Obituary of Gregory R. Spero

Gregory R. Spero, 55, of Succasunna, passed away Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack. He was born in Orange, grew up in West Orange and has resided in Roxbury since 1986. Gregory graduated from West Orange High School in 1979 and went on to Montclair State College where he received his Bachelors in Accounting in 1983. He has worked as a CPA for 30 years and became a partner at Steinberg & Co. and in 2010 he became a managing partner of Spero Schachter & DePalma LLC. He was a coach for Roxbury Colts/ Jr. Gaels Football for 15 years and Roxbury Jr. Gaels Lacrosse for 11 years and served on both boards for 15 years. He served as Treasurer and President of the Roxbury Football Fan Club. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Patricia (nee Healing) of Succasunna; son Gregory and his girlfriend Cally Chakrian of Gaithersburg, MD; parents Ralph and Evelyn Spero of East Hanover siblings Ralph and Jamie Spero of Brick, Donna and Stephen Hodgson of Rockaway, Robert and Maria Spero of Roseland, Joseph and Donna Spero of Succasunna and Jennifer and Glenn Wetzel of Kenilworth; sisters-in-law Kelly and her husband Jeff Keating of Roseland and Debi Healing; mother and father-in-law David and Erika Healing of Rotanda West, Fl., and many loving nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his brother Andrew Spero. Visitation Friday, April 29th, 2016, 4:00-8:00PM at Tuttle Funeral Home, 272 State Route 10 West, Randolph (www.tuttlefh.com). Funeral Service Saturday, April 30th, 2016, 10:00AM, also at the funeral home. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested in his memory to Kindness for Christopher, P.O. Box 34 Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856, www.facebook.com/KindnessForChristopherD or to Penn State THON, c/o PHI KAPPA SIGMA #1182 227D HUB, University Park, PA 16802.