Philip Sirota's Obituary
SIROTA Philip, 96, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Paramus, NJ died on June 12th after a short illness. Philip was born in Romania on June 20th 1923 to the late Aaron and Esther Sirota. He grew up in the Bronx, NY, with his brother Irving, where he met his late wife Gladys (nee Newman 2011) They eloped, travelling across the country before settling in Paramus NJ and raising their 2 cherished children Amy Glock (husband Dan) of Washington Township Nj & Eric Sirota (wife Michelle) of Chatham Nj. He is also survived by his 3 adored grandchildren Jessica Neckles, Lucas Glock & Michael Sirota. They were his greatest pride and joy and he was their deeply loved & adored Poppy. Phil was an incredibly, kind, generous, funny, upbeat, peaceful, hard working, gentle man who was always smiling and was admired and loved by all who knew him and even those who met him briefly. He was a talented artist and worked for Pace Advertising for many decades never missing a single day of work. Philip loved the outdoors, nature, animals, camping, photography, painting, sketching & reading. But mostly he loved his family. He was truly one in a million and we will all miss him so very much. Due to covid19 his service will be streamlined at 12 noon on june 17th. Following his service he will be buried with military honors at South Florida National Cemetary when he will be reunited with his wife Gladys for eternity on what would have been their 65nd Anniversary.
Services will be live streamed on Wednesday June 17th, 2020 starting at 12:00 pm, if you would like to join the family in honoring the life of Philip Sirota please email his daughter Amy Glock at [email protected].
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