Obituary of Joseph Lawler

LAWLER, Joseph age 83 of Wyckoff, died peacefully on Monday, December 31, 2007. Joe was born in Manchester, VT on April 29, 1924, he had been a resident of Wyckoff since 1969. For the past forty years Joe has been the PGA Golf Professional at High Mountain Golf Club in Franklin Lakes. In his early career he started as a caddy at Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester,VT, he continued at the Tucson Country Club as Ass't Golf Pro. His first head Professional position was at Ho-Ho-Kam Country Club in Coolidge, AZ during the winter months, and the Lake Morey Country Club in Fairlee, VT during the summer. Before coming to High Mountain, he was also the head professional at Green Valley Country Club in Green Valley, AZ, and Martinsburg Country Club in Martinburg, WV. Joe served his country during WW II and the Korean Conflict in the United States Navy aboard the USS Eurayle, a Submarine Tender out of New London, CT. He was a member of the PGA of America for more than 50 years. Surviving is his loving wife of 60 years, Margery (nee Dickinson) and his devoted son Patrick X. Lawler and his wife Patricia of Wyckoff. Joe also leaves his adoring grandchildren, Patrick, Stephen and EJ. Joe was pre-deceased by his son Joseph Michael Lawler in 1976. Funeral service will be held Friday, January 4, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. from the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com) 257 Godwin Avenue Wyckoff. Funeral Mass will follow 9:30 a.m. at the Church of the Nativity, 315 Prospect Street, Midland Park. Interment will be in the Redeemer Cemetery in Mahwah. Visiting is Thursday 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 pm. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, New Jersey Chapter, 200 Middlesex Tpk., Iselin, NJ 08830-2033.