GILLESPIE J. Stokes, 95, of Ridgewood, NJ died on March 6, 2008. Beloved husband of Suzanne (nee McCormick) of Ridgewood. Loving father of Marianne Jones of West Virginia; Margaret Woodson of Connecticut; Nancy Post of Ho-Ho-Kus and Dorothy Irwin of Georgia. Dear grandfather of ten grandsons and nine great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Gertrude Long and Margaret Holroyd. He was predeceased by his first wife Margaret in 1977.
Stokes graduated from Wofford College with a B.A. degree and Union College with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and was later made an honorary Phi Beta Kappa. He was associated with the General Electric Company for all of his career. During that time he master minded the development of the man-made diamond for industrial use. His career ended in Manhattan as a General Electric consultant for new business.
Friends may visit Saturday, March 8th from 2-4 PM at the C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home, Ridgewood. Services will be private. Interment in Pickens, SC.
In lieu of flowers donations to the J. Stokes Gillespie 1933 Endowed Scholarship Fund c/o Wofford College, 429 North Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29303 in his memory would be appreciated. www.vanemburgh.com
Stokes graduated from Wofford College with a B.A. degree and Union College with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and was later made an honorary Phi Beta Kappa. He was associated with the General Electric Company for all of his career. During that time he master minded the development of the man-made diamond for industrial use. His career ended in Manhattan as a General Electric consultant for new business.
Friends may visit Saturday, March 8th from 2-4 PM at the C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home, Ridgewood. Services will be private. Interment in Pickens, SC.
In lieu of flowers donations to the J. Stokes Gillespie 1933 Endowed Scholarship Fund c/o Wofford College, 429 North Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29303 in his memory would be appreciated. www.vanemburgh.com
GILLESPIE J. Stokes, 95, of Ridgewood, NJ died on March 6, 2008. Beloved husband of Suzanne (nee McCormick) of Ridgewood. Loving father of Marianne Jones of West Virginia; Margaret Woodson of Connecticut; Nancy Post of Ho-Ho-Kus and Dorothy Irwin of Georgia. Dear grandfather of ten grandsons and nine great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Gertrude Long and Margaret Holroyd. He was predeceased by his first wife Margaret in 1977.
Stokes graduated from Wofford College with a B.A. degree and Union College with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and was later made an honorary Phi Beta Kappa. He was associated with the General Electric Company for all of his career. During that time he master minded the development of the man-made diamond for industrial use. His career ended in Manhattan as a General Electric consultant for new business.
Friends may visit Saturday, March 8th from 2-4 PM at the C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home, Ridgewood. Services will be private. Interment in Pickens, SC.
In lieu of flowers donations to the J. Stokes Gillespie 1933 Endowed Scholarship Fund c/o Wofford College, 429 North Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29303 in his memory would be appreciated. www.vanemburgh.com
Stokes graduated from Wofford College with a B.A. degree and Union College with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering and was later made an honorary Phi Beta Kappa. He was associated with the General Electric Company for all of his career. During that time he master minded the development of the man-made diamond for industrial use. His career ended in Manhattan as a General Electric consultant for new business.
Friends may visit Saturday, March 8th from 2-4 PM at the C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home, Ridgewood. Services will be private. Interment in Pickens, SC.
In lieu of flowers donations to the J. Stokes Gillespie 1933 Endowed Scholarship Fund c/o Wofford College, 429 North Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29303 in his memory would be appreciated. www.vanemburgh.com
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