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Mr. Newman was educated in NYC public schools and graduated from Pace University in 1958. He worked for two oil companies before joining the Port Authority of NY and NJ where he worked for 30+ years before retiring in 1991 as a Property Representative. Mr. Newman served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1950-1952, holding the rank of Sergeant in the reserves. He leaves behind his loving wife, Eileen B. (nee Bowen) and one son, Bernard III, M.D., his wife Catherine and three grandchildren, Kevin B., Amy C. and Michael T. Newman. He was predeceased by his brother James B. and is survived by his sister, Maureen Teresky and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Newman was active in St. Anthony's parish as an usher and lector and as a CYO basketball coach. He also coached/managed and was treasurer for the Nanuet Little League and Babe Ruth League and a treasurer for the Rockland Model Train Club. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at St. Anthony's Church in Nanuet on May 9 at 10 AM with interment in the St. Anthony Mausoleum to follow. Visiting will be held Wednesday May 7 from 3-5 and 7-9 PM at Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home Inc. 100 Franklin Ave., Pearl River, NY. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to Julia's Butterfly Foundation, 637 Wyckoff Avenue, Suite 285, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 , in the name of Bernard P. Newman Jr. Published in The Record/Herald News on May 6, 2014 |
