Obituary of John Tracey

TRACEY, John Arthur "Jack" age 77, died suddenly Sunday October 12, 2008 at the Hackensack University Medical Center. Jack was born in Bath, Maine on March 28, 1931. Jack was a 1954 graduate of Villanova University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He received his M.B.A. from Rutgers University in 1962. He was a resident of Upper Saddle River for 38 years. Jack was a parishioner of St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church in Saddle River, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Activities Unlimited and an active member of the Villanova Alumni Association. Mr. Tracey served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict where he was commissioned as a Lieutenant JG. Surviving are his devoted and loving wife of 52 years, Renee (nee Hipkins) and his cherished children, Brian and his wife Doris of Upper Saddle River, Gregory and his wife Lisa of Oradell and Michelle and her husband Christopher Sodora of Upper Saddle River. Jack also leaves eight adoring grandchildren, Matthew, Jack, Leigh, Laura, and Jillian Tracey and Christian, Ryan and Emilie Sodora and his brother Bernard Tracey and his wife Judy. Jack was pre-deceased by his parents Arthur and Bernadette Tracey. A mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, 88 East Saddle River Road, Saddle River. Visiting is Wednesday 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff. A tribute gift may be made in Jack's name to Covenant House New York, Times Square Station, P.O.Box 731, New York, NY 10108-0900 (www.covenenthouseny.org).