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October 16, 2017
Services
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, October 28, 2017 beginning at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne. Please meet directly at the church.
Marlene G. Baez (nee Di Maio), age 66, of Wayne, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 16, 2017.
Born in Newark, she was a resident of Verona where she graduated from Verona High School with the Class of 1969.
After high school, Marlene began a long career in retail. Working in various shopping malls, she met a wonderful gentleman named Nery Baez while they were both working at the Woodbridge Mall. Nery worked at Lorry’s Restaurant in the mall and Marlene worked at the Franklin and Simon Department Store in the mall. They enjoyed each other’s company, fell in love, and eloped on November 19, 1976.
After marriage, Marlene continued working in retail and she and Nery moved to Wayne in 1976. In December, 1983, they received the greatest Christmas gift anyone could ask for – a beautiful son which they named Jason. From that time forward, Marlene dedicated her life to the care of her newborn son. As he grew, Marlene and Nery learned that Jason was developmentally disabled. They became their son’s greatest advocates and Marlene was present for all of Jason’s endeavors including his participation in the bowling competition at the Special Olympics which took place in Wayne’s T-Bowl. When Jason became an adult, she found a great place for Jason to work called the Foundation for the Handicapped in Wayne. This organization was founded to provide long-term employment for developmentally disabled adults. Over the ensuing months Marlene got to know the wonderful workers and volunteers at the foundation and this prompted her to start volunteering some time there herself. Before she knew it, she was working at the Foundation full-time, most recently as the Plant Manager. It became her job to book jobs for the workers, supervise them, and handle all the payroll. She became the true “Jack of all trades” and she loved every moment of it. In all, she had been with Foundation for the Handicapped for the last ten years.
In 2011, Marlene and Jason experienced the loss of a wonderful husband of 35 years and a father when Nery passed away. Marlene was a warm person with a bubbly personality, a great sense of humor, and a real heart for the work she felt called to. She was a sincere advocate for the developmentally disabled and she will be dearly missed by her family and friends whose lives she truly touched.
Marlene was the beloved wife of the late Nery Baez who passed away in 2011. She was the loving mother of Jason Baez of Wayne, dear sister of: Angelina Farand and husband Maurice of Old Bridge, Ralph Di Maio of Oxford, CT, Rocco Di Maio of Provincetown, MA, Samuel Di Maio of North Branford, CT, and Madeline Rowan and husband Thomas of Verona; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Marlene’s name are asked to consider the Foundation for the Handicapped Inc., 30 Woodridge Terrace, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, October 28, 2017 beginning at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne. Please meet directly at the church.
October 16, 2017
Services
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, October 28, 2017 beginning at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, 630 Valley Road, Wayne. Please meet directly at the church.
Marlene G. Baez (nee Di Maio), age 66, of Wayne, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 16, 2017.
Born in Newark, she was a resident of Verona where she graduated from Verona High School with the Class of 1969.
After high school, Marlene began a long career in retail. Working in various shopping malls, she met a wonderful gentleman named Nery Baez while they were both working at the Woodbridge Mall. Nery worked at Lorry’s Restaurant in the mall and Marlene worked at the Franklin and Simon Department Store in the mall. They enjoyed each other’s company, fell in love, and eloped on November 19, 1976.
After marriage, Marlene continued working in retail and she and Nery moved to Wayne in 1976. In December, 1983, they received the greatest Christmas gift anyone could ask for – a beautiful son which they named Jason. From that time forward, Marlene dedicated her life to the care of her newborn son. As he grew, Marlene and Nery learned that Jason was developmentally disabled. They became their son’s greatest advocates and Marlene was present for all of Jason’s endeavors including his participation in the bowling competition at the Special Olympics which took place in Wayne’s T-Bowl. When Jason became an adult, she found a great place for Jason to work called the Foundation for the Handicapped in Wayne. This organization was founded to provide long-term employment for developmentally disabled adults. Over the ensuing months Marlene got to know the wonderful workers and volunteers at the foundation and this prompted her to start volunteering some time there herself. Before she knew it, she was working at the Foundation full-time, most recently as the Plant Manager. It became her job to book jobs for the workers, supervise them, and handle all the payroll. She became the true “Jack of all trades” and she loved every moment of it. In all, she had been with Foundation for the Handicapped for the last ten years.
In 2011, Marlene and Jason experienced the loss of a wonderful husband of 35 years and a father when Nery passed away. Marlene was a warm person with a bubbly personality, a great sense of humor, and a real heart for the work she felt called to. She was a sincere advocate for the developmentally disabled and she will be dearly missed by her family and friends whose lives she truly touched.
Marlene was the beloved wife of the late Nery Baez who passed away in 2011. She was the loving mother of Jason Baez of Wayne, dear sister of: Angelina Farand and husband Maurice of Old Bridge, Ralph Di Maio of Oxford, CT, Rocco Di Maio of Provincetown, MA, Samuel Di Maio of North Branford, CT, and Madeline Rowan and husband Thomas of Verona; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Marlene’s name are asked to consider the Foundation for the Handicapped Inc., 30 Woodridge Terrace, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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