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John Anthony Zawislak II 1935 - 2014

John Anthony Zawislak II was born on April 6, 1935 in Newark, New Jersey United States to Mae (Cawley ) Zawislak and John Zawislak, and had a sister Charlotte Daukshus. He married Maureen (Manning) Zawislak, and they were married until Maureen's death. They had children Judy Ann (Zawislak) Sauer, John Zawislak Ill, and Robin (Zawislak) Sinor. He married Joan Zawislak, and they were married until John's death on April 9, 2014.

John Anthony Zawislak II

April 6, 1935

Newark, New Jersey, United States

April 9, 2014

Greenacres, Florida, United States

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1935

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April 6, 1935

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Newark, New Jersey United States

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2014

Death

April 9, 2014

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Alzheimer’s/ Old age

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Greenacres, Florida United States
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John Zawislak, II (Cookie), 79, of Greenacres, Fla., passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Cookie was born in Newark, New Jersey on April 6, 1935 to the late John and Mae Zawislak (Cawley). He was retired from the New York Daily News. He was preceded in death by wife of 35 years, Maureen (Manning) and his sister, Charlotte. Cookie was the co-founder and coach of the Pop Warner Iselin Giants and was a volunteer Mountainside fireman. Prior to retiring to Florida, Cookie resided with his family in Manahawkin, NJ. Cookie leaves behind his second wife, Joan; he was a loving father to son, John and his companion Teresa; daughters, Judy (Zawislak) and Gary Sauer, Robin (Zawislak) and Randy Sinor. Cookie also leaves behind 3 stepdaughters, 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Funeral mass at St. Francis church, Brant Beach, NJ will be held on May 10th at 11:30 a.m.

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In 1935, in the year that John Anthony Zawislak II was born, on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.

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In 1945, he was only 10 years old when on August 15th, Imperial Japan announced its surrender. On September 2nd, a formal agreement of surrender was signed. Japan and nine other states signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay, calling for the return of all Allied prisoners of war and subordinating the authority of the emperor and the Japanese government to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. VJ (Victory in Japan) Day was celebrated in the United States on August 14th and 15th. World War II was over.

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