Franklin Joseph Clifford Jr.

With great sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved brother and uncle, Franklin Joseph Clifford, Jr. of Red Bank, NJ on May 3, 2025, at the age of seventy.
Frank, commonly known as F.J., was born May 31,1954 in Glen Ridge, NJ, grew up in Rumson, where he graduated from Rumson Fairhaven Regional High School and later graduated from Regis University in Denver, Co. He resided in Red Bank for over 40 years where he had a close network of friends and neighbors. He was the son of the late Ruth Reiss Barrett and Franklin Joseph Clifford.
Frank was always on the go and known throughout the Red Bank area. He was employed for many years by the Reiss Corporation in Tinton Falls, NJ. Moreover, Frank was known afterward for his volunteer work at several community organizations, including Monmouth Medical Center, Riverview Medical Center, and Jersey Shore University Medical Center. He was commissioned as an Extra-Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion by St. James Church and received the honors of the fourth degree of the Knights of Columbus.
He is survived by his sister, Carey Brittain and her husband Peter, of Atlantic Highlands; his brother, Gregory Clifford and his wife Teddy, of Fair Haven and his sister Gretchen Hudson and her husband Robert, of Rye Beach, NH; He is also survived by 7 nieces and nephews, and 12 grand nieces and nephews.
Services will be private. Thompson Memorial Home of Red Bank, NJ has been entrusted with the arrangements.