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February 13, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Funeral services will be held 8:30 AM on Thursday, February 17, 2011 from the funeral home then to St. Marys RC Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes where a 9:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Art Start, a charity nurturing at risk kids in NYC through the arts, at art-start.org.
Ronald J. Lomas, age 58, of NYC, formerly of Wayne, died peacefully with the comfort of family by his side.
He was born in NYC and at the age of four his family moved to Wayne before returning to live in the East Village of NYC. Ronald graduated from Wayne Hills High School with the Class of 1970. For several years he played in the Pequannock Softball league.
One of his first jobs was as a maintenance worker at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ. This job helped Ronald develop a love for art and lifelong career in the fine art field. For the past fifteen years he has worked at the Pace Gallery in NYC. His position as manager of shipping services has allowed him to travel the world, escorting fine art to Abu Dhabi, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Poland and China in just the last two years.
Ronald had a love of art, music, history, and was a jack of all trades. He also was a very good cook who will be remembered for his “chicken in the pot”. Whether it was ingredients for his cooking, hand cream, coffee, or even ice cream many will remember his fastidious and particular nature. He knew what he liked. Although he liked the best of the best he was in no way pretentious and was known to enjoy a Whopper every now and then. Many will also remember whether it was breakfast, lunch, or dinner, Ron always had to have dessert. He was always the life of the party and once even stole his father’s car and abandoned it on the New York Thruway, as he made his way to Woodstock.
He was the beloved father of Brett William Lomas and his wife Michele of Belmar, and Patrick Proud Lomas and his wife Misty of Charleston, WV; cherished grandfather of Buddy, Shayla, Samuel, Kai and Annie Lomas; loved brother of Guy Lomas and the late Regina Oswald; beloved uncle to his many nieces and nephews.
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Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Funeral services will be held 8:30 AM on Thursday, February 17, 2011 from the funeral home then to St. Marys RC Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes where a 9:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Art Start, a charity nurturing at risk kids in NYC through the arts, at art-start.org.
February 13, 2011
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 from 2-4, 7-9 PM at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne. Funeral services will be held 8:30 AM on Thursday, February 17, 2011 from the funeral home then to St. Marys RC Church, 17 Pompton Ave., Pompton Lakes where a 9:30 AM Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Art Start, a charity nurturing at risk kids in NYC through the arts, at art-start.org.
Ronald J. Lomas, age 58, of NYC, formerly of Wayne, died peacefully with the comfort of family by his side.
He was born in NYC and at the age of four his family moved to Wayne before returning to live in the East Village of NYC. Ronald graduated from Wayne Hills High School with the Class of 1970. For several years he played in the Pequannock Softball league.
One of his first jobs was as a maintenance worker at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ. This job helped Ronald develop a love for art and lifelong career in the fine art field. For the past fifteen years he has worked at the Pace Gallery in NYC. His position as manager of shipping services has allowed him to travel the world, escorting fine art to Abu Dhabi, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Poland and China in just the last two years.
Ronald had a love of art, music, history, and was a jack of all trades. He also was a very good cook who will be remembered for his “chicken in the pot”. Whether it was ingredients for his cooking, hand cream, coffee, or even ice cream many will remember his fastidious and particular nature. He knew what he liked. Although he liked the best of the best he was in no way pretentious and was known to enjoy a Whopper every now and then. Many will also remember whether it was breakfast, lunch, or dinner, Ron always had to have dessert. He was always the life of the party and once even stole his father’s car and abandoned it on the New York Thruway, as he made his way to Woodstock.
He was the beloved father of Brett William Lomas and his wife Michele of Belmar, and Patrick Proud Lomas and his wife Misty of Charleston, WV; cherished grandfather of Buddy, Shayla, Samuel, Kai and Annie Lomas; loved brother of Guy Lomas and the late Regina Oswald; beloved uncle to his many nieces and nephews.
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