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Jimmy will be buried with his father during a private service at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Saddle Brook, NJ.
James M. Plucinsky, age 57 of West Milford died on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 after a year-long battle with cancer.
Jimmy was the owner of Jimmy’s Service Center at the corner of River Rd. and Lanza Ave. in Garfield for thirty-five years. He opened there in 1980, right next door to his father’s auto body shop; Garfield Auto Refinishers. They worked side by side for decades. Jimmy was a skilled mechanic and was self-taught for the most part. From the time he was six years old, he would go to work with his dad on Saturdays to learn the ropes. While going to Wayne Valley High School, he entered the ‘work release’ program, which allowed him to take early dismissal from school so that he could go to work with his dad. He just loved cars, motorcycles, engines, and anything mechanical – and he could fix all of them. He recently sold his service station to Dunkin Donuts and had planned to retire when, sadly, he was diagnosed with cancer.
Jimmy enjoyed living in the rural Stockholm area of West Milford. Surrounded by woods and wildlife, he enjoyed hunting within walking distance to his home, fishing nearby, and he certainly enjoyed all the fresh air. As a young boy, his mother recalls how he was a very active boy – always on the go and never sat still. Jimmy used to look forward to going to work with his dad on Saturdays. As early as six years old, Jimmy would get up early in the morning on Saturday, get himself dressed and ready to go to work! Of course, he couldn’t do much other than push a broom back then, but he learned quickly and became a very skilled mechanic.
Jimmy is survived by his mother; Helen Plucinsky of Haledon, and two sisters; Patricia Gray and her husband Bob of Hoboken, and Nancy Christ of Haledon, as well as many cousins. He was predeceased by his father, William Plucinsky in 2001.
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Jimmy will be buried with his father during a private service at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Saddle Brook, NJ.
Services
Jimmy will be buried with his father during a private service at the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Saddle Brook, NJ.
James M. Plucinsky, age 57 of West Milford died on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 after a year-long battle with cancer.
Jimmy was the owner of Jimmy’s Service Center at the corner of River Rd. and Lanza Ave. in Garfield for thirty-five years. He opened there in 1980, right next door to his father’s auto body shop; Garfield Auto Refinishers. They worked side by side for decades. Jimmy was a skilled mechanic and was self-taught for the most part. From the time he was six years old, he would go to work with his dad on Saturdays to learn the ropes. While going to Wayne Valley High School, he entered the ‘work release’ program, which allowed him to take early dismissal from school so that he could go to work with his dad. He just loved cars, motorcycles, engines, and anything mechanical – and he could fix all of them. He recently sold his service station to Dunkin Donuts and had planned to retire when, sadly, he was diagnosed with cancer.
Jimmy enjoyed living in the rural Stockholm area of West Milford. Surrounded by woods and wildlife, he enjoyed hunting within walking distance to his home, fishing nearby, and he certainly enjoyed all the fresh air. As a young boy, his mother recalls how he was a very active boy – always on the go and never sat still. Jimmy used to look forward to going to work with his dad on Saturdays. As early as six years old, Jimmy would get up early in the morning on Saturday, get himself dressed and ready to go to work! Of course, he couldn’t do much other than push a broom back then, but he learned quickly and became a very skilled mechanic.
Jimmy is survived by his mother; Helen Plucinsky of Haledon, and two sisters; Patricia Gray and her husband Bob of Hoboken, and Nancy Christ of Haledon, as well as many cousins. He was predeceased by his father, William Plucinsky in 2001.
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