“Irv started his career in Syracuse, working for Artifacts, a graphic arts company, creating hard edge murals on buildings and giant canvases. Upon settling in New Jersey, Irv joined his father-in-law’s business, Fair Haven Exxon, and worked there for many years as a car mechanic. In 1983, Irv and Audrey started their own kite business, Sky High Kites, in the Black Sheep Building in Fair Haven. While Audrey ran the kite business, Irv simultaneously worked with Hagan Construction for several years. Irv was a master carpenter and in 1986, when they moved the kite shop to Ocean Grove, Irv started his own carpentry business and renovated many homes in Ocean Grove. In his youth, Irv enjoyed skiing, sailing, canoeing, fishing, and motorcycling. Irv also had a green thumb when it came to vegetable gardening. Creative, skilled and talented in pen and ink sketching, Irv created numerous original works of art. Irv’s other great passion was kite flying and he relished flying kites on the pathway and on the beach in Ocean Grove, as well as stacking stunt kites that would lift him off the ground
and carry him down the beach.” 

Loved ones of Irv Yaffie in his obituary