Obituary of Jay Russell Rose

Jay Russell Rose, age 72, of Paupack, PA passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016, following a brief illness. He was born on July 8, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA and was the son of the late Russell and Mary McHale Rose, of Hawley, PA. He graduated from Sleepy Hollow High School in North Tarrytown, NY (1961) and earned a bachelor's degree at Franklin and Marshall College (1965). He went on to graduate from Villanova University School of Law (1968) with a Juris Doctor degree as a member of the Order of the Coif honor society. He was also an editor of the Villanova Law Review. Jay practiced law for over 40 years at Beecher, Wagner, Rose and Klemeyer in Milford, PA and served as Pike County Solicitor, as well as solicitor for Lackawaxen Township. He was a member of the Pike County Bar Association, serving as president in 1985. He was also a member of the Pike County Republican Committee where he was an active supporter behind the scenes of many campaigns. In 2007, he was appointed as Pike County Magisterial District Judge where he served until retirement in 2013. Jay was an avid fisherman, hunter, and Philadelphia sports fan. He spent countless hours in the woods and on the waters of Pike and Wayne counties and was a member of the Tall Oaks Hunting Club in Blooming Grove, PA. He enjoyed watching his sons and grandson compete on the local trails, fields and courts, and seemed to never tire of teaching kids and friends to waterski. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Jo-Ann Mitchell Rose of Paupack, PA; his children Peter Rose and his partner Andrea Filone, of Hawley, PA, Anne Marie Scolnick and her husband, Todd, of New York, NY, Kristen Kopko and her husband, Pete, of Mercersburg, PA and Brian Rose of Paupack, PA; his grandchildren Tyler Rose, Connor Scolnick, and Kate and Nora Kopko; and his sister, Mary Anne Teeter and her husband, Dick Teeter, of Hawley, PA. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 12, from 3 to 7 PM at Teeters' East Chapel, 505 Church St., Hawley, PA 18428. There will be a Funeral Mass held on Wednesday, April 13, on 10 AM at BVM Queen of Peace RC Church, 314 Chestnut Ave, Hawley, with Monsignor Joseph P. Kelly officiating. Burial will be at Pine Grove Cemetery, Route 507, Paupack, PA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Jay Russell Rose Memorial Scholarship to be awarded annually to a graduating senior at Wallenpaupack Area High School, c/o Wayne Bank, 63 Welwood Ave., Hawley, PA 18428.