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October 22, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, November 4, 2018 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, November 5, 2018 at 10:00 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes where at 11:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Louis F. Brandt “Lou” age 45, of Boonton Township and formerly of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 22, 2018, with his wife by his side.
Born in Paterson and raised in Vernon, in 1985 Lou’s family moved to Wayne where he spent the latter part of his childhood. A graduate of Wayne Hills High School, Class of 1991, Lou was a gifted athlete who played both baseball and football. The Wayne Hills High School Patriots fielded some of the greatest football teams in the school’s history during Lou’s time there from 1987 to 1990, and Lou was one of the defining reasons those teams were so successful. In his senior year, Lou was honored to play in the North versus South All-Star Game at Giants Stadium.
Lou was recruited to play football for several colleges. He accepted a full scholarship from the University of Massachusetts where he played offensive lineman for the U-Mass Minutemen from 1991 to 1995 and was a two time letter winner in 1993 and 1995. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1996.
Lou accepted his first job out of college working as Commercial Property Manager with the Heller Group of Madison, NJ. He then took a job with Gallo Wine as an Outside Sales Representative before entering the field of finance, first working as a financial adviser with a small company called First Investors in New York City before taking on a similar position with MetLife in New York City. Wanting to be a little closer to home, Lou went to work for the ADP Corporation in Florham Park as a Simple IRA Specialist and then as a Retirement Plan Consultant. In 2015 he took a job as a Senior 401K Internal Wholesaler with Axa Financial in Jersey City, which is where he was currently employed.
In 2006, it took a little dose of destiny and some work from a small host of different characters to bring Lou and his beloved wife Kathleen together. They were engaged on December 25, 2007 after an intimate and thoughtful proposal.
They exchanged their wedding vows before God, family and friends at the Rockleigh Country Club on Friday, September 5, 2008. This was followed by a romantic and beautiful honeymoon for two-and-a-half weeks in Hawaii. After the honeymoon, Lou and Kathleen lived in Montville, and for a short stint back in his hometown of Wayne, before moving to Boonton Township just last year.
Besides being a Yankees and Giants fan, Lou played a lot a golf on courses all over the area with friends and his Uncle George. He also loved to play poker any chance he could. Poker was a family tradition, often on Christmas, and Lou was also a member of the Lake Parsippany Poker Club where he regularly played with friends. He enjoyed playing in Texas Hold’Em tournaments in local casinos and had dreamed of one day playing in the World Series of Poker.
Above all else, Lou’s family brought him his greatest joy and was the most important part of his life. Adding to the blessing of his dear wife Kathleen, Lou considered it to be one of the greatest privileges to be the father of his two sons Louie (9), Max (7), and his beautiful daughter Angelina (3). He considered weekends to be family fun time and he wanted to spend every minute with them.
As great a football fan as Lou was, if his children were awake, the game was turned off and Lou was playing with them. He adored them! Traditions were important to Lou and he worked to create so many for his children, from weekly “Pancake Sunday” to popping popcorn on Fridays for family movie night, to summer trips to the Warwick Drive-In, to cutting down Christmas trees, and yearly trips to Avalon every August. He created incredible memories for his family filled with love, laughter security and stability. Just this past August, he took his whole family to Niagara Falls visiting both the New York and Canadian side, creating a whole new experience and leaving them with a forever memory.
Lou was a fun, loving, kind and gentle giant who loved unconditionally and was always there to help. Everywhere Lou went, he just made people feel special. His presence would light up a room. He had a great sense of humor and brought laughter to everyone he met.
Lou was the most precious husband of Kathleen (nee Howe); awesome and adoring father of Louis “Louie”, Max, and Angelina Brandt; loving son of Louis F. Brandt of Wayne and the late Patricia Brandt who passed away just this past April, 2018; dear brother of Jennifer and husband Joe DiPompeo of Mountain Lakes, and Michael Brandt of West Milford; and beloved uncle of Jack, Joey and Jordan DiPompeo.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Lou’s name are asked to consider Make a Wish Foundation. Please make check payable to Make-A-Wish and send it to Make-A-Wish America, Gift Processing, 1702 East Highland Ave., Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85016. You can also donate online by clicking on the following link: Make-a-Wish
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, November 4, 2018 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, November 5, 2018 at 10:00 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes where at 11:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
October 22, 2018
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, November 4, 2018 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, November 5, 2018 at 10:00 AM from the funeral home, then to St. Mary’s R.C. Church, 17 Pompton Avenue, Pompton Lakes where at 11:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Louis F. Brandt “Lou” age 45, of Boonton Township and formerly of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 22, 2018, with his wife by his side.
