Pablo Ynayan Capay

Pablo Ynayan Capay, age 95, of Closter NJ, originally of Bacolod, Philippines passed away on December 9, 2024. Beloved husband of Christine (née Martell); devoted father of Megan Capay and Hilary Capay; father-in-law of Robert Leary; loving grandfather to Sophie & Gemma. Beloved brother to the late Maximo, Ponciano, Antonio and Sevencia. Loving tito to many treasured nieces, nephews and extended family around the globe. A deep appreciator of the value of education, Pablo’s initial journey to New York led him to earn a Masters in Business Administration from New York University and a Masters in Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He fondly remembered time spent living at ”the International House”, a residence for international students, where he made life-long friendships. He met his wife of 52 years at a party in Manhattan and together they spent many years enjoying the restaurants and culture of a city they loved, eventually raising their family in Bergen County, NJ. As an industrial engineer, Pablo began his career with the airlines, first at Trans World Airlines (TWA) and then at Pan American Airways (Pan Am) before ultimately retiring from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, an organization for which he had great respect. He made lifelong friendships at both the airlines and always enjoyed reminiscing about wonderful experiences. Travel was always one of Pablo’s greatest passions and he really loved the many years of travelling the world with his family. The early adventures of traveling “stand-by” as a family of four were as special as travelling as a family of seven more recently. His greatest pleasure was watching his grandchildren experience new places; memories of vacations in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Italy, Hawaii, and the Caribbean were some of the most treasured. Pablo fully appreciated the simple things in life: reading the newspapers cover to cover daily, dining out (enjoying authenticity as much as sophistication), following the stock market, and of course, spending quality time with his family. Memorial Services will take place on Saturday December 21st 10am-12pm, Barrett Leber Funeral Home, Tenafly, NJ. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to the Englewood Hospital in honor of Pablo Y Capay (should you so wish). During the last five years, Pablo was a dialysis patient; it’s a challenging journey about which he never complained due to the most compassionate care of the nephrology doctors and the dialysis teams at both Englewood Hospital and Fresenius Kidney Care Center, Tenafly. https://www.englewoodhealthfoundation.org/support/