Petre Albulescu Obituary (1929 - 2018)

Mr. Petre Albulescu, 88, died on June 15, 2018 in Livingston, NJ. Visiting will be at the Prout Funeral Home, ( www.proutfuneralhome.com ) 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Sunday, June 17 from 5 to 7 pm with prayers at 6pm. A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home on Monday, June 18 at 10 am with interment to follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Caldwell. Born in Romania, Peter came to the US with his family in 1969. He lived in Caldwell, Essex Fells and Chester NJ prior to moving to West Caldwell in 2011. Peter graduated from The Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest with an MS in Chemical Engineering, and worked for many years in Romania in petrochemical engineering research. In the U.S., Peter received his Professional Engineering license and worked at Foster Wheeler in Clinton, for 21 years. He retired from Foster Wheeler in 1993 with the position of Chief Engineer. He worked on many projects internationally and has several patents for shale oil processes. He was predeceased by his parents, Constantin and Alexandrina (nee Pandescu) Albulescu and his sister, Elena Neacsu. Peter is survived by his university sweetheart and beloved wife of 67 years, Marilena (nee Radulescu) Albulescu, loving children, Henry Albulescu and his wife, Despina and Petrina Dawson and her husband, David and cherished grandchildren, Emily DiRoma and her husband, Michael, Katie Albulescu, George Dawson and James Dawson, as well as many nephews, cousins and second cousins. Peter was the heart and soul of his extended family, self-appointed master of ceremonies, avid traveler, opera fan and amateur party singer. He was a member of the St. Dumitru Romanian Orthodox Church of NY, NY for 49 years, serving for many years as President, Council Member and Santa Claus.