Brian R Battjer, husband, father, grandfather and golf enthusiast - died on Saturday, September 8th, 2018 in Palm City, FL after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 71.

Brian was born in Long Branch, NJ on January 27, 1947 to Henry J. Battjer and Connie Rapp. He was a social beach-lover who spent his summers caddying at the local golf course before going off to Syracuse University where he majored in Economics and was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

In 1967 his roommate set him up on a blind date with his girlfriend's sister, Stephanie Miskovich, and by 1970 they were married and living in Pennsylvania.

He started his career at Western Electric in 1969, and continued to work in telecommunications throughout his career as a Product Manager at AT&T and Lucent Technologies. He enjoyed the camaraderie and fast-pace of work and traveled extensively helping negotiate several large joint-ventures throughout Asia, South America & Australia.

After short-stints in Pennsylvania and Colorado, Brian and Stephanie returned to New Jersey where they raised their two sons. Brian was an active father and his family has fond memories of New England summer road trips, ski vacations, his impressive collection of jokes, and having their extracirricular activities adoringly recorded by their father with his ever-present video-camera.

He retired in 2001 and spent 7 years as a Roxbury High School substitute teacher before eventually moving down to Palm City, Florida in 2008.

Brian is survived by his wife of 48-years, Stephanie; his brother, Bruce of Palm City, FL; sons, Brian, Jr of New York, NY; and Brett, his wife, Amy, and grandsons Maxwell & Samson of Washington DC.

Please feel free to share a remembrance, message of condolence or light a virtual candle with the family through this online guestbook.  Arrangements are entrusted to Forest Hills Funeral Home Palm City Florida.