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76 • Red Bank
Dr. Paul McGovern, 76, of Red Bank, died Dec. 5,
2012 at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. He was
born in Jersey City & had lived in Dunellen for 40
years, then Monroe before his move to Red Bank 2
months ago. His wife Pauline died in 2011 & he was
predeceased by a brother James. He earned his
Doctorate in Engineering from Newark College of
Engineering which is now NJIT.
Paul
worked as an electrical engineer for the Parsons
Corp. for several years before his retirement in
2005. Prior to that he also worked for most of his
career for the Port Authority in NYC where he had
helped design & build the World Trade Center. He
also served proudly in the US Marine Corps during
the Korean War. Paul was an avid golfer & a great
Giants fan.
Surviving are 4 sons, David & his companion Steven
Pollack of Brooklyn, Stephen & his wife Susan of
Middlesex, Michael of San Francisco, Paul of Lanoka
Harbor, 3 sisters Catherine DiGerlando of Denville,
Claire Polhemus of Lake Lackawanna, NJ, Geri D'elia
of Auburn Mass., & 8 grandchildren Katie, Nicole,
Matthew, Sean, Jillian, Claire, Lucy, & Maxwell.
Visitation will be Fri. 9-11:30AM at the Sheenan
Funeral Home, 233 Dunellen Ave., Dunellen with a
funeral service following at 11:30AM at the funeral
home. Cremation will be at the Somerset Hills
Crematory in Basking Ridge.
Published in Courier News on December 6, 2012
