Florrie Alfred Sassani

SASSANI
Florrie Alfred, born January 4, 1940, grew up in Fort Lee and lived in Ridgefield for the past 33 years. Survived by his wife Carol of 32 years, three children from a previous marriage, Ann, Florrie III and Josephine. His beloved stepson Michael Kees of Ridgefield, his wife Jennifer and their two sons, Michael and Matthew to whom he was Grandpa. He retired in 2002 from Local 825 Operating Engineers following in the trade of his father and his brother Frank who have predeceased him. He enjoyed boating and camping and the outdoors, and was an avid motorcycle rider the better part of his life and a longstanding member of the AMA. He was very outgoing and friendly and spoke to everyone. He was compassionate and understanding, and had a deep love of animals. He was a scratch model builder since he was a small boy, building museum quality boats. He could fix anything , he would say I can even mend a broken heart. He never had a bad word for anyone and always tried to make a bad situation better, and would say don't worry it will all work out fine, and it always did. He will truly be missed by all who knew him. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 PM at Blackley Funeral Home, 809 Broad Avenue, Ridgefield, NJ (201) 945-5032 with a Funeral Service on Sunday at 5:00 PM at the funeral home. Cremation will be private. For directions to the funeral home or to send condolences, please go to blackleyfuneral.com.

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