Associate Member of MCL Slattery Detachment #206, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, and Newsletter Coordinator.
Retired General Surgeon and concert orchestra musician.
Stanley J. Godlewski, Jr., of Florham Park, died on June 13, 2018, at the age of 71. He honorably served 2 tours in Vietnam from 1966 to 1969 as a USMC machine gunner, receiving the Presidential Unit Citation for acts of heroism during combat.
Jack Gartenberg, 93, of Parsippany died October 26, 2019. Jack served as a member of the 4th Division of the U.S.M.C. during World War II, where he was wounded in the Battle of Iwo Jima and earned a Purple Heart. He was a life member of the Slattery Detachment
Jim Reilly, Insurance adjuster, Roseland resident, 64 years old, died in the Hospice of New Jersey, Wayne, on Aug. 19, 2008. He served in the USMC from 1962-1968 and was a member of the Slattery Detachment.
Joseph Edward Armstrong died in Succasunna NJ on 3 July 2018. He served in the Marine Corps with the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 1st Marine Brigade in Kaneohe, HI.
Edward Samuel Akkaway of Parsippany died at the age of 73 on October 25, 2017. Eddie served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and received a Purple Heart. He was also an Electrician for IBEW Local #102, Parsippany.
Robert J. Cuozzo died at his home in Mt. Arlington, NJ on April 8, 2021, at the age of 89. He was born in Orange, NJ, raised his family in Boonton and moved to Mt Arlington in before retiring in 2010. Bob earned his PhD from NYU and worked as an organic chemist. He served in the US Marine Corp from 1954 until 1957 at Camp Pendleton and at Yokosuka, Japan. He was a Captain at the time of his discharge.
Mr. James Richard Hamilton, 80, of Thurmont, MD, died on March 2, 2023 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pennsylvania. JR was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
Daniel Warren Weidner, died at the age 99 on March 4, 2026. He was born on February 23, 1927, in Summit, NJ, At the age of 17, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, where served for 4 years overseas.
Albert P. Vnencak, 99, of Whippany, NJ, died on June 18, 2019. Albert lived in Whippany for 76 years. Albert served proudly in the Marines during WWII.
Michael John Zecca, Sr., 89, passed away on June 5, 2020. He resided many years in Belleville before moving to East Hanover in 1963. He was a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict.