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From: "Mike Russo" <n3jnz at ptd.net>
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Subject: Mike Ruggiero info


> Michael Bartholomew Ruggiero COLUMBUS - Dr. Michael Bartholomew Ruggiero, 
> 93, a resident of the Homestead section of Columbus, NJ,, for the past 12 
> years, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at home. Born and raised in 
> Newark, NJ, he previously lived in Long Branch. Mike was predeceased by 
> his parents, Peter and Florence Ruggiero; his first wife, Rose (Russo) 
> Ruggiero; a brother, Raymond Ruggiero, and a sister, Barbara Langella. He 
> is survived by his wife, Ann (Miller) Ruggiero; two sons, Peter Ruggiero 
> and wife Cindy of Long Valley, NJ, and Michael Ruggiero and wife Myriam of 
> Eatontown, NJ; a stepson, Scott Cammerano and wife Suzanne of New Egypt, 
> NJ; a stepdaughter, Suzanne Cammerano of Lambertville, NJ; two sisters, 
> Teddi Freda of Westfield, NJ and Dolores Terhune of Las Vegas, NV; 10 
> grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Immediately subsequent to the 
> Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Mike joined the Army and served as a 
> lieutenant in a tank battalion in active combat in the North African and 
> Italian campaigns. At war's end, he was employed by American Airlines for 
> five years, installing and flight testing state-of-the-art air guidance 
> and communications systems. In 1950, he was recalled into active military 
> service during the Korean War as a signal officer with the 24th Infantry 
> Division. During that war, he was decorated with a Bronze Star for valor, 
> courage under fire and exceptional leadership. Remaining in service, he 
> had a number of world-wide prestigious tours of duty with the Army, at sea 
> with the Navy, NATO in Italy, NORAD during the Cuban crisis, and as signal 
> officer on the Allied Staff in Berlin, Germany. He was also selected by 
> the Department of the Army to attend the prestigious Army Command and 
> General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS. His last military 
> assignment prior to retirement from the Army was as commander of Signal 
> Group Mediterranean, consisting of a thousand men, scattered in 
> sub-commands in Italy, Ethiopia, Turkey and Iran. Retiring in 1967 with 
> the rank of lieutenant colonel, he resumed his academic studies and 
> acquired his master's degree from Pepperdine University in California and 
> his doctorate at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. Associated as a 
> senior level manager with the Department of the Army for 15 years, Dr. 
> Ruggiero was project manager for the installation of American military 
> command and control and communications installations throughout the world. 
> Retiring a second time, he served as a professor at Monmouth University, 
> instructing advanced degree students in modern project management 
> techniques. Concurrently, he established and served as president of MBR 
> Associates, a consulting organization dealing primarily with large 
> industrial firms in the U.S.A. Dr. Ruggiero was a FFA licensed commercial 
> pilot and flight instructor, giving flying lessons for more than 20 years 
> to male and female students, a number of them who became national and 
> international airline pilots. He was also deeply involved in amateur radio 
> activities since 1941, speaking to other "hams" throughout the world. His 
> life was interesting, indeed! Funeral services for Dr. Ruggiero will be 
> held on Monday, Aug. 19, at 12 noon at the Tilghman Funeral Home, 52 Main 
> St., New Egypt, NJ 08533, <http://www.tilghmanfh.com>www.tilghmanfh.com, 
> with burial with military honors to follow at the BGWCD Veterans Memorial 
> Cemetery in Wrightstown. Calling hours will be on Monday morning from 10 
> a.m. to 12 noon at the funeral home. Due to cemetery restrictions, in lieu 
> of flowers, memorial contributions in Dr. Ruggiero's memory may be made to 
> the Wounded Warrior Project, 
> <http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org>www.woundedwarriorproject.org, or to 
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> Jude Children's Research Hospital , www.stjude.org.
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> Published in The Times, Trenton, on Aug. 16, 2013
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