Ernest Mario

Key West Ernest , Fla. - Mario Ernest Mario, whose career as a pharmacist, researcher, and drug industry executive spanned six decades, died October 20, 2024 in Durham, NC. He lived at various times in Princeton, NJ; Palo Alto, CA; London, England; Wilmington, NC, and Key West, FL. He was 86. Born in 1938 in Clifton, NJ, to immigrant parents, Dr. Mario was educated in the Clifton public schools before enrolling in what today is known as the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey. Married to the former Mildred Daume of Queens, NY, for 59 years, the couple leave behind three sons, eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and many dear nieces and nephews. A public memorial service will be held at Edith Memorial Chapel at the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, NJ, on December 7 at 2 pm. More details can be found at www.hallwynne.com/obituaries/ernest-mario