Massoud, Joseph and his wife Virginia, Josephine Massoud and her husband Joseph, Louis and his wife Bernice, and Shirley Massood, and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by sisters Rose Ward and Jeannette Kishfy and brother Albert.
Donations in George’s memory can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or masses offered at Sacred Heart Armenian Catholic Church, 155 Long Hill Rd., Little Falls, NJ 07424.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, July 21, 2013 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, July 22, 2013 from the funeral home, then to Sacred Heart Armenian Catholic Church, 155 Long Hill Rd., Little Falls, NJ where at 10AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
July 17, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, July 21, 2013 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Monday, July 22, 2013 from the funeral home, then to Sacred Heart Armenian Catholic Church, 155 Long Hill Rd., Little Falls, NJ where at 10AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa.
George Massood, age 85 of Wayne, NJ died peacefully at home with his family gathered at his bedside. Along with his brothers, George owned MGM Transport Corporation, the largest furniture trucking company in the United States.
George was born in Paterson, NJ one of ten children. His parents had emigrated from Aleppo, Syria, and sought refuge in America. Always industrious and working to earn everything he had, at the tender age of nine years old he started to help his father delivering fresh fruits and vegetables. They had their own truck and would make deliveries from the Paterson markets. Times were difficult but they all worked hard and each of the Massood children learned the value of hard work while helping to support their large family.
Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1946, George served most of his time in Italy as part of the occupying forces after World War II. One very memorable experience he spoke about was a time when General Eisenhower was inspecting the troops on his base and among the three thousand or so troops standing at attention, the general singled out George. After inspecting his uniform, General Eisenhower declared to all the troops that George exemplified what a U.S. Army soldier should look like; his uniform and appearance were impeccable. Speaking directly to George, Ike offered him an immediate promotion to Lieutenant if he would re-enlist in the Army. George kindly declined, stating that he had a family waiting for him back home. George was always very proud of that moment and proud of his service to the U.S. Army.
Upon his return from the service, George went back to what he knew; trucking. He and his brother began delivering all sorts of goods and furniture with their truck. In the late 1940’s they formed MGM Transport. In later years they would recollect on the early days when they delivered the first refrigerators, strapped to their backs and carrying them up many flights of stairs to various apartments. It was literally back-breaking work, but they persevered and built MGM Transport into a very large and successful business before selling it in 2007. His strong and tireless work ethic seemed to define him, but there was a lot more to the man than just his work.
Better known as “Lefty” George was a man with great charisma. He enjoyed joking and laughing with his friends over a cup of coffee after attending daily mass. He was honored to serve the Lord as Eucharistic Minister at local churches and Preakness Hospital. George was a faithful parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Little Falls, NJ.
George’s hobbies were his family and his friends. Those were the things that made him most happy. He loved the Yankees and never missed a game. If you were ever fortunate enough to go with him to Yankee Stadium, you’d know how well known and loved he was, even able to get access to parking in the players’ lot, with the guard waving him right in through the gate. He was the life of the party and ready to help anyone at a moment’s notice.
George’s children and grandchildren made up the core of his very being. He loved them all dearly and his life revolved around them. He worked hard to support such a large family of his own, but he was always there for them, showering them with love.
George met the love of his life when she was just sixteen-- but of course, he didn’t know it just then. Jackie was out with her aunt that day when George met her and, in a way only George could, he said “go grow up kid.” Their paths continued to cross until one day, several years later, George asked Jackie out for coffee. That date led to their marriage on June 3, 1962 and they have enjoyed fifty one years of devoted marriage to one another, blessed with eight children and eleven grandchildren.
George is survived by his loving wife Jacqueline (nee Haddad) of Wayne, his eight children; Diane Gajda and her husband Joseph of Rockaway, Louis Massood and his wife Christine of Wayne, John Massood of Wayne, Danielle Tkaczenko and her husband Craig of Wayne, Matt Massood and his wife Danielle of Point Pleasant Beach, Mark Massood of Wayne, Andrew Massood of Wayne, and Paul Massood and his wife Lisa of Wayne, eleven grandchildren; Samantha, Stephanie, Julia and Jennifer Gajda of Rockaway, Jacqueline and Madison Tkaczenko of Wayne, Jordyn, George and Kimberly Massood of Wayne, and Jacobus and Scarlette Massood of Point Pleasant Beach. George’s surviving siblings are Michael and his wife Norma, Gloria Massoud, Joseph and his wife Virginia, Josephine Massoud and her husband Joseph, Louis and his wife Bernice, and Shirley Massood, and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by sisters Rose Ward and Jeannette Kishfy and brother Albert.
Donations in George’s memory can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or masses offered at Sacred Heart Armenian Catholic Church, 155 Long Hill Rd., Little Falls, NJ 07424.
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