Published January 21, 2013, 12:00 AM
Skip was born on November 23, 1946, in Newark, New Jersey, to Walter and Natalie (Zino) Rucinski. In 1964, he graduated from Newark's West Side High School, where he was a standout baseball player. Outside of class, Skip worked as an apprentice draftsman.
Stephen M. "Skip" Rucinski
With family at his side, Stephen "Skip" Rucinski, 66, passed away on January 19, 2013.Skip was born on November 23, 1946, in Newark, New Jersey, to Walter and Natalie (Zino) Rucinski. In 1964, he graduated from Newark's West Side High School, where he was a standout baseball player. Outside of class, Skip worked as an apprentice draftsman.
