Adam Matthew Schwartz

"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep

pretending. We've done just what we set out to do"

Adam Matthew Schwartz, age 41, passed peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, June 25, 2023 after a seven month battle with aggressive pancreatic cancer. Adam was born at Valley Hospital in the wee hours of July 5th, 1981, after a particularly hot and humid Independence Day in Glen Rock, NJ. Adam was a book lover, pop culture connoisseur, and a passionate fan of all things nerdy.

After attending Glen Rock High School, he went on to graduate from Clark University where he made some of his best friends. Adam spent several years working under the guidance of his friends and mentors at Career Press / New Page Books where he delighted in following his mom's footsteps into publishing. Adam served as an essential worker, reporting to his job at Stop & Shop every day during the scariest years of the pandemic, where he dutifully served as a bakery clerk, and, during the original wave of mask mandates, a supermarket bouncer.

Adam loved books, comic books, graphic novels, and the music of Jonathan Coulton, Paul & Storm, and They Might be Giants. He was a diehard fan of The Muppets, Doctor Who, science fiction, and superhero stories. He leaves behind an enormous storage unit filled with the comic books he started collecting as a kid, in addition to the books that covered every available inch of his apartment in Clifton.

From April onwards, Adam received wonderful care from the staff at Care One in Paramus, where he lived after he lost the ability to walk. After entering hospice care in June, his days were filled with visits from friends and family, as we shared favorite memories and laughs and sang Muppets and Fraggle songs on repeat.

Adam is survived by his sister, Bex, his father, Bob, and his stepmother Jill and stepsister Becky; as well as a slew of beloved cousins, aunts, uncles and cherished friends. Adam was extremely close with his mother, Leslie, who passed away in 2009.

Per his wishes, Adam would like to be remembered by the songs "Saying Goodbye" from the soundtrack to the motion picture The Muppets Take Manhattan and "Keep Me in Your Heart for a While" by Warren Zevon. He will be cremated and his remains will be scattered across Bergen and Passaic County, New Jersey.

Adam identified as a secular humanist, and his family will be holding a non-denominational open house with an online memorial service to come in the months ahead. We will always remember his kindness, thoughtfulness, and mastery of trivia from the profound to the inane.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Pancreas Foundation - https://pancreasfoundation.org/ways-to-give/