Barry Dattel

Barry Scott Dattel, 58, died suddenly at the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center, Dunellen, on Saturday, December 31, 2016. Born November 29, 1958, in the Bronx, New York, he was the son of Benjamin Dattel and Elayne Mohr. He earned his bachelor's degree from Kean University. He had resided in Warren since 1997. Barry was a director and owner of the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center for the past six years and was renowned in the sport of table tennis. He was a lifetime member of USA Table Tennis and a certified coach by the International Table Tennis Federation. He won a bronze medal at the Maccabiah Games, numerous United States National Table Tennis titles, and, most recently, the United States Open Over-50 Table Tennis Championships. As a coach, he helped develop many young table tennis athletes into United States National Team members, including his stepson and stepdaughter. While attending college, he was the New Jersey Collegiate Tennis Champion. Barry was predeceased by his father. He is survived by his loving wife of twenty-four years, Lily Yip; his stepson, Adam Hugh of Piscataway; his stepdaughter, Judy Hugh of Warren; his mother, Elayne Jablons of Boynton Beach, Florida, and his brother, Jay Dattel of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. Funeral services will be held 12:00 Noon Thursday, January 5, at the Zarephath Ministry Center, Zarephath, New Jersey 08890. Cremation will be private. Friends will be received at Zarephath Life Center, 4:30 - 8:30 P.M. Wednesday, and the Ministry Center, Thursday, from 11:00 A.M. until the funeral service at noon. For further information and a map of the Zarephath campus, please follow this link: USA Table Tennis Obituary for Barry .