Arthur W. Vervaet Jr., a former state assemblyman, Bergen County freeholder, and mayor of Oakland, died Saturday at his home in Oakland.
Born in Pompton Lakes he attended a one-room schoolhouse in Oakland, and graduated from Butler High School in 1931. He was a 1936 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he earned letters on the varsity tennis team. He worked for W.R. Grace and Co. and later was a director of the National Newark and Essex Bank in Newark. He was a director of Midland Bank in Paramus for some 20 years until he retired in 1996.
A decorated Army veteran of World War II, he was described by his daughter, Gay Vervaet, as "authentic and genuine." "He was very devoted to the things he believed in without wanting a lot of attention or praise," Vervaet said. "One of the reasons he accomplished as much as he did is that he was known as having a strong honor and dedication to causes."
During the late 1950s and the early 1960s, he was a member of the county Board of Freeholders and served on the county Planning Board and as chairman of the Board of Public Works.
He was president of Vervaet Woven Label, the family company in Oakland, through the early 1960s, when the company ceased operations.
Known by his nickname "Bud," he served as a state assemblyman from 1952 to 1958 and was chairman of the appropriations committee and a member of the highway committee. He had served as mayor of Oakland from 1952 to 1953 and was one of the founders of the Oakland municipal recreation program. He also served in the early 1950s as a borough councilman and on the Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board.
In 1976, as trustee of the estate of his father-in-law, developer Clifford E. MacEvoy, 'Bud' played a key role in establishing Ramapo State Forest from a 2,236-acre parcel known as the MacEvoy Estate in the Ramapo Mountains. "He made it possible for that land to be acquired by the state," his daughter said.
His wife, Ryerson, died in 1973. A daughter Karen Vervaet Paine-Gernee died in 1993.
In addition to his daughter Gay, he was survived by a son, Alden Vervaet.
Arrangements are by Oakland Memorial Home. A service will at Ponds Reformed Church, Oakland.
Record, The (Hackensack, NJ) - Tuesday, November 23, 1999
Born in Pompton Lakes he attended a one-room schoolhouse in Oakland, and graduated from Butler High School in 1931. He was a 1936 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he earned letters on the varsity tennis team. He worked for W.R. Grace and Co. and later was a director of the National Newark and Essex Bank in Newark. He was a director of Midland Bank in Paramus for some 20 years until he retired in 1996.
A decorated Army veteran of World War II, he was described by his daughter, Gay Vervaet, as "authentic and genuine." "He was very devoted to the things he believed in without wanting a lot of attention or praise," Vervaet said. "One of the reasons he accomplished as much as he did is that he was known as having a strong honor and dedication to causes."
During the late 1950s and the early 1960s, he was a member of the county Board of Freeholders and served on the county Planning Board and as chairman of the Board of Public Works.
He was president of Vervaet Woven Label, the family company in Oakland, through the early 1960s, when the company ceased operations.
Known by his nickname "Bud," he served as a state assemblyman from 1952 to 1958 and was chairman of the appropriations committee and a member of the highway committee. He had served as mayor of Oakland from 1952 to 1953 and was one of the founders of the Oakland municipal recreation program. He also served in the early 1950s as a borough councilman and on the Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board.
In 1976, as trustee of the estate of his father-in-law, developer Clifford E. MacEvoy, 'Bud' played a key role in establishing Ramapo State Forest from a 2,236-acre parcel known as the MacEvoy Estate in the Ramapo Mountains. "He made it possible for that land to be acquired by the state," his daughter said.
His wife, Ryerson, died in 1973. A daughter Karen Vervaet Paine-Gernee died in 1993.
In addition to his daughter Gay, he was survived by a son, Alden Vervaet.
Arrangements are by Oakland Memorial Home. A service will at Ponds Reformed Church, Oakland.
Record, The (Hackensack, NJ) - Tuesday, November 23, 1999
Arthur W. Vervaet Jr., a former state assemblyman, Bergen County freeholder, and mayor of Oakland, died Saturday at his home in Oakland.
Born in Pompton Lakes he attended a one-room schoolhouse in Oakland, and graduated from Butler High School in 1931. He was a 1936 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he earned letters on the varsity tennis team. He worked for W.R. Grace and Co. and later was a director of the National Newark and Essex Bank in Newark. He was a director of Midland Bank in Paramus for some 20 years until he retired in 1996.
A decorated Army veteran of World War II, he was described by his daughter, Gay Vervaet, as "authentic and genuine." "He was very devoted to the things he believed in without wanting a lot of attention or praise," Vervaet said. "One of the reasons he accomplished as much as he did is that he was known as having a strong honor and dedication to causes."
During the late 1950s and the early 1960s, he was a member of the county Board of Freeholders and served on the county Planning Board and as chairman of the Board of Public Works.
He was president of Vervaet Woven Label, the family company in Oakland, through the early 1960s, when the company ceased operations.
Known by his nickname "Bud," he served as a state assemblyman from 1952 to 1958 and was chairman of the appropriations committee and a member of the highway committee. He had served as mayor of Oakland from 1952 to 1953 and was one of the founders of the Oakland municipal recreation program. He also served in the early 1950s as a borough councilman and on the Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board.
In 1976, as trustee of the estate of his father-in-law, developer Clifford E. MacEvoy, 'Bud' played a key role in establishing Ramapo State Forest from a 2,236-acre parcel known as the MacEvoy Estate in the Ramapo Mountains. "He made it possible for that land to be acquired by the state," his daughter said.
His wife, Ryerson, died in 1973. A daughter Karen Vervaet Paine-Gernee died in 1993.
In addition to his daughter Gay, he was survived by a son, Alden Vervaet.
Arrangements are by Oakland Memorial Home. A service will at Ponds Reformed Church, Oakland.
Record, The (Hackensack, NJ) - Tuesday, November 23, 1999
Born in Pompton Lakes he attended a one-room schoolhouse in Oakland, and graduated from Butler High School in 1931. He was a 1936 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where he earned letters on the varsity tennis team. He worked for W.R. Grace and Co. and later was a director of the National Newark and Essex Bank in Newark. He was a director of Midland Bank in Paramus for some 20 years until he retired in 1996.
A decorated Army veteran of World War II, he was described by his daughter, Gay Vervaet, as "authentic and genuine." "He was very devoted to the things he believed in without wanting a lot of attention or praise," Vervaet said. "One of the reasons he accomplished as much as he did is that he was known as having a strong honor and dedication to causes."
During the late 1950s and the early 1960s, he was a member of the county Board of Freeholders and served on the county Planning Board and as chairman of the Board of Public Works.
He was president of Vervaet Woven Label, the family company in Oakland, through the early 1960s, when the company ceased operations.
Known by his nickname "Bud," he served as a state assemblyman from 1952 to 1958 and was chairman of the appropriations committee and a member of the highway committee. He had served as mayor of Oakland from 1952 to 1953 and was one of the founders of the Oakland municipal recreation program. He also served in the early 1950s as a borough councilman and on the Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board.
In 1976, as trustee of the estate of his father-in-law, developer Clifford E. MacEvoy, 'Bud' played a key role in establishing Ramapo State Forest from a 2,236-acre parcel known as the MacEvoy Estate in the Ramapo Mountains. "He made it possible for that land to be acquired by the state," his daughter said.
His wife, Ryerson, died in 1973. A daughter Karen Vervaet Paine-Gernee died in 1993.
In addition to his daughter Gay, he was survived by a son, Alden Vervaet.
Arrangements are by Oakland Memorial Home. A service will at Ponds Reformed Church, Oakland.
Record, The (Hackensack, NJ) - Tuesday, November 23, 1999
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