Theodore M Fauquier

Theodore Mallaby Fauquier, 99 years old, passed away April 5, 2018 at the Somerset Woods Nursing Center in Somerset, NJ. Ted was born February 13, 1919 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Christina and Theodore Fauquier Sr. At a very early age, Ted moved with his family to Menlo Park (Edison). One of his favorite stories to tell was of meeting Thomas Edison in 1931 and shaking his hand.

He served 6 years during World War II in the US Navy aboard the USS Albemarle, a seaplane tender stationed throughout the Atlantic Ocean. The Albemarle launched the planes that found the Bismarck. After the War, in 1947, he married Virginia Valli in North Carolina. They moved to Edison where he spent most of his life. Ted worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad, Conrail and New Jersey Transit for 40+ years retiring in 1981. He spent his retirement riding his bike, woodworking, gardening, playing with his grandchildren and visiting friends on his bike all around Edison.

Ted was predeceased by his wife of 70 years, Virginia, his parents, sisters Elvira and Edna and his brother Robert. Surviving are his sons David and his wife, Vanessa, Gene and his wife, Donna, and Kenneth and his wife, Carol, his grandchildren Jamie, Lori, Nicole, and Jason and their spouses, great grandchildren Ross, Cali, Evan, Molly, Max and Sadie.

Visitation will be Monday, April 9, 2018 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Gosselin Funeral Home, 660 New Dover Road in Edison. Payer service will be held immediately following visitation at 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Cremation is private.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donation be made, in his loving memory, to Edison First Aid Squad #2, 848 New Dover Road, Edison, NJ 08820, (732) 549-3883

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