Raymond M. Palmere PHD

Dr. Raymond M. Palmere, 88, passed away peacefully with family at his bedside on Sunday, September 8, 2013, at his residence in West Orange, New Jersey. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Raphael Church 346 E. Mt. Pleasant Avenue Livingston, NJ, on Thursday September 12, 2013 at 10 AM. Interment to follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery E. Hanover, NJ. The family will receive their friends at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home 145 E. Mt. Pleasant Avenue Livingston, NJ, on Wednesday September 11, 2013 from 4-8 PM.

Dr. Palmere was born in Irvington and raised in Orange, NJ. He and his beloved wife, the late Isabel F. (nee Whitaker) Palmere, resided in West Orange for 58 years. During this time, they raised a family of 12 children. A U.S. Marine and Veteran of World War II, he proudly served in Pacific theatre at Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa, from 1943 to 1946. He earned a BA from Rutgers College, and an MS and PhD in Organic Chemistry from Seton Hall University. He began his career at E.R. Squibb and retired from FMC Corporation after 35 years as a Senior Research Chemist where he was awarded several patents. He proudly served as Scout Master for Troop 80, Livingston, NJ, for 29 years and then as District Commissioner for many years. He was a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award from Essex Council, BSA for his distinguished service to youth and his exceptional leadership in the Scouting Movement.

He was the cherished father of his twelve children, Elizabeth Madara and husband Robert, Catherine Stefanelli and husband Joseph, Stephen and wife Maureen, Mark and wife Betty, Jeannie Couper and husband Matthew, Joyce and her late husband Peter Wozniak, Matthew and wife Lisa, Alice Wardles and husband Brian, Daniel and wife Michele, Flora Regan and husband George, Nancy Held and husband Andrew, and David and wife Kristina. Dr. Palmere was the adored grandfather to 32 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Dr. Raymond Palmere to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 25 East Spring Valley Avenue # 210, Maywood, NJ 07607. Condolences may be expressed online at Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home http://www.dignitymemorial.com/quinn-hopping-funeral-home-livingston/en-us/index.page