\u00a0\u00a0 James E. Maher \u201cJim\u201d, 77, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2012,\u00a0a resident of Old Tappan for 38 years, graduated from Fordham University and the Ohio State University Executive Training Program.\u00a0 He was married to his wife, Irene, for 54 years and was a devoted father of Michael, married to Barbara; Kevin, married to Maria; Mary Hill, married to Gregg; Anne LaMastra, married to Steve; and Matthew, married to Molly.\u00a0 Jim has 14 grandchildren:\u00a0 James, Christopher and Sabrina Maher; Chloe, Hope and Erin Maher; Christian, Johanna and Jessica Hill; Gwyneth, Connor and Phineas LaMastra; and Allie and Megan Maher.\u00a0 Brother of Br. Edward Maher and Therese, married to James. \u00a0Jim was employed by Standard Register, Systematic, and Unified Data Products before he became president and part owner of Hygrade Printing until he retired.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 Jim was a man of wit and charm whose charity, volunteer spirit and selfless commitment was truly exceptional.\u00a0 He was a dedicated member of St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church for many years, serving in many capacities, including Eucharistic Minister for 32 years, high school youth group leader for 5 years, Finance Committee Chairman for 19 years, CCD grade school teacher for 4 years, and head usher at the 8 AM mass.\u00a0 Jim was elected and served as a Councilman in Old Tappan from 1996-2001 as a member of the Old Tappan Party, and he was instrumental in improving the town parks, particularly Stone Point Park.\u00a0 He was chairman of the borough of Old Tappan\u2019s recreation commission for 10 years, providing exceptional leadership to the borough\u2019s athletic, social and cultural programs.\u00a0 Jim happily gave much of his time to the youth of Old Tappan as coach and officer for Old Tappan Baseball, youth soccer and youth basketball leagues.\u00a0 He also served as secretary and president of the Old Tappan Lion\u2019s Club and generously gave his time to drive the senior\u2019s van.\u00a0 He also initiated the Senior Advisory Board, whose purpose was to educate seniors in the town and assist them with any problems they might have.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday 10:00 AM at St. Pius X RC Church, Old Tappan with interment to follow at Old Tappan Cemetery.\u00a0 Visiting hours are Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Anthony R. Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Avenue, Northvale.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0 In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Old Tappan First Aid Corps at 4 Russell Avenue, Old Tappan, NJ 07675 or to Life Choice Hospice, 65 E. Route 4, River Edge, NJ 07661.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0\u00a0 James E. Maher \u201cJim\u201d, 77, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2012,\u00a0a resident of Old Tappan for 38 years, graduated from Fordham University and the Ohio State University Executive Training Program.\u00a0 He was married to his wife, Irene, for 54 years and was a devoted father of Michael, married to Barbara; Kevin, married to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notices","category-obituaries","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n