Joseph "Joe" Small

Joseph "Joe" Small

AGE: 74 • Atlantic Highlands

Joseph "Joe" Small, 74, of Atlantic Highlands, NJ passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family and a team of angels from Care Alternatives for whom we are forever grateful for their support. Joe was born October 27, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York and spent his childhood days in Malverne and Maspeth, NY. Joe graduated from the prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School and met the love of his life, Linda Lyons Small while stationed at the United States Air Force Radar Defense Base in Highlands, NJ. Along with his wife Linda, they raised their family in Atlantic Highlands for the last 54 years. Joe was a devout Catholic and a parishioner of St. Agnes RC Church in Atlantic Highlands. He was the family's spiritual rock blessed with great faith and belief in the power of prayer.

After a short stint of delivering beer on the Jersey shore, Joe worked his way up the corporate ladder starting at Chemical Bank in 1961 where he held senior management positions and then many years as Senior Vice President at JP Morgan Chase. He finally retired after working and commuting for 40 plus years to Brooklyn and Staten Island and then dabbled as a realtor before going back to work again over the past several years for Sovereign Bank. He was hard working, trustworthy, loyal and greatly respected by his colleagues as well as a great friend and advisor to many small and mid-size companies. Joe was very active throughout his career in the Brooklyn and Staten Island Chambers of Commerce as well as the Boy Scouts of America, Catholic Charities and St. Joseph's College.

Joe was a devoted and amazing husband, father, pop-pop and friend. Everyone loved Joe as he always had a smile on his face, a story or joke to tell and strong values and views that he expressed to anyone who would listen. He never met a person he couldn't talk to and make them feel like they were best friends. He could be found many a day walking in the Atlantic Highlands harbor, enjoying the view of the water and a good book from his porch, never missing an opportunity for a golf outing and his family will be eternally grateful for Joe's photography interest capturing memories that will last forever.

Joe was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Viola Anderson Small; his in-laws, Thomas and Marguerite Lyons and his step sisters, Joan Leigh and Florence Jarvis. He is survived by his devoted wife, Linda; his son, Bob and wife Abbie of Locust; daughter, Donna and her husband Michael Majoros of Wyckoff; daughter, Alyson and her husband Michael Denzler of Atlantic Highlands and his son, Matthew and his wife Bethany of Southport, NC. He leaves behind his beloved grandchildren, Rob, Chris and Lizzie Small, Victoria and Michael Majoros and Makenzie and Kathryn Denzler, along with loving in-laws, nieces and nephews and many, many friends. Our hearts are broken with his loss and he surely will be missed by all whose life was touched by him.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 14th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9pm at Posten's Funeral Home, 59 East Lincoln Avenue, Atlantic Highlands. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, August 15th, 11am at St. Agnes RC Church in Atlantic Highlands. Entombment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Joe's memory to Care Alternatives Hospice, 70 Jackson Drive, Suite 200, Cranford, NJ 07016 Attention: Dream Catchers Fund.