Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Paterson, New Jersey Jack was the son of

Nettie and Solomon Sabo, immigrants from Ukraine and China.  A graduate of Eastside

High School, Rutgers University New Brunswick, N.J. and Jefferson Medical College

Philadelphia, Pa. where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha,

honorary medical society.  While at Rutgers he met Marilyn Padgursky who he married while

in med school and their first child, Stephen, was born just prior to graduation.

His residencies in General and Thoracic Surgery were completed at Kings County Hospital

Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.    During his residency years Robert and

Elizabeth were born.  His writings on wound healing were

published in numerous surgical journals.   During the Viet Nam War Jack served as a

Captain in the U.S. Army as Chief of Surgery at the 44th Surgical Hospital in Korea.

After completing his residencies Jack joined the Lakewood Surgical Group where he

remained until his retirement serving on the staff of Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood, N.J.

and at Community Medical Center in Toms River, N.J. A caring, skilled physician who

enjoyed his work with patients and coworkers he served on the Board of

Trustees of the Kimball Medical Center and as President of the Medical, Dental Staff and

Chief of the Department of Surgery. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

and a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.

Upon retirement, Jack was a consultant to the New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners.


A former Brooklyn Dodger fan and a faithful New York Mets fan for many years he and the

entire family spent many hours cheering on the Mets.  His weekly tennis games with

"the guys" was a favorite activity as well as the many family tennis matches on the West

coast of Florida and in Mexico.  Jack played tennis until he was 80 in competitive team

tennis in inter- community tennis competitions. Many enjoyable vacations and special

times with Marilyn and dear friends were spent on trips throughout Europe, Israel and the Caribbean islands.

A member of Temple Beth Am of Lakewood, N.J. for over 50 years, Jack was a past president and served on numerous committees throughout the years. A Past president of Lakewood Rotary Club Jack enjoyed many warm friendships with community members.

Jack's dear brother of blessed memory, Alvin O. Sabo had been deeply missed in recent years.

Jack leaves his three wonderful children, their spouses and five wonderful granddaughters

Stephen (Gladys), Palm Beach Gardens Florida    Ariel, Hoboken, NJ, Alexis, Los Angeles

Robert (Kimberly) Margate, NJ, Kayla, Portland, Maine, Ande, NYC, Scout, NYC

Elizabeth (William) Robbinsville, NJ

In honor of Jack's memory, please consider a memorial contribution to one of the following charities:

Beth Am Shalom - 1235 Route 70, Lakewood, NJ 08701 or

Jewish Federation of Ocean County - 1235-A NJ 70, Lakewood, NJ 08701