1974
Paul
2015
Paul Jason "Pj" Derr
December 11, 1974 — August 11, 2015
Paul Jason "PJ" Derr, husband, father, son, and brother, 40 years of age of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania passed away on Tuesday August 11, 2015 from injuries sustained while working on his car at home on Clay Street in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.
Survived by his wife, whom he shared the last twenty years with, Angela M. (Klein) Derr; his children whom he adored; daughter, Cassidy Rose Derr; son, Mason John Derr; sister, Angelique E. (Derr) McGlinchey and her husband Rusty; brother, Matthew Derr; niece, Kahayla Zaprazny; nephews, John Zaprazny, Jr., John J. Klein, AAdin Derr, and Bentley J. Derr; many aunts, uncles, cousin and in-laws also survived PJ; mother-in-law Cindy Klein; step mother, Kim Derr.
Born Wednesday, December 11, 1974 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Marge D. Rice of Tamaqua, and Paul "Gus" Derr of North Carolina.
A 1992 Tamaqua Area High School graduate, PJ had served honorably in the Army Reserve for six years. A member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters 600, he worked for Walsh Granite of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
An active member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tamaqua, PJ, enjoyed the outdoors, camping, hunting and fishing, and listening to music. All these things which he enjoyed took a back seat upon becoming a father. He worked hard often taking on side jobs to provide for his family. Free time was spent with his children, and he became a "Soccer Dad". PJ was a family man.
Preceded in death by a son, Nicholas Paul Derr on April 4, 2008, and nephew, Joseph A. Zaprazny on November 14, 2014.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
A Gathering of Friends will occur on Friday evening August 14, 2015 from 5 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Private funeral services will take place on Saturday August 15, 2015.
Memorials in his name may be made to:
JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund)
26 Broadway 14th Floor
New York, New York 10004
or
Tamaqua Youth Soccer Association
P.O. Box 538
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com .
Survived by his wife, whom he shared the last twenty years with, Angela M. (Klein) Derr; his children whom he adored; daughter, Cassidy Rose Derr; son, Mason John Derr; sister, Angelique E. (Derr) McGlinchey and her husband Rusty; brother, Matthew Derr; niece, Kahayla Zaprazny; nephews, John Zaprazny, Jr., John J. Klein, AAdin Derr, and Bentley J. Derr; many aunts, uncles, cousin and in-laws also survived PJ; mother-in-law Cindy Klein; step mother, Kim Derr.
Born Wednesday, December 11, 1974 in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Marge D. Rice of Tamaqua, and Paul "Gus" Derr of North Carolina.
A 1992 Tamaqua Area High School graduate, PJ had served honorably in the Army Reserve for six years. A member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters 600, he worked for Walsh Granite of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
An active member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tamaqua, PJ, enjoyed the outdoors, camping, hunting and fishing, and listening to music. All these things which he enjoyed took a back seat upon becoming a father. He worked hard often taking on side jobs to provide for his family. Free time was spent with his children, and he became a "Soccer Dad". PJ was a family man.
Preceded in death by a son, Nicholas Paul Derr on April 4, 2008, and nephew, Joseph A. Zaprazny on November 14, 2014.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
A Gathering of Friends will occur on Friday evening August 14, 2015 from 5 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Private funeral services will take place on Saturday August 15, 2015.
Memorials in his name may be made to:
JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund)
26 Broadway 14th Floor
New York, New York 10004
or
Tamaqua Youth Soccer Association
P.O. Box 538
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com .
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