Guy N. Zazzara

A Memorial Mass for former township resident Guy N. Zazzara was held Jan. 28 at St. Teresa Avila Church in Summit.

Mr. Zazzara, 78, died Jan. 21.

Born in Newark, he lived his early life in both Short Hills and Ocean Grove. He lived with his family in New Jersey, the South Shore of Massachusetts and southern California before moving to Summit.

Mr. Zazzara graduated from Rutgers University in 1956.

Following his graduation, Mr. Zazzara served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959 out of Fort Dix and was also stationed overseas in Frankfurt, Germany.

A salesman by trade, he worked at Xerox Corporation in Manhattan, Boston Whaler and Windsurfer International in California.

He was active in the Rutgers Alumni Association, where he served as president. He was also a representative to the Rutgers University Alumni Federation and served as an alumni trustee from 1999 to 2005.

He was co-chairman of countless committees and active in the athletics program. He was awarded the Loyal Son of Rutgers Award in 1988 and the Meritorious Service Award in 1996.

For the past 30 years he was a commercial real estate broker with the Alexander Summer Company of Roseland before his recent retirement.

Mr. Zazzara is survived by his wife, Elin L.; two daughters, Nina Rooney and Lisa Graham; and three grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, charitable donations may be sent to The American Cancer Society, Attn: Relay For Life-Heights for Hope, 986 South Springfield Ave., Springfield, N.J., 07081.