Henry Wytupeck Obituary (1944

I have created a Find A Grave account and put the following into his description, "Henry E Wytupeck was born on August 18, 1944, to Marion M (Grossmick) Sviben (1920-2007) and John Wytupeck (1915-1960). He is predeceased by his brothers, Ronald Wytupeck (1948–1967) (F.A.G. MEMORIAL ID 106760916), John Wytupeck, Sr. (1940–2008) (F.A.G. MEMORIAL ID 217880356), Nephew, John Wytupeck, Jr. (1961) (F.A.G. MEMORIAL ID 217880356) and Great Grand-Neice, Avery Longnecker (2018) (F.A.G. MEMORIAL ID 194898420). He is survived by two Nephews Robert Wytupeck and Donald Wytupeck, one Niece Karen (Wytupeck) Wells, four Grand Nieces and one Grand Nephew, and dozens of Great-Grand Nieces and Nephews. Henry was the Plaintiff in the case of Wytupeck v. City of Camden, 25 N.J. 450 (1957), when he "was at play near pump house No. 4, with his younger brother and another boy, on the day named, Saturday, May 15, 1954, at about 7 o'clock in the evening, the infant plaintiff, then nine years of age, fashioned an "airplane" from a piece of paper he had received at school which finally glided within the wire enclosure containing the transformer and there came to rest, on the ground. He dissuaded his companions from climbing the fence, fearing a fall, and, bent on retrieving the lost plaything, he scaled the fence by hoisting himself upward through finger holds in the wire-mesh openings and, when he placed a leg over the top of the fence, preparing to descend into the enclosure, contact was made with an uninsulated wire joined to the transformer, charged with 4,000 volts of electricity, and he suffered grievous burns and injuries, of which more hereafter...The boy is permanently mutilated and disabled, so much so as to be unemployable at work calling for manual labor, if indeed employable at all." This case was a significant one as it chipped away at the concept of sovereign immunity, a legal principle protecting governments from lawsuits. The court's decision implied that municipalities could be held liable for negligence similar to private entities. Due to the nature of his Disabilities, he resided at Majestic Care in Camden, NJ until his passing. His cremation was handled by Circle of Life Funeral Home in Camden, NJ and he was laid to rest at Seaside Cemetery in Marmora, NJ."