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Robert Burchell, 20-Year Paramus Catholic Teacher, Died Dec. 24

Burchell retired in 2006.

PARAMUS, NJ — Robert Burchell, a 20-year teacher at Paramus Catholic High School, died Dec. 24.

He was 74.

He was a member of the William Paterson University class of 1969. He earned his Master's in education from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1970.

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He was a member of Mensa.

He is survived by his wife, Isabel; son David and his wife, Monica; daughter Allison Lydon, and her husband Glenn; grandchildren Joseph, Sean, Christopher, Brandon, Jared, Kylie, and Travis; sister Betty, and niece Tracy.

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Interment is at Washington Memorial Park in Paramus.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Paramus Catholic, 425 Paramus Road, Paramus, N.J. 07652.


Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com

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