On February 19th, 2024 Jack "Pee Wee" Ross passed away at the age of 85.

Jack was born June 14th, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY.  He graduated from City College of New York in 1959 and soon after proudly served in the United States Army.  Jack earned the rank of a Three Stripe Sergeant in the 197th Company.  He graduated from Army training (first in his class) as a Morse code interpreter.  While in the Army he continued to date the love of his life, Gloria Osdoby.  On November 17th, 1962 he took Gloria's hand in marriage.

In December of 1969 Jack moved his family to East Windsor, New Jersey where he raised his family and built a very successful business, J. Ross Associates.  By December of 1991 Jack decided he had enough of the cold and, along with his wife Gloria, moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida.  While Jack left many good friends in New Jersey, He quickly made tons of new friends in Florida.

Jack's love of sports began with stoop ball, a Brooklyn favorite.  He moved on to play basketball at James Madison High School and City College.  As time passed he coached many youth sports teams and continued to play baseball into his eighties.  He was a regular attendee at Met's Spring Training and also participated in several Met's Fantasy Camps.  While living in Cascades he was head of the stickball club and was an avid pickleball player.  His love for sports was infectious and quickly spread to his children and grandchildren.

Jack is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Gloria, his two children Leslie and Craig and his three grandchildren Maxwell, Shea and Eliya, his daughter-in-law Ryan Ross and his son-in-law Russ Hazzon.

Funeral service for Jack will be held on Tuesday, February 27th at 2pm (visitation) and 3pm (service) at:
Forest Hills Funeral Home – Palm City Chapel
2001 Southwest Murphy Road
Palm City, FL 34990
Tel: 772-287-8484
www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com

Jack will be buried with military honors on Wednesday, February 28th at 10am at:
South Florida National Cemetery
6501 South State Road 7
Lake Worth, FL 33449
Tel: 561-649-6489

Shiva will be held at Gloria and Jack's home in Cascades:
304 NW Shoreline Circle
Port St Lucie, FL 34986
Thursday, February 29th between 6pm and 9pm
Friday, March 1st between 1pm and 4pm


If lieu of flowers, a donation in Jack's name to one of the following organizations would be appreciated:

Tunnel to Towers Foundation

www.t2t.org