JERSEY CITY €“ Dr. Charles T. Epps Jr., 70, the former longtime Jersey City schools superintendent and former state assemblyman, was found dead in his Society Hill, Jersey City home on Friday morning.
Epps spent nearly 50 years as an educator and school administrator. His daughter and son-in-law found him dead in a chair in his home, according to published reports. Epps was known to have heart problems.
A lifelong city resident, Epps was the son of the late Charles T. Epps Sr., a pastor of Zion Baptist Church in Jersey City. Rev. Epps also worked as an educator in the district.
He began his career in 1967 as a seventh grade teacher at School 16, and after seven years became a math supervisor. He was a director and associate superintendent before being appointed the district’s chief administrator in 2000. He was forced to retire at the end of 2011.
Dr. Epps, former schools superintendent, passes away
