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Andrew P. Foray, age 58 of Wayne, died peacefully after a long and valiant battle with Melanoma, on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.
Born in Passaic, he was the oldest child of Andrew J. Foray, Jr. and Margaret Foray (nee Grant). Andrew was raised in Clifton where he graduated from Clifton High School in 1973.
Andrew furthered his studies, graduating in 1977 from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY with a B.S. Degree in Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. He was commissioned into the Navy Reserves, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and concurrently became a Merchant Seaman, sailing all over the world and rising to the rank of Second Assistant Engineer.
One night in 1980, Andrew’s sister Irene had one of those home promotional parties and she invited her Panasonic co-worker and friend Debra McCann. Andrew was home on six-month leave from the Merchant Marines and was out with Irene’s husband Thom. Andrew and Thom just happened to come home when this party was going on and Andrew got to meet Debra. They double-dated a couple of times with Irene and Thom before going on a date by themselves. With Andrews schedule with the Merchant Marines, he was home for six months then at sea for six months. Andrew and Debra wrote letters to each other when Andrew was at sea and ultimately they got married on May 5, 1982 at Cherry Hill Reformed Church in River Edge. In preparations for the big day, Andy told Debbie, “don’t worry about planning the honeymoon, I got that covered! Just make sure you dress for warm whether.” Debbie never knew where they were going until Andy’s best man announced it at the wedding reception. The newlyweds enjoyed a warm honeymoon in Hawaii on the islands of O’ahu and Maui. Upon their return they moved into a home they purchased in Wayne, and have lived in Wayne ever since.
Over the next few years, the couple was blessed with three boys, Andy, Tom, then Michael. Although no longer at sea for six months at a time with the Merchant Marines, Andy was still involved in the Navy Reserves which necessitated periodic trips to Norfolk, VA for Naval intelligence meetings. Sometimes he parlayed the trip into a little vacation, taking Deb and the boys. The boys especially liked that because Andy would occasionally give them a tour of some of the Navy ships!
Andrew ultimately started System Enhancement Associates (SEA), a computer programming business, with his brother-in-law and friend Thom Henderson. He then started Andrew Foray Associates a consulting firm. One of his clients was EBS Dealing Resources of Parsippany which he ultimately went to work for in 1998.
Andrew was a long-time member of the Knights of Columbus where he moved through the ranks of Grand Knight of Bishop Navagh Council 5943, District Deputy, Chairman of Paterson Federations basketball free throw competition, and currently, Faithful Navigator of the Franciscan Friars Assembly.
As a young boy growing up in Clifton, Andy got involved in the NJ Naval Brigade, an organization much like the Boy Scouts of America, only more navy-oriented. He loved it and moved up through the ranks, ultimately becoming a leader when he was in college. As a father of three boys, he got involved with the Boy Scouts. He enjoyed many years of dedicated service as Webelos Den Leader, Committee Chair-Pack 101, and Committee Member-Troop 101. He was Training Chairman for the district and received the District Award of Merit in 2003. In 2005, Andy got to attend the National Jamboree as Assistant Master, at Fort A.P. Hill, an active duty installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. Andy was especially proud of his three sons involvement in scouting, all three of them attaining the rank of Eagle Scout!
Never one to sit, Andy also loved being a soccer referee for the Wayne PAL and Morris County soccer. He loved being with Deb and the boys and they took family trips everywhere but never flew because Debbie didn’t like to. Throughout the years, the family drove from Maine to Florida and as far west as New Orleans, Louisiana up into Tennessee. There were also car rides to Canada where they spent time in Montreal, Toronto and Niagara Falls. Andy’s favorite things to see and do were lighthouses, battlefields, waterfalls, vineyards, hike nature trails, and boat and beach down at the Jersey shore.
Ever since moving to Wayne in 1982, Andy and his family were long-time parishioners of Holy Cross R.C. Church, Wayne, where Andy enthusiastically served as Eucharistic Minister and Reader. Growing up he was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton. He had a strong faith and is assuredly with his Lord and maker today.
Andy’s family was his highest priority but his detail-oriented, problem-solving nature was a blessing to many as he would never say no when family, friends and associates needed help.
Surviving is his beloved wife of 31 years, Debra; three sons: Andrew, Thomas and Michael, all of Wayne; his brother Patrick and wife Luz Foray of Wayne, and sister Irene and husband Thom Henderson of Franktown, VA; his Aunt Pat Grant of Midland Park; five nieces and nephews; numerous cousins; his father-in-law William McCann of Bogota; and brother-in-laws: Jeff and wife Jane McCann of Bogota, and Barry and wife Maria McCann of River Edge.
Andrew was predeceased by his parents: Andrew J. Foray, Jr. in 2008 and Margaret Foray in 1981.
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, January 12, 2014 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, 17 Van Duyne Ave., Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Andrews’s name are asked to consider Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 27106, New York, NY 10087-7106, or the Knights of Columbus, 84 Lincoln Park Road, Pequannock, NJ 07440.
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Andrew P. Foray, age 58 of Wayne, died peacefully after a long and valiant battle with Melanoma, on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.
