Obituary of Dallas Stokes

Dallas R. Stokes, 50, of Freehold Township passed away in Canada in a snowmobile accident on Monday, February 22, 2016. He was born in Washington, DC, raised in Metuchen, and had lived in North Brunswick and Cary, IL before settling here in 2001. Dallas was a graduate of the Metuchen High School Class of 1983 and Rider College Class of 1988. At the time of his passing, he was a Vice President of Sales for Mane USA in Wayne, NJ. Prior to that, he worked for Firmenich, BBA, Quest and IFF. Dallas was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church for the past twelve years where he served on the finance committee and the vestry. He enjoyed fishing, golfing and hunting. An avid Jets fan and a lifelong visitor to Long Beach Island, Dallas was a man with extraordinary comic timing whom everyone loved to be around. He enjoyed spending time with his family, and was especially honored to be godfather to Blake Ament, Joseph Stokes and Mason Kristiansen. He was a loving father to Maddison and Dallas Kristian. They will remember him for the way he chose to live his life, giving back to others. He was a wonderful example to them. Dallas is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Lynne Stokes; two beautiful children, Maddison R. Stokes and Dallas K. Stokes; parents, Dallas F. Stokes and Marilyn Stokes of Edison; maternal grandmother, Ruth Roswall of South Plainfield; siblings, Douglas Stokes and his wife, Josephine of Westfield; and Daniel Stokes of Edison; father-in-law, Jan Kristiansen and his mother-in-law, Tina Uffer, both of Rockaway Township; sister-in-law, Kari Walsh and her husband, Tim of Scotch Plains; brother-in-law, Stuart Kristiansen and his wife, Judit of Mountain Lakes; and his two nieces and six nephews. Visitation will be held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township on Sunday, February 28, 2016 from 3:00 to 7:00 PM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his 11:00 AM funeral service on Monday, February 29, 2016 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 33 Throckmorton Street, Freehold, with the Rev. Dirk C. Reinken officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery, 52 Lincoln Avenue, Metuchen, NJ 08840. For those who desire, contributions in memory of Dallas may be made to St. Peter's Church. For information, directions or condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com .