Gerald

Marion

Gerald P. Marion, 59, of Wantage, passed away July 20th. Mr. Marion was retired as the Chief of Department for the City of Englewood, N.J. Fire Department. He served 26 years, starting out as a firefighter and moved up through the ranks. An Army veteran, he served 8 years as a Specialist and did three tours of duty during the Persian Gulf War, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is survived by his wife, Diane Brustein-Marion, daughter Kirsten Marion, son Drew (Ilyana), step son David Brustein (Ariana) and step daughter Jolie Brustein (Jake Cornell) and grandchildren Sean, Finley and Alexander. Services will be held Tuesday, July 28th at 11 am at the Northern N.J. Veterans Memorial Cemetery with full military and fire service honors. Donations in his memory may be made to Jewish Family Service or a charity of your choice. For further information, please call J. L. Apter Memorial Chapels of Newton at (973)383-3333.