Nicholas DeMarco

Hello. Thank you for visiting my dad’s legacy page.
Nick passed away peacefully at home in Seaside Park. He is predeceased by his parents William and
Angie DeMarco and his beloved wife Maria Caruso DeMarco. He is survived by his two sons and their
wives, Nicky and Diane DeMarco and Danny and Melina DeMarco, and his grandchildren, Gianna, Ava,
Nicholas, and Mia. Nick grew up in Elizabeth, made his First Communion and Confirmation at
Blessed Sacrament Church, was a sailor in the Navy Reserve, and graduated from Seton Hall University.
He was a principal for Elizabeth Public Schools for over 30 years. He retired as a human resources
director.
Nick was a great son, friend, cousin, uncle, husband, father, pop-pop, and as hundreds of Elizabeth
teachers can attest – a wonderful principal. As a husband and dad, he was selfless. Everything he did
was for his family. Danny and I never wanted for anything, and if we did, he taught us how to save up
and get it. He loved our mom dearly and was always by her side. They had a great marriage because he
was so devoted to us. He sat through my Shakespeare plays, yawned, but he sat through them. And he
attended all of Danny’s baseball and basketball games. He had a second awakening when Gianna made
him a pop-pop. As his life as a grandfather grew with each grandkid, he found new delights with them –
going to the beach, playing in the pool, eating ice cream, attending plays, recitals, & sporting events, and
a wonderful trip to Disney. He and my mom made their Clark home and Seaside home places for the
kids to love and enjoy. All who knew Nick can appreciate what a great guy he was. But Gianna, Ava,
Nicholas, and Mia are especially blessed to have had such a rich upbringing with him.
You would be hard pressed to find a person who didn’t love my dad. And if you actually go out looking
to find that person and are unsuccessful, I’d like to leave you with a few scandalous characteristics
about Nick.
1) In the mid 80s, Nick drove a ’71 navy blue Chevy station wagon with broken taillights. Never fixed the
lights, just used glow tape on the fender. 2) Nick was the worst interior house painter in the world. He
painted over doorknobs/locks and painted around framed wall art. 3) Nick was such a summer sun
worshipper, he never wore sunscreen. His tan was so deep and rich that new acquaintances would
doubt that he’s an average white American. (Am I allowed to say that?) 4) At Donna’s and Frank’s
wedding, he and Tony Magno skipped out for an hour to bet 3 races at the Meadowlands. They
returned with empty pockets. 5) Nick’s aversion to air conditioning was so strong that during
heatwaves he’d sit shirtless on a leather chair to demonstrate his distaste for the modern invention. 6)
And later in life, Nick would go places where it was difficult to reach him, and he would bring his flip
phone but not turn it on.
I’d say – “Now you know the real Nick,” but maybe these anecdotes aren’t much of a secret.
Please continue to pray for our family, asking the Lord for strength and wisdom. Thank you.
“But Jesus said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’
Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon
me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)