'Maybe the man upstairs just knew what was going on.

Jon said the brothers would got out to dinner every Monday night for the last two years. program, and other local charities.īoth brothers will be receiving the Monmouth County Boy Scout ' Good Scout Award' in June. The Schwartz family has been involved in the community they serve over the years, sponsoring food kitchens, the D.A.R.E. 'I won the 50/50, so I know he's watching,' he said. Recently, at Red Bank's Monmouth Boat Club, Jon, who's never won a drawing, felt the spirit of his brother. He said Jim used to constantly win raffles. Jon remembers his brother as a lucky guy, literally. Jon said he plans to 'stick around' until then. In 2019, the business will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Jay plans to join the family business in September. 'I'm going to have to teach my son to say, 'May the Schwartz be with you,' ' he said.Īlthough, Jon's son, Jay, 24, might not need the help, as he's already had the tagline tattooed onto his bicep, Jon said. Jon plans to uphold the dealership's family roots. The brothers shifted their focus to selling only Mazda, which they had picked up several years before. In 2009, the dealership lost the Chrysler brand after the car manufacturer closed 789 dealerships nationwide. Maurice Schwartz began selling Chryslers in the mid-1930s. Jon said the brothers' grandfather, Maurice Schwartz, first opened the dealership in 1919 and sold Willys, Knights and Whippets. Even in our commercials, he was the one who always spoke first,' Jon said. 'I'm not the spokesman, he was the spokesman. He referred to Jim as the spokesman of their business. 'He obviously touched a lot of people and was always funny, always caring.'

'I had friends send me cards that waited in line (at the funeral) for two hours to pay respects and couldn't wait,' Jon, 61, said. But then his brother felt stomach pains in November, and was diagnosed with cancer in January. 'He was planning on retiring and spending more time with his (two) girls and was his wife,' Jon said. Jon has owned the long-standing dealership with his brother and business partner, Jim Schwartz – the two are known in the area for their quirky commercials and catchphrase, 'may the Schwartz be with you.'īut the family was dealt a blow when Jim, 63, passed away April 13 from stomach cancer. SHREWSBURY – 'I miss my brother, but he's here, he watches,' said Jon Schwartz, owner of Schwartz Mazda on Shrewsbury Avenue in Shrewsbury.

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