Obituary of Horace F. Knox

Norman Dean Home for Services 16 Righter Avenue Denville, New Jersey 07834 (973) 627-1880 Star Ledger, web site—No, 1X Sunday June 14, 2009 need Essex, Passaic, & Somerset Editions Neighbor News Horace F. Knox Real Estate Broker, formerly of Glen Ridge Horace F. Knox, 87, died Friday June 5, 2009 in Manhattan following a brief illness. Mr. Knox was a resident of Cedar Crest Village in Pompton Plains, NJ. He lived for many years in Glen Ridge and also resided in Branchburg and Highland Lakes, NJ. Horace was born in Bridgeport, Ct, attended Newark College of Engineering (Rutgers University) before enlisting in the U.S. Navy and graduated from Seton Hall University after serving as a naval aviator during WW II. He remained an active pilot throughout his life, flying single engine planes until age 83. Mr. Knox was a real estate broker and operated his business for many decades out of the Arcade Building, which he owned, in Glen Ridge. During his career, he served as the President of the Glen Ridge Rotary Club, President of the Board of Realtors of Bloomfield, Belleville, Nutley and Glen Ridge and was a past director of the NJ Association of Realtors and the National Institute of Farm and Land Brokers. Mr. Knox was also a member of the Serra Club of West Essex, the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce and the Elks Lodge. Horace was an avid golfer and a past member of the Glen Ridge Country Club and the Upper Montclair Country Club. Mr. Knox was predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Claire D. Knox, who passed away in 2003. Horace is survived by four children, sons Robert, Kenneth and Raymond, a daughter Susan Berzin, nine grandchildren and a sister, Dorothy Van Herwerde. A celebration of his life will be held at The Woodland Commons Center, Cedar Crest Village, One Cedar Crest Drive, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 on Friday, June 19, 2009 at 11 AM. Internment arrangements were provided by Norman Dean Home for Services 16 Righter Ave, Denville, NJ, http://normandean.com/ (candles may be lighted in memory of Horace on the associated web site).