Obituary of Michael W. Fordice

Michael W. Fordice, 76, of Randolph, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Columbus Specialty Hospital, Newark. He was born in St. Paul, MN and has been a resident of Randolph since 1977. He began his career as an Organic and Clinical Chemist working for Merk & Co., the East Orange V.A. Hospital and MetPath Inc. before retiring from Roche Diagnostic Systems in 1999. Since his retirement, he owned and operated Fordice Communications in Randolph. Michael was an amateur magician and a member of the Society of American Magicians. He loved Apple Computers and was a member of MAC-NJ. He also sang with the Hunterdon Harmonizers Barbershop Chorus. He greatly admired the Service Dog Project in MA online at explore.org. Michael is survived by Tanya, his wife of 47 years; daughter Alison Fordice of Englewood; son Christopher and his partner Heidi Adami of NY State; brother John and his wife Janice of PA and his niece and nephew Beth and Jeffrey. Memorial Visitation Sunday, January 15, 2017 1:00-5:00PM with a service at 3:00PM at Tuttle Funeral Home, 272 State Route 10 West, Randolph (www.tuttlefh.com). In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Servicedogproject.org or S.D.P. 37 Boxford Road, Ipswich MA, 01938.