Born in Paterson and raised in Vernon, in 1985 Lou’s family moved to Wayne where he spent the latter part of his childhood. A graduate of Wayne Hills High School, Class of 1991, Lou was a gifted athlete who played both baseball and football. The Wayne Hills High School Patriots fielded some of the greatest football teams in the school’s history during Lou’s time there from 1987 to 1990, and Lou was one of the defining reasons those teams were so successful. In his senior year, Lou was honored to play in the North versus South All-Star Game at Giants Stadium.
Lou was recruited to play football for several colleges. He accepted a full scholarship from the University of Massachusetts where he played offensive lineman for the U-Mass Minutemen from 1991 to 1995 and was a two time letter winner in 1993 and 1995. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1996.
Lou accepted his first job out of college working as Commercial Property Manager with the Heller Group of Madison, NJ. He then took a job with Gallo Wine as an Outside Sales Representative before entering the field of finance, first working as a financial adviser with a small company called First Investors in New York City before taking on a similar position with MetLife in New York City. Wanting to be a little closer to home, Lou went to work for the ADP Corporation in Florham Park as a Simple IRA Specialist and then as a Retirement Plan Consultant. In 2015 he took a job as a Senior 401K Internal Wholesaler with Axa Financial in Jersey City, which is where he was currently employed.
In 2006, it took a little dose of destiny and some work from a small host of different characters to bring Lou and his beloved wife Kathleen together. They were engaged on December 25, 2007 after an intimate and thoughtful proposal.
They exchanged their wedding vows before God, family and friends at the Rockleigh Country Club on Friday, September 5, 2008. This was followed by a romantic and beautiful honeymoon for two-and-a-half weeks in Hawaii. After the honeymoon, Lou and Kathleen lived in Montville, and for a short stint back in his hometown of Wayne, before moving to Boonton Township just last year.
Besides being a Yankees and Giants fan, Lou played a lot a golf on courses all over the area with friends and his Uncle George. He also loved to play poker any chance he could. Poker was a family tradition, often on Christmas, and Lou was also a member of the Lake Parsippany Poker Club where he regularly played with friends. He enjoyed playing in Texas Hold’Em tournaments in local casinos and had dreamed of one day playing in the World Series of Poker.
Above all else, Lou’s family brought him his greatest joy and was the most important part of his life. Adding to the blessing of his dear wife Kathleen, Lou considered it to be one of the greatest privileges to be the father of his two sons Louie (9), Max (7), and his beautiful daughter Angelina (3). He considered weekends to be family fun time and he wanted to spend every minute with them.
As great a football fan as Lou was, if his children were awake, the game was turned off and Lou was playing with them. He adored them! Traditions were important to Lou and he worked to create so many for his children, from weekly “Pancake Sunday” to popping popcorn on Fridays for family movie night, to summer trips to the Warwick Drive-In, to cutting down Christmas trees, and yearly trips to Avalon every August. He created incredible memories for his family filled with love, laughter security and stability. Just this past August, he took his whole family to Niagara Falls visiting both the New York and Canadian side, creating a whole new experience and leaving them with a forever memory.
Lou was a fun, loving, kind and gentle giant who loved unconditionally and was always there to help. Everywhere Lou went, he just made people feel special. His presence would light up a room. He had a great sense of humor and brought laughter to everyone he met.
Lou was the most precious husband of Kathleen (nee Howe); awesome and adoring father of Louis “Louie”, Max, and Angelina Brandt; loving son of Louis F. Brandt of Wayne and the late Patricia Brandt who passed away just this past April, 2018; dear brother of Jennifer and husband Joe DiPompeo of Mountain Lakes, and Michael Brandt of West Milford; and beloved uncle of Jack, Joey and Jordan DiPompeo.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Lou’s name are asked to consider Make a Wish Foundation. Please make check payable to Make-A-Wish and send it to Make-A-Wish America, Gift Processing, 1702 East Highland Ave., Suite 400, Phoenix, AZ 85016. You can also donate online by clicking on the following link: Make-a-Wish
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