Jaroslav S. Wallovits

Jaroslav S. Wallovits ("Jerry" or "Wally," as his friends and relatives called him), passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. The celebration to honor Jerry's life will take place with visitation on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at the Blackley Funeral Home, 809 Broad Ave., Ridgefield, N.J., from 9 to 11 a.m. with the funeral service at 10:30 a.m., followed by the interment at Fairview Cemetery in Fairview, N.J. For directions or to send condolences, please go to www.blackleyfuneral.com. Jerry was born on April 2, 1940, in New York City, the only child of Stefan and Elizabeth Wallovits. At a very young age, Jerry and his parents moved to Ridgefield, where he lived for almost his entire life. Jerry graduated from St. John's University College of Pharmacy. Upon his graduation, he earned his licensure as a New Jersey registered pharmacist. Drafted into the United States Army in 1963, Jerry served his country as a hospital pharmacist until 1965. After his honorable discharge from his tour of service, Jerry worked in retail pharmacy. Then, in February of 1966, Jerry joined Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, presently known as Novartis Pharmaceuticals, where he rose in ranks to the position of manager of packaging, in which he remained until his retirement in 1995. Residing in both Ridgefield and Austin, Texas, during his retirement years, Jerry enjoyed much of his time playing golf, attending Temple University football and basketball games, hanging with friends and family, and traveling to Europe, especially to visit relatives in his parents' home country of Slovakia, formerly known as Czechoslovakia. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in Jerry's honor to the Dialysis Center at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J.

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