John Anderson

Harry Duane “Dewey” Storms, 86, of Glen Ridge, NJ, until very recently a long-time resident of Montclair, NJ, passed away peacefully on June 1st, 2022 at Mountainside Hospital, Montclair.
He was born on December 29th,1935 in Hackensack, NJ to the late Kenneth and Rosalie Carr Storms. He is survived by his 3 children, Rebecca Mitchell of Glen Ridge, NJ (wife of David Mitchell), David Storms of Yardley, PA (husband of Karin Storms), and Matthew Storms of Danbury, CT (husband of Jane Storms). He is also survived by his siblings, Nancy Gooding, Marilyn Storms, and Tom Storms. Dewey was a wonderful grandpa to 7 cherished grandchildren, Victoria Mitchell, Sophie Mitchell, Jeremy Mitchell, Conlan Storms, Claire Storms, Daniel Storms and Gabriella Storms. He was predeceased by his wife, Rozanne, and his siblings Linda, Diana, Kenneth, and Howard.
Dewey grew up in Franklin Lakes, NJ. He attended Ramsey High School before going on to Rutgers University, where he was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, graduating with a degree in Economics in 1957. He joined the US Coast Guard officer training program in 1958, where he achieved the rank of Lt. Commander. After 2 years of active service, he completed an additional 4 years as a member of the Coast Guard Reserves.
He met his beloved wife Rozanne in Washington, DC and they were married in 1964 until her untimely passing in 1998. They raised their children in Montclair, NJ where many wonderful memories were created and life-long friendships made with neighbors at block parties, holiday gatherings and through numerous local volunteer positions.
Dewey’s career spanned many decades and found him at the forefront of the budding computer revolution. His roles included computer programming and business development at companies including Informatics, AGS, and DataCom. He retired in 2001 from Lockheed Martin IMS where he was the Senior VP of Communication Business Services. Dewey’s work took him all over the world, leading to a true love of visiting new places, meeting new people and life-long learning.
Dewey’s kindness, generosity and friendship were on display every day. He contributed to many charities and organizations, including the Metro NJ Region American Cancer Society where he was an honoree in 2009. He volunteered his time as a board member of Mt Hebron Cemetery and also to the Montclair Parking Authority, The Field Center, and Montclair Jaycees.
Dewey was a longtime parishioner of the First United Methodist Church in Montclair where he was an active member of the church community. He enjoyed many hobbies, including traveling, golf, bowling, fishing, reading, and watching the Mets. Always busy, he was a member of the Commonwealth Club in Montclair, Essex County Country Club in West Orange and Belleair Country Club in Florida. He relished spending time at his condominium in Clearwater Beach, Florida where he was also cherished by his circle of friends.
Visitation will be held at the Hugh M. Moriarty Funeral Home 76 Park Street Montclair, NJ on Tuesday June 7th from 2-4pm and 7-9pm. The funeral service will be held at 10am on Wednesday June 8th at the First United Methodist Church of Montclair, 24 North Fullerton Avenue. For those unable to attend in person, the service will be streamed on the church’s Facebook page and YouTube channels. Links can be found at firstmontclair.org.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Dewey’s memory can be made to the Montclair Ambulance Unit, www.montclairems.org

Long-time member and nationally known journalist, Eric Boehlert tragically died last month in an accident near his home in Montclair. Our deepest condolences go out to his wife, Tracy and his children, Jane and Ben.
It is likely that few members of our 100+ years old social club had any idea of the enormous stature that Eric Boehlert held in the world of journalism and media. To us, he was just a down to earth great guy, a popular member for over a decade, a good bowler and someone with impeccable taste in music.

Boehlert was a proud member of the Condors bowling team at the Club, And it was a happy night at the lanes when his playlist supplied the music for the evening. He was also an avid sports fan, with a seemingly unlimited supply of baseball caps, and he truly loved coming to the Commonwealth Club where he will be missed tremendously. Travel easy, friend.

It’s May and things are heating up! Below is a listing of the many events that are rapidly coming up over the next month.

Saturday, May 7th is the inaugural Roll for the Roses, an innovative new bowling tournament-an elimination endurance event for league bowlers, combined with a party for the Kentucky Derby. Details in other emails and on the club Facebook page-contact Max McMahon at
maximum77@gmail.com if you want to bowl, or sign up on the sheet by the lanes.

Bowling Playoffs start this week and continue through the championship game on May 19th.

We are participating in Toni’s Kitchen town-wide food drive, which ends on Sunday, May15th. We haven’t done a drive since before Christmas, so please be as generous as you can. What they are looking for:
Shelf-stable food (no glass please) within the expiration date can include:
Breakfast items (oatmeal, cereal bars, etc.)
Pasta
Pasta Sauce (no glass jars, please)
Rice
Tuna
Peanut Butter (no glass jars, please)
Soup
Nuts
Dried Fruit
Canned Beans
You can leave bags or boxes in the designated area of the game room.

The annual Melville Tournament takes place on Tuesday, May 24. Event will be posted on Facebook, or you can email me at jfxa@blackwatchproductions.com that you want to bowl and I will sign you up. League bowlers only-3 games with handicap.

The Spring Golf Outing is Thursday, June 2nd at Rock Spring. We need 72 golfers to be able to do a 10am shotgun start, so let me know at jfxa@blackwatchproductions.com if you want to participate. Guests are very welcome! $100 if you are under 60, $90 if you are older-includes golf, cart, lunch and prizes. We have 25 signed up so far, so let’s get this filled!

Also on June 2nd is the Annual club dinner and business meeting. All members are encouraged to attend. More details to follow.

That’s all for now-stay safe out there!

