Rudolph David "Buddy" WaldmanAGE: 81 • RandolphRudolph David "Buddy" Waldman, 81, passed away on March 12th, at Sunrise Senior Living in Randolph, NJ. He was born on September 23, 1935 in Lakewood, NJ. David served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1958, and in the reserves from 1958 to 1962. During his time in the reserves, David worked for Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) while also completing coursework at Monmouth College, Rutgers and Princeton, eventually earning his AA degree from Monmouth in 1964. David worked his way through ranks of JCP&L to Supervisor of Telecommunication and Electronic Maintenance. During his 41 years of service, David was twice named Employee of the Year and received two Hank Mayer Service Awards. David was involved in community service his entire life. He volunteered for Meals on Wheels, Market Street Mission, Morris View Soup Kitchen, Morris County Booster Club, Morris County Children Home Foundation, and "Created in God's Image," an organization which helps special needs children. He has taught classes for seniors, disabled adults and children, and has been involved with many churches within NJ. David was President of Morristown Kiwanis, Chaplin of the Lakewood Exempt Firemen's Association, and President of Clifton Toastmasters. He received numerous awards for his community service from JCP&L, Toastmasters International, the Township of Lakewood, and was inducted into the Lakewood High School Hall of Fame in 2015.David is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marilyn, son Michael and his wife Gabrielle, son Scott and his wife Sonia, son Sean and his wife Kathy, daughter Victoria and her wife Tracy, five grandchildren: Christopher, Katherine, Christian, Patrick and Nicholas, and his sister Donna Lee Wallenthin née Waldman. : A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the Church of the Assumption, Morristown on Saturday at 10:00AM. Entombment Somerset Hills Memorial Park, Basking Ridge, NJ. Hours of visitation at the Doyle Funeral Home ( www.doylefh.com) 106 Maple Ave., Morristown on Friday from 4-8PM.