Dr. Adam George GEYER Jr.

GEYER Dr. Adam George Jr., 84, of Carolina Shores, NC, died Monday, July 26, 2010, peacefully in the presence of his loving family. Dr. Geyer was born January 24, 1926, in New Milford, NJ, the only child of the late Adam George Geyer and Jessie Turse Geyer. He graduated from Westwood High School in 1943. Following graduation he entered the US Army and served in the 99th Infantry Division, 395 Infantry Regiment. His tour was in Central Europe including the Ardennes, Ruhr Pocket, and the Rhineland. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantry Badge.After his discharge in 1946, he attended Montclair State Teacher's College and graduated in 1950 with a BA in Mathematics. In 1954 he received an MA in Administration and Supervision from Montclair. In 1972, he earned a PhD in Education from Fordham University. He began his career in education as a math teacher at Westwood Sr. High School in 1951, and he became Vice Principal there in 1957, later becoming the Principal of Westwood Jr. High School in 1964. In 1968, he became a Professor in the Department of Professional Education at William Patterson College (now University) in Wayne, NJ. He was a Professor of Education there from 1968 to 1988. Dr. Geyer's community service included the Parish council at Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church, Paramus, NJ; coach and President of the Paramus Junior Baseball League for more than 20 years; den leader for Cub Scout Pack 250 and Boy Scout Troop 250, Paramus, NJ; Past President and member of the Board of Directors for East Bergen Teacher's Federal Credit Union (now Paragon FCU); and a member of the Calabash, NC VFW Post No. 7288 and American Legion Post No. 503.Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Nancy Stack Geyer, and their six children, Cynthia Joyce of Waldwick, NJ, Dr. Pamela Geyer and husband, Dr. John Mehegan, of Iowa City, IA, Claudia Montgomery and husband Michael, of San Antonio TX, Adam G. Geyer III of Newburgh, NY, Edward Geyer and wife Della of West Nyack, NY, and David Geyer of Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ, and 13 grandchildren, James Greenspan, Jessica, Andrew, and Daniel Mehegan, Christopher and Catherine Montgomery, Adam G. IV, Matthew, Justin, and Nicholas Geyer, Bridget, Colleen, and Molly Geyer. A Funeral Mass was celebrated July 29th at St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church, Shallotte, NC. A burial ceremony with be performed at a later date in Westwood, NJ. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.brunswickfuneralservice.com. The family requests remembrances be sent to Good Counsel Inc. (an organization supporting single mothers), PO Box 6068, Hoboken, NJ 07030.