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Jose Velez Obituary
AGE: 76 • Avenel
José F. Lugo Vélez of the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway. He was 76 years old. Born in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, he has resided in Avenel since 1991. He was a United States Army Veteran and was honorably discharged in 1960. Mr. Lugo Vélez was a 1960 graduate of Escuela Aristides Cales Quiroz in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico where he was Class President.
He was employed as a teacher with The Puerto Rico Department of Education, Guayanilla from 1964 until 1969, Training Director, PPG Industries Chemical Division from 1969 until 1971, Human Resources Director & Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Inter American University of Puerto Rico from 1971 until 1976, Human Resource Manager, Digital Equipment Corporation from 1976 until 1992, Vice President Broad National Bank from 1992 until 1996, Adjunct Professor Berkely Business College from 1996 until 1998, Senior Account Executive, AllState Mortgage Corporation from 1997 until 1998, Human Resource Manager at Ideal Farms / Tropical Cheese Industries from 1998 until 1999, and was serving as a Teacher / Administrator for the Perth Amboy Board of Education since 1999.
He was predeceased by his parents Timoteo Lugo and Marina Velez. Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Brunilda Pagán Lugo; 4 children, José Francisco Lugo, Jr. and his wife, Andrea, of Avenel, Brunilda Amarilis and her husband, Jason Fabritz, of Silver Spring, Maryland, Francisco José Lugo of Avenel and José Adolfo Lugo of Silver Spring, Maryland; five grandchildren Adriana Lugo, Thomas Lugo, Gabriella Lugo, Victor Fabritz Lugo, and Nestor Fabritz Lugo; five brothers and sisters Nereida "Nelly" Lugo, Pastor Lugo, Marta Lugo, Consuelo "Didi" Lugo, Leonard Lugo, Tito Lugo, Hismenio Lugo and Carmen Lugo.
Funeral will take place on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 9:45 a.m. from Costello-Koyen Funeral Home (www.Costello-koyen.com) 399 Avenel Street, Avenel. A Funeral Liturgy will follow at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew R.C. Church, Avenel. Interment will be in Puerto Rico. Visiting hours will be on Friday from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Marlene Medina
February 21, 2015
Bruni and family,
My deepest sympathy and may the memories of your beloved husband, dad and abuelito, bring you comfort. May God give you the strength you need and help you to carry on. He will live in your hearts forever!
Marlene
Karolina Jekal
February 20, 2015
Dear Lugo Family,
Mr. Lugo mentored me for 4 years. I have become the teacher I am today largely thanks to his devotion and encouragement. He kept my spirits up in hard times, and always had a kind word to offer when I needed it. His loss is a heartbreak to me and to the rest of our work family. I have come to see him as my mentor and guide, and took a lot of comfort in his dynamic presence. A man of integrity and honor, he lived for the ideals most people rarely even think about. He saw education as his mission. He always told me how proud he was of my achievements in the classroom, and I will do my best to continue honoring his memory by excelling the way he always believed I could. We shared our passion for literature and music, and often discussed our love for Hemingway and "Fiddler on the Roof." Losing Mr. Lugo on that awful Tuesday morning was, is, and always will be painful. Please take comfort in the fact that he truly influenced many lives, my own included, and in that sense his spirit will live forever. He will be truly missed.
Gloria Garcia
February 19, 2015
Dear Bruni and Family,
Please accept my sincere sympathy on the passing of your beloved husband, father, and grandfather. You can count on my prayers for the repose of his soul and my hope that Our Lord will grant you peace at this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Gloria Garcia
Alba De Silva
February 19, 2015
Dear Brunilda and family. We are so sorry for your loss. May God's healing touch strengthen you during this difficult time.Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Alba & Tony De Silva
Maria Demeter
February 19, 2015
To The Lugo Family,
Our deepest sympathy for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you today and in the days ahead.
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