Daniel L. Blackowski

BLACKOWSKI Daniel L., 60, of Clifton on May 5, 2009. Born in Passaic, he was a life long resident of Clifton. Dan attended St. Brendan's School in Clifton, and was a 1966 graduate of Clifton High School. A former member of St. Brendan's Boy Scout Troop # 40, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout. A Navy Veteran during the Vietnam Era, he was station aboard the USS Howard Gilmore and was a member of the American Legion John Raad Post #438, Paterson. An Avid Photographer, Bird Watcher and Fisherman, he is a member of the Friends of Garret Mountain, the Montclair Bird Club, the NJ Audubon Society and the National Audubon Society. Dan was a National Account Manager for Panasonic of New Providence for 18 years, retiring in December of 2003. After retiring he was the owner of Rapid Edge in Clifton and was known in the business as "Dan the Scissor Man." Beloved husband of Renee (Rohart). Devoted father of Michelle Wunn and her husband Thorsten of Paterson, John Daniel and his wife Lisa of Englewood, and David M. of Clifton. Dear brother of Leo of Barnaget, Mark of West Milford, and the late Michael and Gery. Funeral Saturday 8:45 AM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton, and 9:30 AM at St. Jame's Episcopal Church, 581 Valley Rd., Montclair. Interment, East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton. Visiting Friday 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to either the American Liver Foundation, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, NY 10038, www.liverfoundation.org, or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, www.diabetes.org, would be greatly appreciated.