Samuel W Madara

MADARA , Samuel Whitelock of Moorestown and Beach Haven, NJ, 87, Sept. 7 at the Evergreens Health Center, Moorestown, of heart failure. Son of J. Clarence and Mary Madara, descendant of botanist John Bartram. Beloved husband of 61 years of Constance (Connie Mitchell), survived by children: Steven (Linden) of Dublin, OH, Suzanne Coffee & David (Lisa) Madara of Moorestown; 10 grandchildren: Kristin Coffee, Lindsay (Coffee) Campbell, Amy, Peter and Kelly Secor, Megan, Kaitlin, Wesley, Tyson and Paige Madara. Pre-deceased by daughter Nancy (Stephen) Secor of Dillon, CO. A native of Merchantville, Madara is a graduate of Merchantville H. S. ’44. He entered Ursinus in the Navy V-12 program, graduating in ’47, serving 16 years in the Active Reserve, 4th Naval District, Camden, NJ, retiring as Lt. Commander. Madara was President of The Madara Company, the property and casualty insurance brokerage firm founded by his father in 1918, with original offices in the Wilson Building in Camden. He retired in 1999 after 52 years in the business. He served as President of the Independent Insurance Agents of NJ (IIANJ) in 1965-66, receiving the IIANJ Insurance Person of the Year award and participating on advisory boards of three major insurance companies. Madara achieved the designation of Charter Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) in 1961, served as President of the South Jersey Chapter CPCU and 10 years on the national CPCU Foreign Trip and Seminar Committee. His commitment to South Jersey was evident as past president of Board of Trustees, Trinity United Methodist Church, Merchantville; board member of Methodist Neighborhood Center, Camden; past president of NJ Society of PA; former director Midlantic National Bank/South; member of Moorestown Industrial Planning Board, Samaritan Hospice Development Committee, Y Service Club of Moorestown and Boy Scout Troop Committee for Troop 119 Merchantville and Troop 44 in Moorestown. He had a full rich life, spending summers for 60 years at his Beach Haven residence enjoying fishing, sailing and boating, serving as a trustee of Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club. With his wife, he traveled extensively to countries in Europe, to China, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Israel, Antarctica. Visitation 6- 8 pm Sunday, Sept. 14 at Lewis Funeral Home, 78 E. Main St., Moorestown. Memorial service 11 am Monday, Sept. 15 , at First United Methodist Church, 446 E. Camden Ave., Moorestown. Burial will be private. Please no flower’s Donations in his memory gratefully accepted at the Coriell Institute for Medical Research, 403 Haddon Ave., Camden, NJ 08103 or Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053.

Samuel W Madara

September 7, 2014