Earl J. Sacks, 82, loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2022, with his family at his side.
An outstanding athlete, Earl was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1939. Raised in Clifton, NJ. His high school baseball coach stated, “Earl Sacks accomplished feats never before known to Clifton High School “.
Aside from his love of baseball, he enjoyed great food, action films, vegetable gardens, and most of all, the joy of having his family and dear friends around him.
He considered his greatest accomplishment to be his marriage of 63 years to his high school sweetheart, Jo-Anne Cacioppo. Earl and Jo-Anne worked side by side all their careers with Beeline Fashions as Executive Vice Presidents and with HDS, Originals Inc, where they were the Founders and Co-Presidents.
After residing in Clifton NJ, Pine Brook NJ, E Grand Rapids MI, and Wayne NJ, Earl and Jo-Anne settled in Blairstown NJ for the past 45 years.
Earl is survived by his loving wife, Jo-Anne Sacks; three sons, Mitchell, Charles, and Darren; brother, Richard, Daughter in laws, and eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Services are entrusted to Newbaker Funeral Home.