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Sal Tieri Jr., 40, exec with a heart

Sal Tieri Jr. is remembered as a good-hearted man who gave a lot of attention to his 7-year-old and 5-year-old sons.

"He was always with his boys in the neighborhood," recalled Peggy Fallon, a neighbor. "He was always pitching a ball and riding bikes with them."

On Sept. 11, Mr. Tieri , 40, of Shrewsbury, was at a meeting on the 99th floor of One World Trade Center when disaster struck. A managing director for Marsh & McLennan, he normally would have been in his Midtown office.

"He was an outstanding young man who conducted all aspects of his life with honor and integrity," is how Mr. Tieri's family remembers him.

Born in North Bergen, Mr. Tieri grew up on the Jersey Shore, mostly in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach.

"He loved the ocean," said his sister in law, Cathie Licht. "He loved fishing."

In 1983, Mr. Tieri graduated from William Patterson College with a bachelor of arts degree in police science and business administration.

In 1990 he joined Marsh's New Jersey operations as a manager. Mr. Tieri was promoted to senior vice president in 1994 and managing director three years later. He was named manager of the financial products department in 2000 for the company's Northeast region.

As manager, Mr. Tieri managed Marsh's delivery of services to many Fortune 500 companies.

Outside the office, Mr. Tieri was a family man, neighbor and friend.

Licht said when she built her house six years ago, her brother-in- law was there to help. "He helped build the trenches for me. He helped build my deck."

That was part of Mr. Tieri's can- do spirit. "Whatever it takes," was his motto, Licht said.

Mr. Tieri is survived by his wife, Maureen; two sons, Jonathan and Austen; his mother, Rosemarie of Monmouth Beach; a sister, Faith Tieri Scheur of Leonia; his father- in-law and mother-in-law, Clifford and Lilian Whiteside of Sterling Heights, Mich.; three sisters-in-law, Cathie Licht, Patty Rogers and Cheryl Whiteside; four brothers-in- law, Mark Scheur, Bill Licht, Craig Rogers and Cliff Whiteside; seven nieces, Britainy, Jennifer, Kristen, Kimberly, Kelly, Camaryn, Regan and Quinn; two nephews, Brandon and Kyle, and many other relatives.

A memorial service and flag dedication will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Driftwood Cabana Club, Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sal Tieri Jr. Memorial Fund, c/o Pam Wescott-Arkenau, Shrewsbury State Bank, 465 Broad St., Shrewsbury, N.J. 07702.


Profile by Reginald Roberts published in THE STAR-LEDGER.