Of Toms River (formerly of Bayonne); on Thursday, May 17, 2012; beloved husband of Karen (nee: Perruzza); father of William R. (FDNY) and Justin M. (JCFD); brother of Kenneth, Howard, Jeffery, Timothy, Eileen Donahue, Karen Neilsen, Gretchen Sundius, and the late Lenore Thwing and Francis Smith. Funeral arrangements were by the MCLAUGHLIN Funeral Home. Private cremation.