CARLOS A. FERRER, Esq.
, 63, of Ridgefield, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Monday, April 24, 2018.
Born in Havana, Cuba, on April 8, 1955, he fled to the U.S. as a child with his parents and brother (1967), settling in Puerto Rico, where he graduated from the U.P.R. (1976) and law school (1979), and was soon admitted to the P.R. Bar to practice as an attorney.
He later moved to New York, where he worked in the prosecutor's office, until he was admitted to the NJ Bar (1983), joining initially a private lawyers' office and in 1988 co-founded the Luis Alum & Carlos Ferrer Law Firm in Guttenberg, N.J.
He is survived by his wife Zulima, son Giancarlo, mother Gladys, brother Jorge (wife Nicole), nephews Fernando and Carlos and niece Alina
Ferrer
, and mother-in-law Marta Rodríguez, as well as law-office partner Luis Alum and family, firm's current and past staff, and numerous associates, clients and friends.
A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Matthew's Church (555 Prospect Ave, Ridgefield, NJ) on Sat., April 28, 2018 at 10:00AM, followed by entombment at Holy Cross Cemetery's Mausoleum, North Arlington, NJ.
Arrangements by Macagna Funeral Home of Cliffside Park, NJ.