Charles H Gascoyne Jr

Born in Newark, NJ on Christmas Day 1933, Charles “Charlie” Harold Gascoyne was the second child of C. Harold Gascoyne and Henrietta Helmstetter Gascoyne. Together with his older sister Gretta Ann Gascoyne Flood and younger brother Richard Gascoyne, Charlie shared a great childhood. Charlie took great pride in his education and chosen profession which all started at his beloved alma mater, Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, NJ. Charlie always felt that his life was shaped by the education he received at SHP and was so grateful for four of the best years of his life that he spent there. It was at SHP where he developed his strong faith and began his lifelong involvement and devotion to the Catholic Church and his unyielding faith. Charlie then went on to graduate from Seton Hall University and received Masters Degrees from Iona College and Columbia University in New York City. He was a licensed Clinical Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist. Charlie spent his professional life in the Human Service field, providing and administrating a full range of mental health treatment services, most recently as the Director of Behavioral Health for Wayne General Hospital in New Jersey for 17 years. After marrying the love of his life, Bernadette Fox, and residing for a short time in Kearny, NJ, Bernadette and Charlie and their newborn son, Michael Charles, moved to Highland Lakes, NJ. Charlie could often be found in his boat on the lake or on his daily 5 mile walk. That is until Moving to St. Augustine, Florida upon retirement in 2005. There he met a great group of friends with whom he shared afternoon swims, bike rides, parties and holidays. His years spent living in Coquina Crossing were undoubtedly the happiest years of his life. Charlie is survived by his loving wife, Bernadette Fox Gascoyne, his beloved daughter in law Annamarie Priolo McGannon and three beautiful grandchildren, William, Jack and Julia, for whom he was so proud. They were blessed to have the gift of his love, support and generosity unconditionally. He will be missed by his sister and brother in law Maureen and John Follansbee with whom Charlie and Bernadette shared countless memories and adventures. Charlie survived both of his siblings, and leaves behind nieces and nephews for whom he was most grateful. It seems fitting that Charlie is receiving the mass of Christian burial on September 24, 2022 at Our Lady Star of the Sea in Ponte Vedra Beach, the same day that his beloved grandson, William, received his baptismal rights 12 years earlier. Charlie joined his son Michael in Heaven on July 29th, 2022 on what would have been Michael and Annamarie’s 21st wedding anniversary. Having lost Mike 11 years earlier, Charlie always said that he simply couldn’t wait until he saw him again. What a reunion that must have been! In loving memory of two amazing men, we would ask that you make all charitable donations to the Justintime Foundation, an organization that provides scholarships to both Charlie’s beloved alma mater Seton Hall Prep and to St. Joseph’s University, Michael’s alma mater, for children that have lost parents. In the spirit of the men that embodied the motto of the Justintime Foundarion, we hope that you too choose to “Live Simply. Be Kind.” Until we meet again. “Hazard Zet Forward” The JustinTime Foundation 1 Lafayette Dr Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 JustinTime Foundation justintimefoundation@icloud.com https://www.thejustintimefoundation.org/our-mission

Charles H Gascoyne Jr

December 25, 1933 - July 29, 2022