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October 12, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 5 PM, immediately following the visiting hours.
Guy C. Swan, Jr., age 86 of Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains, died suddenly on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. He was born in Hackensack and raised in River Edge. He had been a Wayne resident, living in Pines Lake, for forty eight years before moving to Cedar Crest in 2004.
He graduated from Hackensack High School with the class of 1941 and was drafted into the U.S. Army. He proudly served during World War II with the 13th Port Battalion Unit in Antwerp, Belgium. He was awarded the Distinguished Unit Badge, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. His unit was in Czechoslovakia at the war’s end, where they were responsible for liberating a concentration camp.
After returning to the United States, he received his Associates Degree from the Bergen County Junior College. Shortly thereafter, he was introduced to a young lady, Yvonne Slegers, who was coincidentally from Belgium, where his unit had been based during the war, although they had not met there. When they finally did meet, it was love at first sight. They married in 1948 and enjoyed sixty two wonderful years together.
Guy was the owner of three liquor stores in Passaic, Hawthorne and Kinnelon, for thirty years before retiring in 1981. Retirement didn’t suit him very well, and within six months he was looking to get back to work. He joined Allied Beverage in Carlstadt, a wholesale liquor distributor, as a salesman, where he worked until his passing. He was a great salesman and a wonderful ‘people’ person. His clients were all dear to him and he was always happy to do his best for them.
Guy was a good-hearted man, very gentle, and always had a positive attitude. It seemed as though everyone he met loved and respected him. He was a humble man, yet had a very competitive nature. He endeavored to be the best he could at his work and strived to improve himself on a daily basis. His children recall him being a hard worker and the best provider they could have asked for. He worked long hours but always seemed to make it to their sporting events and especially their Sunday swim-meets. Guy was the consummate ‘old school’ sports fan too; football, baseball, and of course, he loved the Yankees.
Guy was an active member of the American Legion Post 226 in River Edge, the Wayne Elks, and the West Point Parents Club.
Guy is survived by his loving wife; Yvonne of Pompton Plains, his daughter Denise Isacson and her husband Orjan of Richmond Hill, Georgia, his son Lt. General Guy C. Swan III and his wife Melanie of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, two brothers; Calvin H. Swan and his wife Jo of Bluffton, South Carolina and Benjamin D. Swan and his wife Katsy of Palo Alto, California, three grandchildren; Liv Isacson of Richmond Hill, Georgia, and Ryan and Melissa Swan of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as well as many loving nieces, nephews, and friends.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Guy's name are asked to consider the Fisher House Foundation, 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20850-5168. Fisher House is dedicated to helping military families and you can find out more by visiting their website at www.fisherhouse.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 5 PM, immediately following the visiting hours.
October 12, 2010
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 5 PM, immediately following the visiting hours.
Guy C. Swan, Jr., age 86 of Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains, died suddenly on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. He was born in Hackensack and raised in River Edge. He had been a Wayne resident, living in Pines Lake, for forty eight years before moving to Cedar Crest in 2004.
He graduated from Hackensack High School with the class of 1941 and was drafted into the U.S. Army. He proudly served during World War II with the 13th Port Battalion Unit in Antwerp, Belgium. He was awarded the Distinguished Unit Badge, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. His unit was in Czechoslovakia at the war’s end, where they were responsible for liberating a concentration camp.
After returning to the United States, he received his Associates Degree from the Bergen County Junior College. Shortly thereafter, he was introduced to a young lady, Yvonne Slegers, who was coincidentally from Belgium, where his unit had been based during the war, although they had not met there. When they finally did meet, it was love at first sight. They married in 1948 and enjoyed sixty two wonderful years together.
Guy was the owner of three liquor stores in Passaic, Hawthorne and Kinnelon, for thirty years before retiring in 1981. Retirement didn’t suit him very well, and within six months he was looking to get back to work. He joined Allied Beverage in Carlstadt, a wholesale liquor distributor, as a salesman, where he worked until his passing. He was a great salesman and a wonderful ‘people’ person. His clients were all dear to him and he was always happy to do his best for them.
Guy was a good-hearted man, very gentle, and always had a positive attitude. It seemed as though everyone he met loved and respected him. He was a humble man, yet had a very competitive nature. He endeavored to be the best he could at his work and strived to improve himself on a daily basis. His children recall him being a hard worker and the best provider they could have asked for. He worked long hours but always seemed to make it to their sporting events and especially their Sunday swim-meets. Guy was the consummate ‘old school’ sports fan too; football, baseball, and of course, he loved the Yankees.
Guy was an active member of the American Legion Post 226 in River Edge, the Wayne Elks, and the West Point Parents Club.
Guy is survived by his loving wife; Yvonne of Pompton Plains, his daughter Denise Isacson and her husband Orjan of Richmond Hill, Georgia, his son Lt. General Guy C. Swan III and his wife Melanie of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, two brothers; Calvin H. Swan and his wife Jo of Bluffton, South Carolina and Benjamin D. Swan and his wife Katsy of Palo Alto, California, three grandchildren; Liv Isacson of Richmond Hill, Georgia, and Ryan and Melissa Swan of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as well as many loving nieces, nephews, and friends.
Those planning an expression of sympathy in Guy's name are asked to consider the Fisher House Foundation, 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20850-5168. Fisher House is dedicated to helping military families and you can find out more by visiting their website at www.fisherhouse.org.
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