Irvin Montimer Perrin

Irvin Mortimer Perrin, age 100, died on Jan. 18, 2019 at Parker @ McCarrick Nursing Home in Somerset, where he resided since 2014. Irving Perrin was born in Havana Cuba on November 1918. When he was 13 years old his parents returned with family to Jamaica where he completed his high school at Munroe College for boys and later earned bachelor’s degree to Mico College. He began his employment history as a schoolteacher and later worked as a bookkeeper and supervisor of machine shop operations for the West Indies Sugar Company. At the start of World War II, he enlisted in the British Army and served as a signalman in the Royal Corps of Signals. During his enlistment he was awarded the Coronation Medal Honor for meritorious Service. After a distinguished military career he immigrated to the United States and worked in several positions. Before retiring, he was employed for numerous years in the Chemical Laboratory at Oakite Chemicals in Metuchen, NJ. A devout Christian, Irvin was well known in the Central New Jersey area for advocating and working for the betterment of the community, providing services to others, and as a proponent for healthy living. He has been a committed member of the Gideons International Society distributing bibles to hospitals, nursing homes and army bases. AS a dedicated member of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, he worked tirelessly through the years in the positions Senior Warden, Junior Warden, participated with church initiatives such as health seminars and served as the chairperson of many fundraising events. He exemplified a spirit of giving to the community while serving as a Commissioner on the board of the Housing Authority of New Brunswick, as Coordinator of a community gardening initiative through the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Community Gardening and Nutrition Program, and as an employee of the New Senior Citizens Resource Center. He has received extensive training in community development, board membership and leadership skills. Most notably, he completed the Local Housing Authority and Municipal Redevelopment Agency Training Program for Public Housing offered through the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy. He is the recipient of numerous citations and awards for the Church and local and state entities. At a young age, he married the late Violet Lucinda Heywood and from this union seven children were born Ansel (deceased), Gloria, Gladstone, Gerald, Barrington, Carl and Adorna (deceased). Irving is extremely proud of his children, as they are employed in highly responsible positions. He is also the loving grandfather of eleven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren and is survived by one brother, Michael Perrin. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 10 AM at St Alban’s Episcopal Church, 148 Lee Avenue, New Brunswick. Calling Hours will be Friday, January 25, 2019 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Anderson Funeral Service, 201 Sandford Street, New Brunswick. Burial will be held at Elmwood Cemetery, North Brunswick.

Irvin Montimer Perrin

November 1, 1918 - January 18, 2019