Kenneth Woodrow Oringer of Short Hills, NJ, born January 20, 1931, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2022. He is predeceased by his beloved wife, Cecile (Small) Oringer, to whom he married in 1956. He is survived by his son, Keith and his wife Nicole, his daughter, Wendi and her husband Dennis, and his grandchildren, Andrew and Eric Oringer, and Maya and Josie Kaskovich. The couple resided in Forest Hills, Queens, and then Jericho, NY in 1965, before moving to Short Hills, NJ in 1979.
Ken graduated from James Madison High School, Brooklyn, NY and earned a bachelor’s degree from NYU. He received a law degree from Fordham University and then a Masters in Tax Law from NYU. He was also a CPA.
Ken began his illustrious career in service to the U.S. Army as a contract termination specialist, where he obtained valuable experience auditing large scale government contracts, saving the government tens of millions of dollars. After his honorable discharge in 1956, he started working as a semi-senior accountant at big eight accounting firm, Arthur Young and Company. He subsequently worked for privately held companies Indian Head Mills as Director of Taxation and Treasurer, and then as Chief Financial Officer at Central National Gottesman. In 1978, Ken accepted a position as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Baker Industries, a division of the Borg- Warner Corporation, which operated as Wells Fargo and Burns Security. There, he obtained extensive experience in the security service industry, before leaving in 1993 to co-found US Security Associates Inc., which grew to be one of the largest security companies in the US with over 50,000 employees.
Ken wrote a book memorializing his life entitled, "Boy from Brooklyn, Girl from Port Said," in which he said, "Over the course of my life I've learned that it is worthwhile to achieve financial and professional success as long as you never compromise your integrity." He will be remembered for his honest, generous, and professional approach to business, his sharp wit, intelligence, and knowledge, and for caring deeply for his family, employees, and friends.
A graveside service for Kenneth will be held Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 12:30 PM at B'nai Jeshurun Cemetery, 1351 Lower Road, Elizabeth, NJ 07208.
Contributions in Kenneth's memory may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, https://www.mskcc.org/; and Doctors Without Borders, https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/.
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