Frederick Warner Jr. Esq.

WARNER, FREDERICK P., JR., ESQUIRE 46 - of Somers Point, passed away unexpectedly, at home, on November 15, 2007. Born in Philadelphia, Fred was a long-time resident of Somers Point. He attended Mainland Regional High School and Richard Stockton College) graduating with Honors. Fred was a Dean's List student at Rutgers University Law School, where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1988. Upon graduation, Fred served as Law Clerk to the Honorable Rudolph J. Rossetti, NJ Superior Court. After his clerkship, Fred worked for the Youngblood Corcoran Firm in Egg Harbor Township, In 1995, he joined the Philadelphia-based firm of Harvey Pennington, where he commenced a litigation practice that for the next seven years was focused on the defense of architectural engineering malpractice claims. In 1996, Fred joined the Powell Trachtman Law Firm in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, finally returning to South Jersey in 2001 to work for the Law Firm of Harris and Greenberg. Most recently, he worked with Thomas G. Smith, Esquire, and Neil Stackhouse, Esquire, in their litigation practices. Fred's quiet and unassuming demeanor hid from many his passionate nature and sly wit. Fred had various interests and he especially loved both traveling to Ireland to visit family, as well as music. If you were fortunate enough to spend an evening with Fred, his guitar and harmonica, you were sure to hear a Springsteen song or two, and everyone joined in with his version of "Sweet Caroline" . . "good times never seemed so good." Fred loved talking with his friends not only about a rock song, but also a quiet, melancholy Emmy Lou Harris ballad. Fred was a talented writer of music and verse. The internet broadened Fred's world, often sharing his funny, outrageous' and political findings on You Tube. We were all surprised by his green thumb; Fred had many plants throughout his home and they all flourished in his care. Fred is predeceased by his parents, Frederick P. Warner, Sr., and Ethel M. Warner (Lang), and his sister; Sister Mary Agnes Warner, R.S.M. He is survived by one uncle, William Lang; cousins Margaret Nowakowski, Dorthea Van Sickle, John Warner and Janice Warner, along with a host of other relatives and caring friends. Funeral Mass in Fred's honor will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at 11:00 am at St. Joseph's Church, Shore Road, Somers Point. Friends may call from 9:30 am, at the Church. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the American Diabetes Foundation and the Sisters of Mercy at 515 Montgomery Avenue, Merion, PA 19066. Funeral under directions of the Middleton-Stroble & Zale Funeral Home, Somers Point.