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Joseph T. Oxley: Rest In Peace

 

Joseph T. Oxley

Joseph T. Oxley, father of Monmouth County Republican Chairman Joseph W. Oxley, passed away last evening at 10:18 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on July 31, 1930.

Oxley, with his beloved wife of 57 years, Ruth, who passed on February 20th, contributed to the lives of countless Monmouth County children over a 52 year span as the owners of the Monmouth Day Camp in Middletown.

Joseph was an educator. A Long Branch High School graduate,  he received his B.S. degree in Education from Lebanon Valley College and his M.Ed from Rutgers.  He was a teacher and a coach at Fort Lee High School and at Raritan High School.  He started the football program at Raritan and is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame.

He was a graduate of the aquatic school at Camp Mahopac, New York and was a Red Cross instructor in swimming, life saving and first aid.

Joseph was inducted into the Lebanon Valley College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.  He was also enshrined in the Long Branch High School Hall of Fame.

He is survived by his 5 children, 4 sons and a daughter, their spouses, and 12 grandchildren.

UPDATE

Vistation will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2PM-4pm, 7PM -9PM and on Weds, May 9, 2PM-4PM and 7PM-9PM at the John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, 115 Tindal Ave, Middletown.

A Funeral Liturgy will be offered on Thursday, May 10, 10:30 am at St. Mary’s Chapel, 26 Leonardville Rd, Middletown.  Burial will follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery, Middletown.

 

Posted: May 5th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | 2 Comments »