Philip J. Arnone

Philip J. Arnone, 89, of Paterson passed away peacefully on November 23, 2022.

            Mr. Arnone was born in Garfield and lived there until age nine when his family moved to Paterson, where he has lived since. He graduated from Seton Hall University where he was in the ROTC program and following graduation, married the love of his life, Marilyn P. (nee McCormack) Arnone. He proudly served his country in the US Army from 1956-1958 stationed in Mannheim, Germany as a 2nd Lieutenant with the military police. Upon returning home, Mr. Arnone began a lengthy career in education and was employed for most of his career with the Northern Valley Regional High School district in Demarest and Old Tappan as both an

educator and administrator until his retirement in 1991. He had also been a professor at both Fairleigh Dickinson University and Montclair State University. Mr. Arnone was a very proud resident of Paterson, a city he loved, especially the Great Falls where he volunteered at the Great Falls Festival for many years. A very active man, Mr. Arnone had been a member of the Paterson 6th Ward Quality of Life Association, the 6th Ward Neighborhood Association, and the New Jersey Business Education Association, where he served as President from 1983-1984. He loved to play the piano, both classical and contemporary songs, and enjoyed sharing his knowledge with others by teaching them to play. Mr. Arnone and his wife travelled the world extensively, visiting Russia, Egypt, Germany and Italy amongst many others and always had a deep interest and acceptance of other people, countries and their respective cultures. He was a longtime active parishioner of St. Brendan RC Church in Clifton, a former parishioner of St. Anthony RC Church in Paterson and more recently, was a parishioner of St. Bonaventure RC Church in Paterson, where he and his wife were members of the Secular Franciscan Order.

            Mr. Arnone was predeceased by his loved and missed wife, Marilyn P. (nee McCormack) Arnone, who passed away on May 21, 2022; a dearly missed daughter, Marilyn Arnone in 1968; his brother and best friend, Benjamin Arnone, on December 26, 2012; and by his parents, Pasquale and Angela (nee Toscano) Arnone.

            He is survived by four loving and devoted children: Angela Crawford and her husband, Steven, of Clifton, Patrick Arnone and his wife, Debbie, of Hopatcong, Jean Guellnitz and her husband, Carl, of Saylorsburg, PA and Elizabeth Arnone of Maplewood; his dear sister, Patricia Arnone, of Clifton; eight cherished grandchildren: Philip, Patrick and Ryan Arnone, Steven and Christina Crawford, Joseph and Andrew Guellnitz and Lyla Arnone Green; and four treasured great-grandchildren: Stella Guellnitz, Elias and Amelia Arnone, and Sofia Crawford.

            Visiting Thursday 4-8pm at Bizub-Quinlan Funeral Home, 1313 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton. Funeral Friday 9:15am from the funeral home and 10:15am at St. Bonaventure RC Church, 174 Ramsey Street, Paterson. Interment to follow at Calvary Cemetery, Paterson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Lymphoma Research Foundation (www.lymphoma.org), Wall Street Plaza, 88 Pine Street, Suite 2400, New York, NY 10005 would be appreciated. Please visit www.bizubquinlan.com for driving directions and to leave online condolences to Mr. Arnone’s family on the Tribute Wall of his obituary page.

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