Robert “Roy” Post

Robert P. “Roy” Post, age 92, and a longtime resident of Wayne passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, just five days before his beloved wife Gloria Post.

Roy was born in Paterson, the son of John and Margaret (Steinhauer) Post. He attended the Paterson Public Schools and worked for many years in the metals industry as an assembler for White Metal Corp. in Hawthorne.

Roy was the beloved husband of Gloria Gilmour. They met at a dance in the firehouse in Totowa and took an immediate liking to each other. When Roy asked Gloria out for a formal date, she eagerly said yes and off to the movies they went. When asked what movie they saw, Gloria could not recall. Hmmmmmmm! One can only surmise that the mutual company was much more interesting than the movie. Suffice it to say, Roy and Gloria fell in love and some months after Roy’s proposal of marriage at Gloria’s parent’s house, the two lovebirds tied the marital knot on Saturday, August 1, 1959 at the Methodist Church in the Mountain View section of Wayne. After honeymooning down the Jersey shore, the couple settled into their new home as husband and wife in Wayne and have remained residents in the township to this present day.

Anyone who knew Roy would know about his love of horses. For many years he could be found at the rodeo taking part in the lasso and bullwhip competition with his trusty sidekick, a Morgan horse aptly named Partner. Partner enjoyed a great life living in a stable on Roy and Gloria’s property which Roy called Longhorn Ranch. On occasion, he would take Partner over to his niece and nephews house on Leonard Terrace in Wayne. They and all the kids living in that neighborhood would get such a thrill when Roy would let them take Partner for a ride. Roy and Gloria also loved to get away on trips together all over New Jersey including down the shore as well as in New York State and Pennsylvania. For a long time, the trips were made with their camping trailer pulled behind Roy’s pickup truck. They ultimately discovered a campground called Sun Retreats at Pleasant Acres Farm located near High Point State Park and Kittatinny Ridge in Sussex, NJ. Soon after, they sold the little trailer and camped exclusively at Pleasant Acres in a seasonal RV.    

To know Roy was to love and adore him. He had an unbridled sense of humor and was always making family and friends laugh with his uninhibited antics. His nieces and nephews especially loved crazy Uncle Roy, especially when he would take his dentures and move them about his mouth resulting in the goofiest expressions one could imagine, or when he would suck in his gut which would make his pants drop right to his ankles leaving him standing there in his boxers. He loved saying little rhymes to his nieces and nephews like “You’re a brazen brat and you smell like a rat” and he’d often joke with waitresses by asking them “Would you like to run away with me?” When going out for dinner Roy also liked to tease waitresses by asking them “Is that the newest and latest style, to wear only one earing?” Of course he was just kidding but the reaction he would get as the waitress would grab both ears was always priceless, especially when the earrings were expensive.

Roy was a dear soul who will be missed by family and all friends who were blessed to have known him.

Roy was the beloved husband of Gloria (nee Gilmour) who passed away just five days after him on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Surviving is Roy’s brother Harold Post of Hawthorne, his nieces and nephews including: Carol Beuselinck of Pompton Lakes and Debra Stockland of Port Richey, Florida, numerous great nieces and great nephews, great-great nieces and great-great nephews, and even one great-great-great nephew. He was also predeceased by his nephew Robert Porta.  

In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Roy and Gloria’s name are asked to consider St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorials Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. To donate online, visit stjude.org.