Memorial services are planned for May 11 at 11 a.m. at Mount Carmel Church, Tenafly, for Joseph P. Cory, 76, chairman of Cory First Choice Home Delivery. He passed away April 28. He presided as CEO from 1977 to 2013 when the transition to the third generation of the family began overseeing the company.
Joe Sr. is survived by his wife, Nada; his sons Joe Jr. and Patrick and his wife Chunji and Marin Dragojevic; his daughters Virginia Grace, Jennifer and her husband Rocco Morrongiello, and Jessica and her husband Tony Robles and Martina Dragojevic; and his sister Grace and her husband Jim Tsokanos; fourteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Beyond this immediate family, Joe lives on in the memories and hearts of an uncountable chorus of family, friends, and associates that lament his passing.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make a donation to the City of Hope (www.cityofhope.com). In 2010, Joe was honored with this organization’s Spirit of Life award for his tireless efforts to support the City of Hope’s research efforts to seek out treatments and cures for cancer and other illnesses.