Robert Jacob Musel

Robert Jacob Julius Musel, 94, of Cumming, GA and formerly of Egg Harbor Township, NJ, passed away
at home on February 2, 2019. He was born January 24, 1925 in Newark, NJ, during a total eclipse of the
sun. He is predeceased by his loving wife of 64 years, Dorothy (nee Stilwell), and survived by his three
children, Marlies M. and Robert S. Musel, both of Cumming, and Heather M. Savio and her husband
Alfred of Northfield, NJ. He is also survived by two grandsons, whom he adored, Christopher Robert
Savio of Greenville, SC, and Nicholas Robert Savio, of Northfield, NJ. Bob graduated from Bloomfield
High School in Bloomfield, NJ, before attending Newark College of Engineering (NJIT) where he earned
his mechanical engineering degree. Bob started his career working for General Electric in Newark NJ, as
a tool-and-diemaker. He then worked for Shaw Insulator Co., in Irvington, NJ before moving to
Stonington CT where he worked as an engineering supervisor. He returned to NJ in 1954 when he
started his career with Wheaton Industries in Mays Landing. While working for Wheaton he worked his
way up from engineering manager of the plastics division to Corporate Vice President. Upon retiring
from Wheaton Industries, he established his own consultation company, Musel Enterprises Inc., and
provided expertise to the packaging industry. His civic contributions included his service to the Nor-Lin
Lions International organization, member of the Linwood, NJ, PTA, and a founding member of the
Linwood Organized Citizens Committee in the 1950's. Bob enjoyed researching his and Dorothy's
ancestry and published two books, one for the Stilwell side and then the Musel side. Bob enjoyed
extensive business travel to Europe and South America and made life-long friends wherever he traveled.
Socially he was a member of the New Jersey Tip-Topper Club, a club for women over six feet and men
over six feet three inches, where he met his bride. He was also involved with bowling leagues, dance
social clubs, and an avid band booster of the Mainland Regional High School marching band in Linwood,
NJ. He was a passionate Philadelphia Eagles fan and most recently became a Georgia Tech fan where his
grandson had attended. Some of his fondest memories included time spent on dancefloors, whisking his
bride around with a grace that is not often associated with a six-foot seven-inch man. Bob will always be
remembered as a gentle giant of a man with a sweetness and tenderness that melted the hearts of
everyone he touched. He had been a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Somers Point, NJ and a
Deacon and Elder at the Pleasantville Presbyterian Church in Pleasantville, NJ. Private services will be
held at the Eco Eternity Forest in Dahlonega, GA where he will rest eternally under the family red
mulberry tree. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his name to Shriners Hospitals for Children,
Office of Development, 2900 N. Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607.