Malcolm John Yuill, 72, passed away peacefully at home on June 5, 2021, in the company of his family.

Malcolm was born to Mildred (Herr) and Malcolm Yuill on August 26, 1948, in Morristown, NJ. He graduated from Morristown High School, earned his Associate’s Degree from County College of Morris, and studied further at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

After beginning his career at the brokerage house Reynolds & Company, he moved on to Morris County Savings Bank where he met his wife, Lisa. Over a 20 year career he held numerous positions, including Branch Manager and Vice President. In addition to his full-time job, Malcolm always maintained a part-time record store gig- first at Graymat Records and then Pellett Records, both in Morristown; in 1991, he became the owner and operator of Pellett Records. After closing the store in 2001, he became the friendly face of the deli at Foodtown of Denville for 18 years.

As anyone who knew him well could attest, Malcolm was an avid collector of items that reflected his passions. His prized collections include a library of Civil War books, innumerable records and CDs, and thousands of baseball cards. He was deeply content while browsing flea markets, record shows, baseball card or used book shops, and later, eBay, to search for more treasures.

Malcolm’s enthusiasm and extensive knowledge of his avocations were obvious to anyone who spent time with him. For those close to Malcolm, it is impossible to hear a Beatles song without thinking of him; the music of the British Invasion, particularly the Beatles, was a religion to him. On the release date of a new Beatles or McCartney album, he was known to take the day off from work to go and buy it. A Civil War buff, he enjoyed visiting battlefields and learning the unedited version of that period in American history; for a short time, he even made a business of buying and selling Civil War books. Though he was a steadfast Yankees fan, Malcolm was an expert on all things baseball, past and present, and he enjoyed taking in a minor league game or playing a pickup game at the local ballfield just as much as a trip to Yankee Stadium.

Some of Malcolm’s earliest memories were of childhood family vacations ‘down the shore.’ The Jersey Shore was Malcolm’s happy place, and he passed this love on to both of his children and now his grandchildren, who spent many treasured summer days jumping waves and shell hunting with him.

Preceded in death by his parents, Malcolm and Mildred, he is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 45 years, Lisa (Alden), their daughter Lindsay and her husband Jonathan (Harris), their son Colin and his fiancé Amy, granddaughters Emilia and Everly, as well as his sister Cindy and her husband Dennis (Sills), his beloved Aunt and godmother Hazel (Herr) Bolton, and many cousins.

St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital was an organization near to Malcolm’s heart. We encourage anyone wishing to make a charitable donation in his memory to consider giving to St. Jude’s.

Plans to celebrate Malcolm’s life are being made for this September.