Frank R. Cregan

Frank R. Cregan

AGE: 72 • formerly of Morris Twp.

Frank R. Cregan of Washington Township, NJ died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 at Heath Village Health Care Center in Hackettstown, NJ. Frank was 72 years old.

Hours of visitation at the Doyle Funeral Home, 106 Maple Avenue, Morristown, NJ will be Wednesday from 3:30 to 7:30 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Church of the Assumption, Morristown, NJ on Thursday at 10:00 AM. Interment will be at Holy Rood Cemetery, Morristown.

Born in Jersey City, NJ on July 27, 1940, the son of Maurie Kennedy Cregan and Frank V. Cregan, Frank grew up in Belford, NJ and graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School in 1958. Frank graduated with a BBA from Manhattan College in 1962 and an MBA from St. John's University, Jamaica, NY in 1972, and became a CPA specializing in financial planning and taxation. Frank was a tax partner at Touche Ross and retired from William E. Simon & Sons, LLC in 2006, where he was a Managing Director for the late William E. Simon, former Secretary of the Treasury for the United States. Frank married Joan Swancer Cregan on July 19, 1969, and together they raised their three children in Morris Township, NJ, where they resided for 31 years. In 2003, Frank and Joan moved to Washington Township NJ, and he pursued his passion for golf as a founding member of the Reserve at Hawk Point Golf Club. Frank enjoyed serving the communities he lived in with dedication and pride. His service was recognized as exemplary as he held positions on various boards and committees in the organizations he was passionate about and which his children were involved in. On August 17, 2010, The Township Committee of the Township of Washington, Warren County, recognized Frank's long time dedication with a Proclamation thereby expressing their utmost appreciation and best wishes for his long and meritorious service to the residents of Morris Township and Morris County, The Reserve at Hawk Pointe, and the Township of Washington.

Frank is survived by his wife, Joan; daughter, Christina E. Cregan Sheppard and husband Simon from Mammaroneck, NY; son, Darren M. Cregan and wife Cari from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and son, Keith F. Cregan and wife Elizabeth from Morris Township, NJ; his sisters, Claire Cregan from Eatontown, NJ and Kathy Reeves from Malboro, NJ; and his six grandchildren, Mackenzie, Ryan and Emma Cregan and Zachary, Maya and Noah Sheppard.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Frank's memory to the Heath Village Friendship Fund, Heath Village Health Care Center, 430 Schooley's Mountain Road, Hackettstown, NJ 07840, Att: Nancy Briarton.