Obituary of Keith M. Perkins

Keith M. Perkins, a fifty-four year resident of Saddle River, died December 12^th. A graduate of Rutgers University, he served with the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He joined the ITT Corporation in 1955 and rose to the level of Vice President. He then joined the Penn Central Corporation as a Senior Vice President, retiring in 1987. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Roberta, a son, Scott Perkins of Upper Saddle River, a daughter, Jennifer Singer, of Red Bank, and three grandchildren: Erin Perkins, Nicholas Singer, and Christopher Singer. Also surviving is his nephew, Peter B. Thauer and three nieces: Susan B. Thauer, Jo Louise Jennings and Janice Bright. Funeral services were private. Arrangements by the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. As an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations in Keith’s memory may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, P. O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777.