Obituary of Gary M. Viole

Gary M. Viole, 65, of Ridgewood, NJ passed away on December 21, 2016. Beloved husband of Migdalia (nee Hernandez). Devoted father of Maria Glasson and her husband, Kevin, and Elizabeth Kubanik and her husband, Richard, and step-father of Julianne Cantore and her husband, Michael, and Jacqueline Puzo. Cherished grandfather of AJ Glasson and Charlie Kubanik. Loving son of Elizabeth (nee Arcaro) and the late Fred Viole. Dear brother of the late Fred, Jr., Richard and his wife, Rosa, and Ronald, uncle of Fred and his wife, Stacy, Paul, Christopher and his wife, Tricia, Caitlin and her husband, Ross, Tessa, Guillermina and her husband, Paolo, and Franco. Gary grew up in North Bergen, NJ and attended the Newark College of Engineering. He was passionate about his development and manufacturing of medical foods as CEO of Conjugated Functional Foods, LLC. He began his career in the family business, BeVi Natural Foods, and served as President of Livron Vitamin Co. Inc. Gary’s work included a pre-clinical study at the prestigious National Cancer Institute of the National Institute of Health regarding the influence on cancer of plant phospholipid/lipid conjugate (pPLC) which was published in the cancer research journal Carcinogenesis. Several of his proprietary processes were patented. Gary was known for his sense of humor, endless kindness and generosity, special pancake recipe and distinct “style”. His second home was New Orleans where he rode on floats in the Bacchus and Krewe of Tucks Mardi Gras parades. Above all, he loved his family and cherished time with his grandchildren. Like Frank Sinatra, Gary always did it his way. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, December 27 from 4-9 pm at Vander Plaat Funeral Home, (vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 28 at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1 Passaic St., Ridgewood. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Gary’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.