EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ – Victor Walcoff, 92, passed away Friday October 18, 2019, at the Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Walcoff was a Trenton-area resident nearly his entire life. An accomplished attorney at law and certified public accountant for more than 50 years, he held positions as the City Attorney for Trenton, NJ, and served as the Acting Mayor of Trenton in March, 1971.
After graduation from Trenton High School in 1945, Mr. Walcoff entered the Navy where he served with distinction. When the war ended, he worked briefly as a traveling salesman. Soon, Michigan State University came calling and Mr. Walcoff, known to friends as Vic, earned the first of his many degrees. Soon to follow would be an M.B.A. in accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a CPA license, and a law degree from Temple University School of Law.
Home in Trenton, Mr. Walcoff’s career took off. He worked as a successful accountant, controller, and Director of Trenton’s Department of Law. He was a law partner with Fox Rothschild LLP. Previously, he was a partner with Katzenbach, Gildea & Rudner, and helped hundreds of clients over the years.
He was a member of the American Bar, New Jersey Bar, Mercer County Bar and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He was admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 1971, the Tax Court of the United States in 1966, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in 1962.
Mr. Walcoff’s love of community service ran deep, and he was an active member of the Urban League of Metropolitan Trenton and served as director and campaign chair for the United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks. He was also former President of Greenacres Country Club, former President of the Delaware Valley United Way, former Director of the American Jewish Committee of Central New Jersey and former President of the Greenwood House Foundation.
Mr. Walcoff was the recipient of numerous honors. He was the 2001 Greenwood House Gala honoree, and was honored again in 2019. In 1994, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks. He also received recognition from the National Conference of Christians and Jews and the Mount Zion AME.
Son of the late Sol and Elise Walcoff and brother of the late Harry Walcoff, he is survived by a niece, Stefi Walcoff Flanders; a nephew, Hale Stephen Walcoff; Sharen Medoff Popkin; Nancy Medoff Cox, and their families.
Vic will be lovingly remembered as a charitable and generous person, self-made and independent from a young age, who believed in giving to others. He loved skiing, golf, bowties, eating in Chambersburg and at Peter Luger Steakhouse, and driving the latest Cadillac.
Funeral services are Wednesday 10 AM, October 23 at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing Township. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. The family respectfully requests memorial contributions be offered to Greenwood House, 53 Walter Street, Ewing, NJ 08628.