Jack Riggio

Jack Nick Riggio, age 89 of Pequannock passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025.

Jack was born to Joseph and Josephine Riggio in Brooklyn NY where he grew up and attended high school. His father Joseph, was a furrier in the garment district in New York City and Jack and his brother John followed that career. Jack owned AA Fur Processing in NYC for many years until he retired at the age of 84 when Covid shut everything down. 

Jack was a very handsome outgoing guy and at the age of 21, he went dancing at the Starlight Ballroom in NYC and that is where he met the love of his life, Pauline.  Six months after meeting, they were married on September 8, 1957 and spent their honeymoon in Niagara Falls. Jack was 21 years old and Pauline was 26, Jack didn't tell her how old he was until they went for the marriage license because he thought she wouldn't marry him.  In March of 1959 they welcomed their daughter Joann into the family and in May of 1964, their son Joseph was added. Jack was a loving and caring husband and father and worked hard to support his family.

In 1967 they moved from Brooklyn NY to Wayne NJ into a brand new house where they raised their family and they remained there until 2021 when they moved to Cedar Crest. That year was hard for Jack, his son passed in March and Pauline passed in October. Thankfully he had made many friends at Cedar Crest. His daughter Joann, has received many messages and phone calls from his poker group and friends at Cedar Crest offering their condolences and expressing what a great guy he was and that he will be missed.

For many years Jack and Pauline were avid bowlers and belonged to leagues at T-Bowl but Jack's passion was hunting, he went upstate NY every year in November for a week to go deer hunting with the guys. Last month he went and bought a hunting license for 2025, even if he couldn't hunt, he just wanted to go and spend time with his friends John and Chris, they are much younger than him, but they all enjoyed each other's company and they truly became family.

Jack is survived by his daughter Joann (Riggio) Dura and her husband Glenn and two nephews John and Jason Riggio.  

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to St Jude's or the American Diabetes Foundation would be greatly appreciated.