A funeral mass was offered Dec. 12 at St. Therese R.C. Church, Cresskill, for Gene A. Pagnozzi, Sr. of Cresskill, formerly of North Bergen. He passed away Dec. 8. He was the husband of Lois; father of Gene Jr. and his wife Carmen and Andrea Pagnozzi; brother of Sandra Stopanio and Nancy Benedict; ‘Poppi’ of Nathelie, Elyse, Alexandra, Daniela, Sophia and Lily.
Gene graduated from North Bergen High School. He graduated from Montclair State College where he played football. Gene received his master’s degree from Jersey City State College. He taught at Memorial High School in West New York and was assistant principal for 40 years. Gene was an assistant football coach at Memorial and at Fordham University. Gene was the head football coach at Paramus Catholic High School and Marist High School in Bayonne. He was inducted into the Hudson County Athletic Hall of Fame. Services arranged by the Barrett Funeral Home, Tenafly.