Jack D'Ambrosi
May 25, 1956 - September 11, 2001.
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Hooking the Big One
"Fishing, fishing, fishing."
That was what Karen D'Ambrosi said her husband, Jack, liked to do most when he wasn't at work, or helping out at church, or coaching one of his two daughters in soccer or basketball. Luckily, he had a friend with a lake on his property a few miles away from the couple's Woodcliff Lake, N.J., home, so almost every weekend, from April to October, he would cast a line. His best catch came this past summer, a beautiful 32- pound striped bass. ("Or was it 32 inches?" Karen wondered. "I don't know. It was big.") She even has a picture of him with it.
"He would come back from fishing trips loaded with bags and bags of fish and fish fillets," she remembered, laughing, "And he would just give it away, up and down our street. So everywhere we'd go, all over town, there would be people thanking him for the fish, you know, saying, 'We just had a barbecue, Jack, it was great.' "
More information from daughter, Jacqueline, found here.
10 years after 9/11, a daughter lives by her father's lessons - nj.com
Dean D'Ambrosi (1987)
Jack was killed September 11, 2001 in Tower One of the World Trade Center. We have a foundation in Jack's name that helps kids who have lost one or more of their parents as well as kids in need of some financial help. To date we have raised over $100,000 for the foundation. We have a golf outing every September in northern NJ so please let me know if you would like to attend the outing or support the foundation. We are also looking to start a scholordhip at PHS in Jack's name.
Thanks, Dean D'Ambrosi
Dean D'Ambrosi (1987)
The JLD Fund supports children that have lost one or both of their parents as well as kids that have suffered a tragedy and need help. To date we have distributed over $100,000 to help kids. We are also in the process of establishing a scholarship at Paramus High School in Jack's name.
Come out for a great day of fall golf and you'll see a lot of your old freinds and classmates. Thank you and we hope to see you on October 17th!
Marcia Pelka (1968)
Eternal be his memory.
Garry Ellis (McGrath) (1974)
To a man with a beautiful heart and soul and loved by all....On this 15 year Anniversary you are still in the thoughts and minds of many. May you be at peace in God's Loving arms.
Faith Heisler (1974)
A comment from Jack's coworker at Goldman Sachs, Joseph Gilmartin, on September 11, 2026
"I wanted to post on this sad day about Jack, who I knew and worked with at Goldman Sachs. He was always smiling and was a very pleasant guy. He enjoyed a good laugh and was a nice guy to know and work with. It is not a surprise to me that he was active with the community and his family as that was the kind of guy he was, and I am certain a great father and husband as well! I always think of him on 9/11. He was fun to be around and he lives on in all our great memories of him! God bless you Jack and your family as well."