IN MEMORIAM
Remembering Robert “Bobby V” Villacari On May 14, the old shop, always see a lot of cars outside, take notice the New Jersey of how clean everything was and say to us, ‘Anybody who automotive community keeps a body shop as clean as you do and has that many said goodbye to one cars has to care and do a good job.’ If we weren’t working of its most beloved on something, we had a broom in our hands. That’s the members with the way it was; he always emphasized that.” passing of Robert Away from the industry, Bobby V was a former “Bobby V” Villacari. president of the Nutley Kiwanis Club and enjoyed golfing, The father of former playing cards, bocce ball and spending his winters in Fort AASP/NJ President Pierce, FL. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mary Ann; Glenn Villacari his son Glenn and his wife, Donna; his daughter, Lisa; and (Parkway Auto Body; his grandchildren Anthony Villacari and Adriana LaRocca Nutley), he passed and her husband, Dan. He was predeceased by his son away at home in Robert and his sister, Jean Gaudenzi. Woodland Park at the AASP/NJ and New Jersey offer Bobby V’s Glenn and Robert Villacari NJA0420_CSNE.qxp_Layout 1 3/30/20 10:50 AMAutomotive Page 1 age of 85. family and friends our deepest condolences. After a short stint in the gas station business, Bobby V NJA opened Parkway Auto Body’s original location in Lyndhurst in 1957 – the same year he married his wife, Mary Ann. He later moved to a new location in town and helmed that business until his retirement in 1996. Glenn, who started working full time at the business in 1979, took over the shop from his father and eventually moved it to Nutley in 2004. is a distributor of high quality collision supplies Looking back at his formative years at the shop, sold at cost effective pricing. Glenn credits his father for instilling the importance of Check out our website and find many great products! professionalism in his staff. This extended to making sure Parkway Auto Body always had great curb appeal to • Clear Coat Set Ups • IWATA Spray Guns • Seam Sealers • Masking Tape potential customers. • Primer • Colad Cup Systems “The two things I learned most from him were • UV Products • Colad Paint Suits cleanliness and customer service. People would drive by • Putties and Fillers • Spray On Bedliner Product
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