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Warren Gordon Obituary
AGE: 58 • Formerly of Hazlet
Warren Gordon, 58 years young, of Danville, California, formerly of Hazlet, NJ passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2011, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Agnes Jannarone Gordon and his three children, Jaime (Jake) Lefler, Brandon (Lauren) Gordon, and Emmalee Gordon (Dylan). He was a 1971 graduate of Raritan High School and a 1975 graduate of Manhattan College. While he was at Raritan he set the NJ State Championship in 1970 in the 800 meter dash and again in 1971 in the one mile and was honored by the Monmouth County Conference for both of those achievements. He was a member of the 1973 NCAA Indoor Track Championship Team at Manhattan College and was inducted into the Raritan H.S. Hall of Fame, continuing to be athletic all through his life. He joined the Peace Corps after college graduation and moved to California 34 ago years where he became head of the Bonds Department at Charles Schwaab in San Francisco but he always considered Hazlet and the Jersey Shore his home. Just last month Warren and Agnes travelled to NJ to attend their 40th High School Reunion.
Warren is survived by his Beloved Agnes, who has been at his side for his entire battle, his daughter Jaime (Jake) Lefler, son Brandon (Lauren), and daughter Emmalee (Dylan). He is also survived by his parents, Janet & Warren of Tinton Falls, his brother Bob of Tinton Falls, sister Diane Duncan (George) of Hazlet, Jeanne Brown (Larry) of Tinton Falls, Phyllis Francese (Eugene) of Little Neck, NY and Carol Eastmond (Ed) of Union Beach. He is also survived by all of his nieces and nephews and the entire Jannarone family of NJ and California. If you would like to send a note of sympathy – please send it to: The Gordon Family, 1 Santa Fe Court, Tinton Falls, NJ 07712. If you would like to do something for our family, please call your doctor and make an appointment to have a colonoscopy. Warren loved Mrs. Lamb's hot dogs and he loved life. He loved his family and we loved him. The void that he has left can never be filled. We will miss him forever.
There will be a memorial service in New Jersey at a later date.
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Memories and Condolences
for Warren Gordon
November 15, 2011
Dear Gordon Family,
I was a teammate of Warren's at Manhattan College. He was a good friend to all of us. He was always fun to be around. I remember getting letters from Kuala Lumpur while he was in the Peace Corp. I remember going with him to the Osprey in Manasquan when he returned. He had a great zest for life and I wanted to offer my condolences. God bless Warren and the entire Gordon Family.
Mike Mulqueen
DIANE DUNCAN
November 11, 2011
THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR WARREN GORDON HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 11:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 26, 2011.
November 9, 2011
THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL MASS TO HONOR THE LIFE OF WARREN GORDON ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2011 AT 10:00 A.M. AT ST. ANSELMS R.C.CHURCH, 1028 WAYSIDE ROAD, TINTON FALLS, N.J. 07712
DIANE DUNCAN
November 9, 2011
THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL MASS TO HONOR THE LIFE OF WARREN GORDON ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2011 AT 10:00 A.M. AT ST. ANSELMS R.C. CHURCH, 1028 WAYSIDE ROAD, TINTON FALLS, N.J. 07712
Joyce Langan
November 3, 2011
Agnes,Jamie,Brandon,Emmalee,
Warren was a wonderdful, wonderful man. One of Hazlet's "Finest." The testimony of his wonderful life is his AMAZING FAMILY. His love shines in all of you.
Our hearts and prayers are with you.
Love,
Larry,Joyce,Kristin,Liz,Patrick and Mike
Ellenye Gordon-Rickert
October 29, 2011
Dear Agnes,Jamie,Brandon,Emmalee,Aunt Janet,Uncle Warren & all of my cousins,
I cannot begin to tell you the sadness in my heart when I think of my cousin Warren's passing. It is so inconceivable & senseless to me. Warren was such a sweet,kind & compassionate person. His love of family was evident every time I saw him. I'm so grateful that I got to see him in September. I will cherish the time we were able to spend together and I will always remember how much fun he was to be with & his wonderful smile!
Warren will truly be missed by all who knew him, especially me.
