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In Memoriam: Rumson Resident Doug Spitz, 56

“Success in life is a matter not so much of talent or opportunity as of concentration and perseverance.”  ~ C.W. Wendt

Rumson resident Douglas J. Spitz passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on the evening of Aug. 19. He was 56.

Doug Spitz
Photo/family via Thompson Memorial Home

“During the last year of his life, Doug bravely battled brain cancer with the support of his loving family.  He embraced life with kindness, integrity, generosity and adventure. Doug cherished every second he was able to spend doing the things he loved most, which included fishing with his son, biking, and playing hockey. Doug loved an adventure and experiencing new places, especially those that had good fishing. Doug was beloved and cherished by all those who knew him.

In his personal life, Doug was a devoted, loving husband to his beautiful wife of 28 years, Cindy, and a caring and dedicated father to their son, John …
He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend, and will be greatly missed.”

Loved ones of John Spitz in his obituary

Born March 15, 1966, in Trenton, to Phyllis and John Spitz, Doug was raised in Long Branch, where he “enjoyed playing football and picked up his life-long hobby of fishing.”

Doug graduated from Long Branch High School in 1984 and graduated from The College of New Jersey in 1988. 

After graduating from college, Doug started his career on Wall Street. He was an institutional bond trader for 17 years. He went on to become the head of the mortgage-backed bond desk at Nomura Securities International.

Doug co-founded his own firm, Wealth Management, LLC, in the fall of 2006.

Doug is survived by: his wife, Cindy; his son, John; his mother, Phyllis; his sister, Valerie.

Doug was predeceased by: his father John Spitz; his maternal grandparents, William and Mary Paduano, and his paternal grandparents, John and Helen Spitz.

A memorial mass will be held in Doug’s honor at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church, 30 Ward Ave, Rumson, Thursday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Douglas Spitz to Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Howard Fine, brain tumor research. Gifts can be made online at give.weill.cornell.edu, or mail check to Tom Nichols, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, Box 314, New York, NY 10065.

— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home

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