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May 21, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, May 24, 2013 from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 10:30 AM.
Jamie Blitzstein, age 56 of Newfoundland passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Jamie met the love of her life, Paul Blitzstein, during their junior year while both attending Wayne Hills High School. Because Jamie’s last name began with an “A” and Paul’s began with a “B”, Paul often sat right behind Jamie in class. He used to pull on Jamie’s pig-tails and their connection was so obvious that teachers would often write the comment, “Nice work, Jamie” on Paul’s papers, as he would often copy her work. After graduating high school in 1974, Jamie attended Slippery Rock College where her academic prowess was matched only by her athletics. She competed in track and field and volleyball.
Jamie and Paul married on November 12, 1978 and soon began their family. They were blessed with the birth of two healthy boy; first Jared and soon after, Justin. Jamie took great joy in watching her sons grow to be gentlemen and she played an active role in anything from coaching their sports teams to helping them with homework. There was no shortage of love and support for the boys and she took great pride in watching their success in the military, academia, and as professionals. Her love of family was most evident during the holidays, and nobody made Thanksgiving more special than Jamie.
Beyond the joy she derived from being with her family, Jamie enjoyed spending her time in the great outdoors! Whether it was gardening – a passion that was instilled in her by her father, or bird watching, Jamie enjoyed all things nature and wildlife. For Jamie, there was no better place to share that love with her family than at the Sussex County Fair, where Jamie took the family every year. She instilled that same love in her boys at an early age and, as a result, they were always coming home with all sorts of creatures; stray cats, snakes, rats and squirrels. Jamie never turned any of them away.
Jamie took pride in her professional work, including over twenty years of service at Crest Fuel and Plumbing, where she met so many great coworkers and friends.
To her husband Paul, Jamie was an inspiration! To her boys, she will be remembered for how she built her life around them, and that life will continue through them and their future generations.
Jamie is survived by her beloved husband, Paul; her two sons: Jared and wife Kate, and Justin and wife Colleen; her mother Elizabeth Appaluccio; her brothers Mark and David; her sisters Lori, Carol and Jaclyn; and her nieces and nephews, Stacey, Brian, Robert, Melissa, Billy, Alyxandra, Nicholas, Nicolette, Sydney, Riley, Gavin. She was predeceased by her father James Appaluccio in 2011.
Memorial donations, if friends so wish, would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the West Milford Animal Shelter Society, P.O. Box 72 – Lycosky Drive, West Milford, NJ 07480 or donate online at westmilfordanimalshelter.org
For more photos and shared memories, please also visit a website dedicated to Jamie's memory at www.rememberingjamie.com
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Friends may visit with the family on Friday, May 24, 2013 from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 10:30 AM.
May 21, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Friday, May 24, 2013 from 4-8 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 10:30 AM.
Jamie Blitzstein, age 56 of Newfoundland passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Jamie met the love of her life, Paul Blitzstein, during their junior year while both attending Wayne Hills High School. Because Jamie’s last name began with an “A” and Paul’s began with a “B”, Paul often sat right behind Jamie in class. He used to pull on Jamie’s pig-tails and their connection was so obvious that teachers would often write the comment, “Nice work, Jamie” on Paul’s papers, as he would often copy her work. After graduating high school in 1974, Jamie attended Slippery Rock College where her academic prowess was matched only by her athletics. She competed in track and field and volleyball.
Jamie and Paul married on November 12, 1978 and soon began their family. They were blessed with the birth of two healthy boy; first Jared and soon after, Justin. Jamie took great joy in watching her sons grow to be gentlemen and she played an active role in anything from coaching their sports teams to helping them with homework. There was no shortage of love and support for the boys and she took great pride in watching their success in the military, academia, and as professionals. Her love of family was most evident during the holidays, and nobody made Thanksgiving more special than Jamie.
Beyond the joy she derived from being with her family, Jamie enjoyed spending her time in the great outdoors! Whether it was gardening – a passion that was instilled in her by her father, or bird watching, Jamie enjoyed all things nature and wildlife. For Jamie, there was no better place to share that love with her family than at the Sussex County Fair, where Jamie took the family every year. She instilled that same love in her boys at an early age and, as a result, they were always coming home with all sorts of creatures; stray cats, snakes, rats and squirrels. Jamie never turned any of them away.
Jamie took pride in her professional work, including over twenty years of service at Crest Fuel and Plumbing, where she met so many great coworkers and friends.
To her husband Paul, Jamie was an inspiration! To her boys, she will be remembered for how she built her life around them, and that life will continue through them and their future generations.
Jamie is survived by her beloved husband, Paul; her two sons: Jared and wife Kate, and Justin and wife Colleen; her mother Elizabeth Appaluccio; her brothers Mark and David; her sisters Lori, Carol and Jaclyn; and her nieces and nephews, Stacey, Brian, Robert, Melissa, Billy, Alyxandra, Nicholas, Nicolette, Sydney, Riley, Gavin. She was predeceased by her father James Appaluccio in 2011.
Memorial donations, if friends so wish, would be greatly appreciated. Please consider the West Milford Animal Shelter Society, P.O. Box 72 – Lycosky Drive, West Milford, NJ 07480 or donate online at westmilfordanimalshelter.org
For more photos and shared memories, please also visit a website dedicated to Jamie's memory at www.rememberingjamie.com
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