Nicholas P. Mazza

Nicholas P. Mazza of Shrewsbury, NJ, age 82, passed away at home on August 17, 2022 after a long illness. He was predeceased by his parents, Philip and Kathryn (Figaro) Mazza. He attended Red Bank and Shrewsbury grammar schools and Red Bank High School graduating in 1958, New York Institute of Photography, RCA Institutes - Basic Electronics Correspondence Course in 1968, and Brookdale Community College - some business courses.

He worked at Hospital Portrait Service, Red Bank, NJ, during his high school years to 1975. He then studied and became a locksmith, later buying his own company named Acme Locksmith Service most recently located in Oceanport. He became a Certified Master Locksmith (CML) and he was a member of The Master Locksmiths Association of New Jersey, Inc. He served on the Exhibit Committee for the Association Convention and the Committee to Rewrite the By-Laws of the Association.

He served in the U.S. Army Reserve, Army Security Agency for six years with Top Secret Cryptographic Clearance.

He was a member of the Red Bank Volunteer Fire Department serving in various capacities including Captain and after 38 years he became an exempt member.

He enjoyed volunteering as a Shrewsbury youth baseball, soccer, and basketball coach for 13 years. He is survived by his wife of almost 60 years, Loretta (Sinclair) Mazza, son Geoffrey P. Mazza, brother John A. (Jacqueline) Mazza, nieces Jessica Mazza and Christine Levesque, brother-in-law Herbert J. Sinclair (Alexandra Hahn), niece Jodi (Sinclair) Gardner, husband Erik and sons Jackson and Mason, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

No services are planned.