Nicholas Manzo

MANZO
Nicholas Joseph Jr., 55, of Carlstadt and Hoboken passed away suddenly on December 7, 2014. Nick was born in Jersey City, raised in Carlstadt where he attended the Carlstadt schools then Becton Regional High School where he participated in school activities and the sports programs. He attended York College of PA. and received a degree from William Paterson College in law and corrections. He attended the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco Georgia. Upon completion, he was a Federal Officer for the Dept. of Corrections in California. He had to retire after being permanently wounded due to a hostile situation at the facility. He continued in law enforcement as an instructor/training officer at Gavilan College in CA, serving the Central Coast Police Academies. After leaving law enforcement, he followed his ambitions and he became an owner of Gold's Gym and several bar-restaurants. When he left California, he pursued the computer field as a sales rep. and recently was a territory manager with Hewlett Packard. He is survived by his loving wife Malissa and son Tyler; stepson Christian and stepdaughter Brianna; his parents, Nicholas and Judith; his sister Judy Bellina and her husband Tony; brothers Billy and John and his wife Ronene; sisters Christine and Nancy and her husband Bob Sulikowski. He will be missed by his loving nephews, Anthony and Danny Bellina, Joshua and David Manzo and the apple of his eye, Nicole Sulikowski. Also survived by his father-in-law Bill Wienke. Funeral departing from the Kimak Funeral Home, 425 Broad Street, Carlstadt on Friday, December 12, 2014 at 9:30 AM for a Funeral Mass in St. Joseph's R.C. Church, East Rutherford at 10 AM. Cremation will be private. Visitation Thursday 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or
www.woundedwarriors.org.