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
The No Frills But Still Super Super Bowl Party will shimmer into existence this Sunday, February 13th. We’re opening the doors at 5pm this year to eliminate 16 hours of pre-game coverage. For the paltry sum of $25 per person (kids under 13 are free), there will be home cooked burgers and hot dogs, salads and snacks, plus beer (non alcoholic drinks for the kids). You are welcome to bring your own wine and harder stuff if you are so inclined.
Our customary sports boxes will be available, payable as NFTs (only kidding), so plan accordingly. The big game will, of course, be on all of the screens throughout the club, including the 25′ HD wall in the ballroom. Guests are welcome and for this event, there will be no bowling.
Bohdan will be collecting funds for the Little Sisters of the Sporting Boxes this week at bowling, or, you can just come to the party and donate in person!
Hope to see you there!
ENDURANCE RESULTS
The Jess Dodd Endurance Tournament drew a full house last Saturday, and boy, did you need some endurance! We were down one lane from the jump, which extended the duration past the expected finish, but a fine time was had by all nonetheless.
Winning the team event was Allen Wastler and Mike Liona with a total of 2375;
Second went to Don Bowles and John Anderson with 2319 and there was a tie for 3rd at 2282 between Bohdan and Jimmy Murray and Alex and Matt Comini.
The Conover Trophy for high individual series was claimed by Danny Barretta with a total of 1222.
Peace out!

There are a lot of things happening here for a club in the midst of a pandemic surge, so pay attention and buckle up:

1. First and foremost, bowling is back, baby! Here are the details:

Following a survey of the captains on Sunday evening, the teams have overwhelmingly voted to resume the bowling season. The men’s bowling league will pick up NEXT Tuesday, January 25th, and we will be starting with the published schedule for the week of 1/25. This week’s position round will be eliminated-no harm, no foul. The week of January 4th will be bowled the week of March 8th, and the week of January 11th will be bowled the week of April 26th, both in lieu of position rounds. The season will still end at its scheduled time, barring any future interruptions.

Since our safety is of the utmost importance, we will be using a common sense approach to the health and safety protocols. The local numbers of cases are on the wane, but it only takes one numnut to shut the club down again, and no one wants that. Masks are not required but are strongly encouraged (especially if, well, you know), as are vaccinations, and we ask that if you’re not feeling 100% that you stay TF home. Let’s all stay safe out there!

2. On Saturday, there is a great volunteer opportunity to help out one of the core six groups that we support through our Community Action Initiative, Backpacks For Life.
Here are the deets: The Backpacks For Life team will be hosting a storage clean-up day and packing event to help us get our storage units in tip-top shape AND pack 75 backpacks for veterans in the Camden, NJ area.
Whether you can join us for a few hours or the whole day, every bit of help counts!

Where: Fairfield Self Storage, 226 Passaic Avenue, Fairfield, NJ 07004
Date: Saturday, January 22nd
Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (The greatest area of need seems to be between 12-4)
What To Expect:
We’ll be organizing all recent donations received which will include ensuring toiletries and supplies are neatly put away in respective storage bins, breaking down boxes, sorting new merchandise, moving boxes and items around to make space for new backpacks arriving. Comfortable sneakers and clothing is best.

Let me know at jfxa@blackwatchproductions.com if you are interested in participating and for what time frame. I will submit one form on behalf of the club with everyone’s name on it.

As an added bonus, everyone who shows up will receive one of our brand new Commonwealth Club Cares t-shirts to wear as a representative of the Club.

This is a great organization and a great cause that benefits our veterans, so I hope that we’ll get a good turnout.

3. The first Mixed Bowling of the new year takes place this Saturday, January 22nd. (For the uninitiated and newer members, Mixed Bowling refers to couples bowling as a team; think of it as a $10 date night. Insane!)
We hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season, and are looking forward to a better 2022, despite living in a world filled with troubles that conspire to sink our spirits at every turn. There is, however, one great respite from our daily dread, and that, of course, is Mixed Bowling at the Commonwealth Club!
On Saturday, January 22nd, you can blow off steam by hurling heavy objects at defenseless pins that don’t even move! Sink our spirits, hell, drown our spirits, I say! That’s the spirit! We will gather at 7:15 at the Commonwealth Club and partake in an evening filled with laughter, food(we like folks to bring some snackage), drink (if you buy or bring it), two games of bowling and great music, all for the paltry sum of $10 per couple.
There is a sign up sheet down by the lanes, or you can email me at jfxa@blackwatchproductions that you want to bowl and I will add you to the list. You DO NOT need to be a bowling member of the club to participate in this event, in fact you don’t need to be a member at all-guests are always welcome, so bring your friends! We had a full house last time, so words to the wise and all that.

4. Endurance Tournament, Saturday, Feb. 5th
5. Super Bowl Tailgate Party, Sunday, Feb. 13th
More to come on these two events, so stay tuned.

Because we were closed over the holiday season, many of you probably don’t know that the club has lost two members, both too young and both unexpectedly. Jim Scancarella passed away over Christmas weekend and John Impenna passed away the other day. Both great guys, great members and both will be greatly missed.

For Jimmy, in lieu of flowers, donations/checks may be made to the Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation, earmarked for the Jim Scancarella Memorial Fund, 186 Seven Farms Drive, Box 389, Daniel Island, SC 29492.

For John, Here are his service details:
John had several charities which he was passionate about and donated to monthly. Contributions in his memory can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the Disabled American Veterans organization.
There will be a viewing held from 4-7pm on Thursday, January 20th at Caggiano Memorial Home in Montclair, New Jersey. The viewing will be followed by a repast at the Commonwealth Club of Montclair.

Condolences to their family and friends and may both rest in peace.