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Friends may visit with the family from 2-8 PM on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
A funeral service will take place 10:30 AM on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the funeral home.
Randolph “Randy” Fila age 58 of Wayne, formerly of Wallington, passed Wednesday, November 11, 2015.
Born in Passaic, Randy grew up in Wallington graduating in 1975 from Wallington High School where he remained friends will many of his classmates to this day, forty years after graduation. Randy was a dedicated husband to his wife, Linda Fila (nee Ward). The couple lived in Wallington after their marriage until they purchased their home in Wayne in 1997.
Randy followed his father into the painting trade in 1980, joining the International Painters Union & Allied Trade, eventually serving as the past Treasurer and current President of DC 711, Local 1007. Randy spent the majority of his career painting the team logos on the field for the Giants and Jets, first at Giant Stadium and then the new MetLife Stadium. In addition to the Giants and Jets, his other professional credits included painting logos for Super Bowl XLIII and the World Series logo behind home plate at Yankee Stadium during one of their many appearances in the World Series.
One of Randy’s passions was big game fishing. During his honeymoon in Hawaii, Randy found time for a short fishing trip where he landed a trophy sized marlin less than an hour into the trip. Other deep sea excursions included Costa Rica, Mexico, Florida and Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
Randy was blessed with an easy going nature that naturally attracted people to him. Quick witted, he had the ability make people laugh and make them feel as if they had known him for years, moments after meeting him. Randy was a friend to all, happy to help all those who needed him, usually going unmentioned.
Randy was introduced to his beloved wife, Linda, through a mutual friend on Memorial Day weekend and they never looked back. Their first date was to the 52nd Bomber Squadron Restaurant in Fairfield follow by a helicopter ride. Randy proposed marriage on one knee as they dined at Jerry’s restaurant in East Rutherford, a favorite haunt of Randy’s, Randy and Linda married on June 7, 1996 on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. They honeymooned for three weeks in Hawaii and have enjoyed a loving, caring, dedicated, “old fashioned” marriage for the past nineteen years.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center would be appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family from 2-8 PM on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
A funeral service will take place 10:30 AM on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the funeral home.
Services
Friends may visit with the family from 2-8 PM on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Rd., Wayne.
A funeral service will take place 10:30 AM on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the funeral home.
Randolph “Randy” Fila age 58 of Wayne, formerly of Wallington, passed Wednesday, November 11, 2015.
Born in Passaic, Randy grew up in Wallington graduating in 1975 from Wallington High School where he remained friends will many of his classmates to this day, forty years after graduation. Randy was a dedicated husband to his wife, Linda Fila (nee Ward). The couple lived in Wallington after their marriage until they purchased their home in Wayne in 1997.
Randy followed his father into the painting trade in 1980, joining the International Painters Union & Allied Trade, eventually serving as the past Treasurer and current President of DC 711, Local 1007. Randy spent the majority of his career painting the team logos on the field for the Giants and Jets, first at Giant Stadium and then the new MetLife Stadium. In addition to the Giants and Jets, his other professional credits included painting logos for Super Bowl XLIII and the World Series logo behind home plate at Yankee Stadium during one of their many appearances in the World Series.
One of Randy’s passions was big game fishing. During his honeymoon in Hawaii, Randy found time for a short fishing trip where he landed a trophy sized marlin less than an hour into the trip. Other deep sea excursions included Costa Rica, Mexico, Florida and Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
Randy was blessed with an easy going nature that naturally attracted people to him. Quick witted, he had the ability make people laugh and make them feel as if they had known him for years, moments after meeting him. Randy was a friend to all, happy to help all those who needed him, usually going unmentioned.
Randy was introduced to his beloved wife, Linda, through a mutual friend on Memorial Day weekend and they never looked back. Their first date was to the 52nd Bomber Squadron Restaurant in Fairfield follow by a helicopter ride. Randy proposed marriage on one knee as they dined at Jerry’s restaurant in East Rutherford, a favorite haunt of Randy’s, Randy and Linda married on June 7, 1996 on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. They honeymooned for three weeks in Hawaii and have enjoyed a loving, caring, dedicated, “old fashioned” marriage for the past nineteen years.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center would be appreciated.
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