Obituary of Stanley James Mont

Stanley James Mont, 83, of Morris Township, NJ passed away on February 22, 2020 in Morristown, NJ. He was born in the Bronx, NYC, NY on June 11, 1936 to Theodore and Nellie (Callen) Mont. He graduated from Hightstown, NJ High School in 1954 and then went on to earn a BA in English from Maryville College in Maryville, TN in 1958. He and classmate Paula Kronenberg were married the afternoon of graduation day. Stan then went to Princeton Theological Seminary where he earned a Master of Divinity Degree in 1961. Over his lifetime Stan had three careers. As an ordained Presbyterian Minister he served the Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD as Associate Minister. He also served the First Presbyterian Church of Atco, NJ as Minister for several years. He then went into Human Resources, working in Washington, DC and Los Angeles, CA. He concluded his career in HR as Vice President of Personnel, Macy’s East in New York City. During the sixteen years he was with Macy’s (1979-1995) a fun task for him was leading the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade down Broadway to Herald Square. After retiring from Macy’s he worked as the Fly Fishing Department Manager and fly fishing instructor for The Sports People Store in Far Hills, NJ teaching a sport he loved to adults and children. Over the years Stan was a man with various hobbies and interests. He was a lifelong reader of books on many subjects. He enjoyed hiking, running, bird watching, photography, water-color painting, traveling, genealogy and star gazing. Stan is survived by his wife of 62 years, Paula, of Morris Township, NJ, their daughter Karen (Bill) Hoffman, son Andrew (Kristina) Mont, granddaughter Alexis Hoffman, brothers Ted (Martha) Mont and Bill (Kathy) Mont and their children and grandchildren. The family would be pleased if memorial donations were made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at www.stjude.org, or the Shriners Hospital for Children, Attn: Office of Development, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 or online at www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org We wish to extend our gratitude to the people of RWJ University Hospital, Somerset, NJ and to Care One at Madison in Morristown. Stanley was loved by many and will be greatly missed. He is now at peace. May the Lord bless him and keep him now and forever.