Kelly Lustig was born on September 25, 1939, to Dr. Mitchell and Sybil Shack. Though her legal name is Roberta Nancy Shack, in her teens she went by Nancy; but to most people, for most of her life she was known as Kelly. We like to think it’s why she had such a big bright personality. Kelly grew up in Newark, New Jersey and spent her summers at Camp Weequahic in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is there that she met her husband, Jerry Lustig. The two were captains of the first camp-wide Olympics competition and were directors of the camp for most of their adult lives.
Kelly went to Weequahic High School in Newark, attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York and got her Master’s Degree at Rutgers University. She and Jerry got married on June 23, 1963.
In addition to her work at Weequahic, Kelly taught elementary school in Parsippany until she gave birth to her children Jodi and Steven. She very proudly became a Bat Mitzvah in her older age, singing her haftarah beautifully after long nights practicing with her beloved tuneful dog, Jax. She worked tirelessly for the Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter, sang in Congregation Agudeth Israel's choir and was an avid fan of her grandchildren’s football and lacrosse games. The Twin Boro Bears, New York Giants and Michigan Wolverines have lost a most cheertastic fan!
Kelly was the beloved wife of Gerald Lustig for 60 years, loving mother of Jodi Lustig (Adam Wattstein) and Steven Lustig (Kim Lustig), devoted grandmother of Austin, Mason, and Colton,
In lieu of flowers, please consider giving a gift to Kelly’s favorite charity: the Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter, 194 Route 10, East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, https://njshelter.org
