JAMES "JIMMY" S. PAUL Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN JIMMY'S NAME TO: WEST MILFORD ELKS LODGE # 2236 VETERAN'S COMMITTEE PO BOX 336 HEWITT, NJ 07421-0336 VISITATION: TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022 2-4PM AND 7-9PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME FUNERAL MASS: WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022 10:30AM ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH 40 SPRING STREET LODI, NJ 07644 973-779-0643 INTERMENT: WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022 FOLLOWING FUNERAL MASS ST. MARY'S CEMETERY 1 OUTWATER LANE SADDLE BROOK, NJ 07663 201-843-7179 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of James “Jimmy” S. Paul, 70 years, of West Milford, NJ, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Jim was born May 28, 1952 in Passaic, New Jersey to the late Mary (nee Kopec) and the late Steven Paul. Jim grew up in Lodi, New Jersey, where he made many lifelong friends and was loved by the entire community. He proudly served in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and received the National Defense Service Metal. After his service, Jimmy followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and became a Police Officer with the Saddle Brook Police Department for six years before taking a break and opening Franco’s Restaurant in Allendale preceded by Jimmy Boy’s Pizzeria in Kinnelon. Jim’s pizza making talent was second only to his passion to protect and serve. That passion drew him back and he was employed with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission Police Department (PIP) before being hired by the West Milford Township Police Department, where he received several awards for his service from both the Police Department and M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), until his retirement in 2010 as a Sergeant. Jim was an avid golfer who spent many days playing at the Wallkill Country Club, where he was a member. His annual golf trips to Myrtle Beach for the famous “Green Pants Classic” and with his buddies down in Sarasota were always filled with eager anticipation. In the rare event that Jimmy wasn’t playing golf, he could be found watching it on television along with the New York Yankees or the New York Jets (yes, the Jets). Jim excelled at maintaining a tight reign on the remote control. After his retirement, Jim dedicated his time to The West Milford Elks Lodge 2236 where he served as the Bar Chairman for several years. He enjoyed watching his sports at the bar and tirelessly, as well as fruitlessly, tried his luck at the pull-tab machine. Jimmy will be remembered for his sense of humor, being the champion of practical jokes, his affection for scratch-off lottery tickets and his lifetime supply of peanut butter cups in the fridge and canned string beans in the cupboard. Those who loved Jim, knew him as the grumpy guy with the biggest heart. Jim was predeceased by his parents Mary Josephine Kopec and Steven Paul, brother Gregory Paul and his beloved Aunt Lottie Giampapa. Jimmy is survived by his daughters, Samantha Ribaudo of Mahwah, NJ, Lyndsay Paul of Sarasota, Florida and Stephanie Paul of Calabash, North Carolina; his brother Steven Joseph Paul of Bullhead City, Arizona and his grandchildren Ava, Damian, and Dominic Rasmussen, all of Mahwah, NJ. The family will receive visitors on Tuesday, June 12, 2022 from 2-4pm and 7-9pm at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 (for GPS use 1 Post Place). The funeral mass will take place on Wednesday, June 13, 2022 at 10:30am at St. Joseph’s Church, 40 Spring Street, Lodi, NJ 07644 followed by the interment at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Saddle Brook, NJ. Memorial donations may be made in Jimmy’s name to: West Milford Elks Lodge # 2236, Veteran’s Committee, PO Box 336, Hewitt, NJ 07421-0336. Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos or videos, and getting driving directions to the funeral home.

JAMES "JIMMY" S. PAUL

May 28, 1952 - July 5, 2022