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Vincent Cartier Obituary
AGE: 91 • Ocean Township
Vincent Cartier, age 91 of Ocean Township, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Born in Bronx, NY, he lived in Middletown for 51 years before moving to Ocean Township in 2011. He served in the Navy during WWII. Vincent was the twin brother and manger of the late professional boxer Walter Cartier. The two were the subject of Stanley Kubrick's first film, a 1951 short black and white documentary named "Day of the Fight". The documentary was based on Kubrick's 1949 photo feature of the two in Look Magazine. Vincent went on to become an Attorney at Law practicing in both Newark and Jersey City for 53 years before retiring in 2003. He is a communicant of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, West End.
He was predeceased by his parents Charles and Margaret; his brothers Charles and Walter; his sister Marjorie; and a granddaughter, Pietra Ferrara. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Frances Bova Cartier; his son Walter and his partner Glenn of New York City; his son Michael and his wife Lorraine of Estell Manor; his daughter Lisa Ferrara and her husband Vincent of Ocean Township; as well as five grandchildren, Vinny, Nick and Gabrielle Ferrara and Marissa and Andrew Cartier.
Visitation will be held Sunday February 10, 2013 from 2pm to 5pm at the Damiano Funeral Home, 191 Franklin Avenue, Long Branch. Funeral; Monday, 9:30 am at the funeral home with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am at St. Michaels Church, West End. Interment will follow at Holmdel Cemetery & Mausoleum, 900 Holmdel Road, Holmdel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to Ronald McDonald House, P.O. Box 3237, Long Branch, N.J. 07740. The family invites you to write a letter of condolence through www.damianofuneralhome.com.
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Valerie Johnson-Slininger
February 8, 2013
Mr. Cartier and his dear wife were like parents to me when I lived across the street from them in Middletown as a teenager. I remember him fondly, and with great thanks, for his support and encouragement, and extend my sorrow for the family's precious loss.
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