Melchior S. Morrione, 84, of Woodcliff Lake, NJ, passed away on Saturday, November 26th, 2022. Melchior is survived by his beloved wife Joan, daughters Karyn Frick and Nicole Graziano and their husbands David Frick and Vincent Graziano, and grandchildren Katherine and Alexander Frick and Sophia and Daniel Graziano.
Mel was born in Brooklyn to 1st generation Italian Americans Calogero (Charlie) and Dionisia (Daisy), and was the older brother to sisters Roseann and Pam, both of whom passed away in 2021. He earned a full scholarship to St. John's University where he graduated magna cum laude with a major in accounting, and was then hired at Arthur Andersen in Manhattan where he became a Tax Partner specializing in U.S. taxation of international activities.
After his retirement from Andersen in 1991, he formed MSM Consulting and spent over a decade providing management consulting to law firms in NYC. In his early days at Andersen, he met a lovely and fiesty secretary, Joan Finnerty, who he married in 1968. Together, they raised their daughters in an idyllic home filled with warmth and laughter, where they provided love and support and everything needed to succeed in life.
After his own father passed away, he was truly the patriarch of our family of women, always doing what he could to make sure we were taken care of. Mel was warm, funny, and charming, incredibly smart, and a meticulous planner in all aspects of life. He loved to sing, play golf and tennis, drink good wine and gin & tonics, eat Joan’s incredible cooking, relax with a string of terriers including his beloved wire fox terrier Tina, and delight in watching his grandchildren grow and flourish. He was our rock, our rudder, and our guide, offering valuable advice on personal and money matters, home buying, and career moves. He will be tremendously missed.
The family will receive guests at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Rd., Westwood, NJ on Thursday, December 1st, from 4-8PM. A Mass celebrating Melchior's life and faith will be held at Our Lady Mother Of The Church R.C. in Woodcliff Lake on Friday, December 2nd at 10AM with entombment to follow at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, NJ. Memorial contributions can be made in Melchior's name to the Amyloidosis Foundation (https://amyloidosis.org).
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