Stephen J. Sanchez

Stephen J. Sanchez, age 91 of Wayne, died on January 1, 2025. Born in San Antonio, Texas, raised in Massachusetts, after serving in the Navy, he earned a BA in chemistry and an MBA in marketing. He did market and purchasing research as well as bought for, among others, American Cyanamid and Verizon. “A source before google.”

Steve was an active Trustee in the Pines Lake Association, president of the Pines Lake Seniors and Commodore of the Pines Lake Sailing Club and an active racing sailor. He permanently changed the Pines Lake community by adding two homes when bringing the original metes and bounds in conformance with changed Wayne tax maps. He managed the installation of the bridge railings in 1985 and uncovered the marble Pines Lake dedication plaque. He was an active Trustee on the board of the Friends of the Kinnelon Library, a regular instructor in the Kinnelon Library’s continuous learning program and an active volunteer and participant. He started and moderated the current events discussion group at the Wayne Library, now on zoom, and belonged to various book groups.

He leaves his beloved wife, Janice Gardner, two sons, Dan and David as well as three grandchildren: Ethan, Max and Leah. His first wife, Peg, and a son, Michael, predeceased him.