Robert "Bob" Micek

Robert J. Micek, age 86 of Wayne, died on December 26, 2024. He had also lived in Port Charlotte, Florida and Columbus, New Jersey.

Bob had been a Wayne Township Police officer from 1967 to 1993, serving in the patrol division, and as a detective in the narcotics and antigambling squad..

Bob grew up in Wallington, NJ and graduated from Wallington High School with the class of 1957. He served in the 9th Artillery with the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959, stationed much of that time in Schweinfurt, Germany. Upon being discharged, he came back to New Jersey and settled in Wayne. He was doing landscape work with a friend before they both decided to join the Wayne Police, and the rest is history, as they say. In 1982, he met Sheila King and their romance led to a wedding on December 23, 1983. They enjoyed thirty-two loving years together, with twenty-two of those years retired in Port Charlotte, FL. Sadly, Sheila passed in 2016, shortly after they had moved back to New Jersey, and Bob has missed her dearly ever since.

Anyone who knew Bob knew how much he loved fishing. During his lengthy retirement years in Florida, he enjoyed more days fishing than anyone could possibly count. He kept a boat in Port Charlotte, in the canal right behind his house, and would frequently fish in the Gulf of Mexico, off Florida’s west coast. His first boat was named “SAM ONE” which was a creative play on his wife Sheila’s initials. When he purchased a second boat, he named that one “SAMTU” in honor, once again, of the wife he loved so much. Any chance he got to go fishing, whether it was on his own boat, or a charter boat, or just off a pier, he loved to have a line in the water. He had other hobbies as well, though. Bob was a good bowler, and he could finish the LA Times and NY Times crossword puzzles with no difficulty at all. He also had a really dry sense of humor and could weave together a story that sounded incredibly believable, but no one was really sure if it was true or not. He also had a soft spot in his heart for animals and he always kept two cats for pets. Among his favorite kitties were Fridgett, Boots, and Sabrina. He was also a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and a dear friend to so many. He will be sorely missed.

Bob is survived by his daughter, Lauren Opolin, a brother; Archpriest Basil Micek, a brother-in-law Frank Felice, Jr, four stepchildren; Niki Lanza (Tom), Lori Ellicott (Jack), Michael Petruska (Helen), and Frank Ricciardi, a granddaughter; Stacey Carney (Chris), and seven step-grandchildren, a great-grandson; Dylan Carney and eight step-grandchildren, and a large, extended family of nieces and nephews. Bob was predeceased by his wife; Sheila Micek, his parents; Joseph and Anna Micek, his sister; Mary Ann Felice, by his two sisters-in-law; Pamela Micek and Arlene Forte, and by his son-in-law; Thomas Opolin.