Born in Passaic, he was the oldest child of Andrew J. Foray, Jr. and Margaret Foray (nee Grant). Andrew was raised in Clifton where he graduated from Clifton High School in 1973.
Andrew furthered his studies, graduating in 1977 from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY with a B.S. Degree in Engineering and a minor in Computer Science. He was commissioned into the Navy Reserves, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and concurrently became a Merchant Seaman, sailing all over the world and rising to the rank of Second Assistant Engineer.
One night in 1980, Andrew’s sister Irene had one of those home promotional parties and she invited her Panasonic co-worker and friend Debra McCann. Andrew was home on six-month leave from the Merchant Marines and was out with Irene’s husband Thom. Andrew and Thom just happened to come home when this party was going on and Andrew got to meet Debra. They double-dated a couple of times with Irene and Thom before going on a date by themselves. With Andrews schedule with the Merchant Marines, he was home for six months then at sea for six months. Andrew and Debra wrote letters to each other when Andrew was at sea and ultimately they got married on May 5, 1982 at Cherry Hill Reformed Church in River Edge. In preparations for the big day, Andy told Debbie, “don’t worry about planning the honeymoon, I got that covered! Just make sure you dress for warm whether.” Debbie never knew where they were going until Andy’s best man announced it at the wedding reception. The newlyweds enjoyed a warm honeymoon in Hawaii on the islands of O’ahu and Maui. Upon their return they moved into a home they purchased in Wayne, and have lived in Wayne ever since.
Over the next few years, the couple was blessed with three boys, Andy, Tom, then Michael. Although no longer at sea for six months at a time with the Merchant Marines, Andy was still involved in the Navy Reserves which necessitated periodic trips to Norfolk, VA for Naval intelligence meetings. Sometimes he parlayed the trip into a little vacation, taking Deb and the boys. The boys especially liked that because Andy would occasionally give them a tour of some of the Navy ships!
Andrew ultimately started System Enhancement Associates (SEA), a computer programming business, with his brother-in-law and friend Thom Henderson. He then started Andrew Foray Associates a consulting firm. One of his clients was EBS Dealing Resources of Parsippany which he ultimately went to work for in 1998.
Andrew was a long-time member of the Knights of Columbus where he moved through the ranks of Grand Knight of Bishop Navagh Council 5943, District Deputy, Chairman of Paterson Federations basketball free throw competition, and currently, Faithful Navigator of the Franciscan Friars Assembly.
As a young boy growing up in Clifton, Andy got involved in the NJ Naval Brigade, an organization much like the Boy Scouts of America, only more navy-oriented. He loved it and moved up through the ranks, ultimately becoming a leader when he was in college. As a father of three boys, he got involved with the Boy Scouts. He enjoyed many years of dedicated service as Webelos Den Leader, Committee Chair-Pack 101, and Committee Member-Troop 101. He was Training Chairman for the district and received the District Award of Merit in 2003. In 2005, Andy got to attend the National Jamboree as Assistant Master, at Fort A.P. Hill, an active duty installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia. Andy was especially proud of his three sons involvement in scouting, all three of them attaining the rank of Eagle Scout!
Never one to sit, Andy also loved being a soccer referee for the Wayne PAL and Morris County soccer. He loved being with Deb and the boys and they took family trips everywhere but never flew because Debbie didn’t like to. Throughout the years, the family drove from Maine to Florida and as far west as New Orleans, Louisiana up into Tennessee. There were also car rides to Canada where they spent time in Montreal, Toronto and Niagara Falls. Andy’s favorite things to see and do were lighthouses, battlefields, waterfalls, vineyards, hike nature trails, and boat and beach down at the Jersey shore.
Ever since moving to Wayne in 1982, Andy and his family were long-time parishioners of Holy Cross R.C. Church, Wayne, where Andy enthusiastically served as Eucharistic Minister and Reader. Growing up he was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Clifton. He had a strong faith and is assuredly with his Lord and maker today.
Andy’s family was his highest priority but his detail-oriented, problem-solving nature was a blessing to many as he would never say no when family, friends and associates needed help.
Surviving is his beloved wife of 31 years, Debra; three sons: Andrew, Thomas and Michael, all of Wayne; his brother Patrick and wife Luz Foray of Wayne, and sister Irene and husband Thom Henderson of Franktown, VA; his Aunt Pat Grant of Midland Park; five nieces and nephews; numerous cousins; his father-in-law William McCann of Bogota; and brother-in-laws: Jeff and wife Jane McCann of Bogota, and Barry and wife Maria McCann of River Edge.
Andrew was predeceased by his parents: Andrew J. Foray, Jr. in 2008 and Margaret Foray in 1981.
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday, January 12, 2014 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 9:00 AM from the funeral home, then to Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, 17 Van Duyne Ave., Wayne, where at 10:00 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered. Interment will follow at George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Andrews’s name are asked to consider Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 27106, New York, NY 10087-7106, or the Knights of Columbus, 84 Lincoln Park Road, Pequannock, NJ 07440.
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