Mark L Samolewicz

Mark L. Samolewicz, 58, lifelong resident of Roselle Park, NJ passed away on Thursday, December 31st.

Mark's Life Celebration will be Tuesday January 5th, from 6:00-9:00PM at Gray Funeral Directors, 12 Springfield Ave., Cranford. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10AM Wednesday January 6, 2016, at the Church of the Assumption, 113 Chiego Place, Roselle Park, NJ. To view a tribute of Mark's life, please go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com.

He was married to his high school sweetheart, Linda Samolewicz (Oehler) for 39 years. Mark was a loving and dedicated father to Justin, Jessica, Melissa and son in law, Rob and his pets, Dallas & "Jolene". Mark worked at Stevens Institute of Technology for 25 years as a Vice President. He was actively involved in the Roselle Park Dad's Club and coached youth sports throughout his life. He was a fourth degree knight at the Church of Assumption. He loved traveling around the world with his family and was an avid NJ Devils fan.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Church of Assumption in his name or Friends of Linden Animal Shelter.

[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]
by e e cummings

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)