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Frankie" Molinari, 70, is being remembered for his passion for medicine and love for his patients.
The Newark native had reportedly spent the last week of his life treating hospital patients at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.
He was a doctor of internal medicine for more than 40 years with a Belleville practice, and served in several New Jersey communities, his sister Lisa Molinari said in a Facebook tribute.
"He truly loved his work," she wrote.
"Frankie took an interest in everything and in a conversation, your interest was his. He could talk with anyone about anything, and had a penchant for 'tall tales' as many of his listeners at parties will attest.
"He loved people and he was loved. His personality drew you to him. Frankie was 'authentic.' His heart was big and his spirit was kind."
Molinari's other sister, Janice, said he was "born to be a doctor," and loved music.
"Frankie was a brilliant doctor," she wrote. "He was caring. He loved what he did for the world. He was the sweetest man I know."
He is also survived by his brother Albert. Altogether, the siblings were the "core four," Janice wrote.
"We join his family in mourning his loss," Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday.
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