We are so very sorry for your loss & will continue to keep all of you in our thoughts & prayers.
With our deepest sympathy,
Ellenye, Andy & Jeff Rickert
October 25, 2011
Agnes:
I was away on business when I heard the news from Ben. I have some very warm and funny memories of Warren. Above all was the fact that the Gordons were a close strong family that loved each other. We love you and share your sorrow.
Tony and Andera Gigliotti
Judy Triba
October 24, 2011
Agnes, Jaime, Brandon, Emmalee ..and the entire Gordon family...
We are so sorry for your loss. As a Simi Valley neighbor, we were privileged to get to know Warren. He was a good man whose zest for life and love of his family were evident in everything he did. Warren will be missed by many! We send our deepest sympathy and condolences to all.
The Triba family - Al, Judy, Kyle, Jarrod & Darren
Peter Gaughn
October 24, 2011
Agnes and the Gordon Family.
I am sorry for your loss, Warren was one of the good guys, a teammate to most of us, but someone you admired for his love of life and love of his family. You can say he did it his way, when most people would have taken the easy road, Warren was blazing the trail. It did it with confidence, we respected that most about Warren. Thanks for all the good times!
Rest in Peace,
Peter Gaughn
Manhattan, Class of 1977
Bill O'Connell
October 23, 2011
Dear Agnes,
Warren was a teammate of mine at Manhattan and a really great guy. I remember exchanging some correspondence when he was in Kuala Lampur with the Peace Corps. We lost touch, but I remember him fondly. He was loved. He will be missed. You have my deepest condolences.
james villa
October 22, 2011
Dear Agnes,please accept my sympathy and sadness,for you and your family.
Tony DeMichele
October 21, 2011
AGNES n the whole family sorry for the loss WARREN was a good guy from the old days it was good to see u n him at the reunion n get to talk to warren for the little bit we got in
Chris Donovan
October 21, 2011
The last time I saw Warren he was on TV being interviewed on a news show after a race in Van Cortlandt Park when he ran for Manhattan. He was as self-effacing as I remembered him from our school's track and cross country races against Raritan; when I felt lucky enough to be close enough to see his back as he crossed the finish line well ahead of me.
He was magnanimous in his victories, and the few times I saw him in town outside of our schools' competitions he was friendly in his recognition of me. I did not know him well, but he was a person worth admiration. The reasons for that apparantly continued; I knew he went to Manhattan, which was a testiment to his intelligence. I did not know he had served in the Peace Corps, but that is certainly an indication of the continued quality of his character. As the head of the bond department he was successful in his profession.
His greatest attribute is obviously his family, but having our roots in Hazlet with Warren's passing many of us share in your loss.
Nancy Mullally
October 21, 2011
Dear Gordon Family,
Warren was such an amazing person and he will be missed greatly. Our love and prayers are with you all.
The Mullally Family,
Bill, Nancy, Ben, Nick and Cari
fjohn reinke (mc1968)
October 21, 2011
The Manhattan College alumni community shares the grief, and is now praying for our fellow alumni and the family at this time. The Alumni Office has been informed. As well as the Jasper Jottings community that I personally can reach. We are all a little poorer now. "No man is an island, entire of itself ... any man's death diminishes me". We are sorry for your loss.
p.s., I've had my colonoscopy. :-) And have a repeat scheduled in four more years.
Tim Reid
October 21, 2011
A GREAT guy.
God bless you & your family, Warren.
See you on the other side!
Gene Kiley
October 20, 2011
With deepest sympathy from all the Kiley family. A "Fleetwood Kid" who we were all proud of and lucky enough to call him our friend.
Ramone Deely
October 20, 2011
Dear Agnes and extended family, So sad to hear about Warren. Memories of High School and Hazlet in my head. With Love, Ramone Deely
tony vona
October 20, 2011
So sorry to hear that, I ran x-country with the Gordons!!!! an track. So sorry for your loss way to soon. I no there will be a track in heaven!!!! God bless you Warren.
October 20, 2011
My condolences to family.
Bill Clifton, Essex Catholic Class of 71
October 20, 2011
Rest in Peace Warren from The O'Brien Family back in Hazlet,Richard ,Susan And Raymond
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