DR. JAMES F. GLEESON

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO: WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org OR TO OPERATION SMILE https://www.operationsmile.org VISITATION: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021 2PM TO 4PM AND 7PM TO 9PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME FUNERAL MASS: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021 10AM ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CHURCH 5635 BERKSHIRE VALLEY ROAD OAK RIDGE, NJ 07438 Additionally the funeral mass will be streamed online at: https://ststhomasjohn.org INTERMENT: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2021 FOLLOWING FUNERAL MASS ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CEMETERY ADJACENT TO THE CHURCH Dr. James “Jim” F. Gleeson, 90 years of age, of the White Lake section of Oak Ridge, New Jersey, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021. He was born on February 15, 1931 in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Mary (nee Reidy) and James F. Gleeson. Jim attended the local schools and graduated with a B.S. degree from St. Peter’s College in 1952. He proudly served for three years in the US Army overseas in a sensitive position with a Top Secret clearance. He met his wife Rosina in London where they were married in 1954. After returning to the US, Jim became a teacher in the Kearney, New Jersey school system where he became District Director of Tests and Measurements. He went on to receive a Master’s Degree from Seton Hall University and a Doctorate from Rutgers University. He joined the West Milford Township public school system where he served as Supervisor of Instruction, Business Administrator and Superintendent of Schools. He joined Passaic County Tech in 1977 as Superintendent and Business Administrator. Jim also served numerous years as the head of educational services at Greystone Hospital while also running a successful service business, Rullo & Gleeson Associates. Jim was a member of numerous professional organizations. He has contributed time to civic causes by serving on an Adult School Board of Directors, Library Board of Directors, Township Zoning Board of Adjustment and Township Planning Board. He has served on the Board of Directors of N.J. Cystic Fibrosis for three years as Secretary and Vice President. Jim was an active member of St. Thomas the Apostle Church for 50 years, serving countless charities and organizations. Jim is survived by his beloved wife Rosina, his loving children Jimmy and his wife Patricia, Cathy and her husband Gene, Rosemary and her husband Jerry, Paul and his wife Teri, and Robert and his wife Dania; his 12 cherished grandchildren Cheryl, Joe, Jim and his wife Claire, Christopher and his fiancée Dominique, Brittany and her husband Daniel, Daniel, Carly, Matthew, Jenny, R.J., Sara, and Brian; and his adored great grandchildren Aiden, Owen, and soon to be born Hunter. We will greatly miss his unique sense of humor, generosity, wisdom and unconditional love. The family will receive visitors on Friday, October 29, 2021 from 2-4pm and 7-9pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, New Jersey 07435 (for GPS use 1 Post Place). A funeral mass will take place on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 10am at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438. Interment will follow at St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery, adjacent to the church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Jim’s name to: the Wounded Warrior Project https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org or Operation Smile https://www.operationsmile.org.

DR. JAMES F. GLEESON

February 15, 1931 - October 24, 2021