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Mike Miller, President 856-217-5796
Kevin Laughery, Vice President 732-669-1826
John Ciuppa, Secretary 973-696-7168
Ronnie Venditte, Trustee 973-838-3772
GARDEN STATE C.O.P.S.
A New Jersey Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors
www.GardenStateCOPS.com
1-866-576-COPS (2677)
NEWSLETTER
Fall 2007
Issue 1: Volume 8
Bill Bosworth, Treasurer 973-729-4629
Dennis Cudnik, Trustee 609-585-6768
Carol Dechen, Trustee 856-848-1196
Madeline Neumann, Trustee 609-625-1024
New Jersey Mourns the Loss of Five New Jersey Officers
New Jersey has lost five officers in the past nine months. On August 7, 2006, Detective Kieran Shields was shot
and killed while trying to take a suspect into custody. Detective Shields had served with the Orange Police
Department for five years and is survived by his wife, Chatrian and their three children, the youngest, at the time,
being only four months old. On January 7, 2007, Officer Tyron Franklin of the Paterson Police Department was
shot and killed, while off duty, during a robbery attempt. Officer Franklin was identified as a Police Officer and
was fatally shot. Officer Franklin served with the Paterson Police Department for only eight months and is
survived by his 16 month old son. Since this was an off duty incident, the Paterson Police Department is seeking
the Line of Duty status for his family from the PSOB. On March 3, 2007, Sergeant Tommaso Popolizio of the
Newark Police Department was killed in a car accident while in pursuit of a suspect who had been arrested but
managed to free himself and steal a police car. Officer Popolizio was killed when the suspect’s car collided with
his vehicle. Officer Popolizio had been a member of the Newark Police Department for 12 years and is survived
by his wife Eneda and four children. On April 5, 2007, FBI Special Agent Barry Bush was killed in the line of
duty when he was accidentally shot by a fellow agent while attempting to arrest two robbery suspects during a
bank robbery. Special Agent Bush had served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 20 years. He had been
assigned to the Newark, New Jersey office. He is survived by his wife Karen and two children. On May 14, 2007,
Officer William Preslar of the Lakewood Police Department was killed in the line of duty when his patrol cal
swerved to avoid a deer that had crossed his path while responding to a call. Officer Preslar had served with the
Lakewood Police Department for six years and is survived by his wife Lisa and two daughters. Detective Shields
was honored this past May at the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC. The Officers who lost
their lives in 2007 will be honored in Washington, DC on May 15, 2008 pending their line of duty determination
by the PSOB. We all mourn the loss of these Officers and offer support and hope to their families.
Detective
Kieran T. Shields
Orange PD
EOW 8/7/06
Officer
Tyron Franklin
Paterson PD
EOW 1/7/07
Sergeant
Tommaso Popolizio
Newark PD
EOW 3/3/07
Special Agent
Barry Bush
FBI
EOW 4/5/07
Officer
William Preslar
Lakewood PD
EOW 5/14/07

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
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Wow! Summer has left us and it is finally fall. The leaves are starting to turn and the smell of the colder air is
refreshing.
It has been three months since I was elected President and I am just settling into the position. We have had a few
additions to our board this year. Carol Dechen and Ronnie Venditti have been appointed as new trustees. Carol is the surviving
spouse of Ken Dechen from 2000, and Ronnie is the surviving spouse of Enrico Venditte from 2001. Kevin Laughery,
a surviving sibling from 1992, will remain on as our Vice President. Bill Bosworth, a surviving father from 1997 has taken
on the treasurer’s position, and John Ciuppa, a surviving son from 1954, has remained on as secretary. Our other two trustees
are Dennis Cudnik, a surviving sibling from 1996, and our immediate past President Madeline Neumann, a surviving
spouse from 1989.
I look forward to working with our board this coming year in getting more of our membership involved with the
organization. We are planning many different activities next year including a Golf Tournament and a Dinner Dance to honor
our fallen officers. There is our annual camping trip, and much, much more. If anyone would like to become more involved
with Garden State C.O.P.S. please feel free give me a call or send me an email.
Mike Miller
President
Please check out our new web site for more information at: www.gardenstatecops.com
NEW “800”NUMBER FOR CONTACTING GARDEN STATE C.O.P.S. CHAPTER LEADERSHIP
1-866-576-COPS (2677)
UPDATED WEB SITE: WWW.GARDENSTATECOPS.COM
Garden State C.O.P.S. Mission Statement: Garden State C.O.P.S. – a New Jersey Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors,
Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line
of duty as determined by Federal criteria. Furthermore, C.O.P.S. provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor
victimization issues and educates the public of the need to support the law enforcement profession and its survivors.
MEETING NOTES: Garden State C.O.P.S. will hold four Executive Board meetings per year to go over chapter
business. All survivors are welcome to attend these meetings and participate. The Peer Support meetings will contain no
business. They will be more social in nature. Please try to make the Peer Support meetings even if you feel you no longer
need that kind of support. Your experience can be a lifeline for a newer survivor. As always, children are welcome to
everything we offer.
01/12/08 – Executive Board Meeting at 11:00 am. Peer Support Meeting at 1:30, tentatively scheduled to be held at
Delvetto’s Restaurant in Neptune.
03/08/08 – Executive Board Meeting at 11:00 am. Peer Support Meeting at 1:30. Police Week Meeting, tentatively
scheduled to be held at Delvetto’s Restaurant in Neptune.
06/07/08 – Annual Meeting at 12:00 Noon, tentatively scheduled to be held at Delvetto’s Restaurant in Neptune.
This newsletter is our forum , so if you have something you would like to share with the other survivors in our state, or if you
are involved with a memorial event for your fallen officer, please feel free to submit an article/information for our next
newsletter. We will be mailing out the newsletter quarterly (January, April, July, October). If you have any questions, or would
like to include something in our next newsletter, please contact:
Garden State C.O.P.S
P.O. Box 504, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
1-866-576-COPS (2677) or email: info@gardenstatecops.com

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October:
Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert, Jr.
Police Officer Maxwell Badgley
Patrolman William Bailey
K-9 Officer John P. Burke
Michael J. Buczek
Patrolman William Cahill
Patrolman Robert A. Cardone
Patrolman Hugh J. Clarke
Sergeant William Connelly
Lieutenant Kenneth Dechen
Trooper William J. Doolan
Patrolman Michael Dudash
Becky Dwojeski
Police Officer Peter F. Egnor
Police Officer Edwin B. Fitzpatrick
Trooper Scott Gonzalez
Patrolman William Gudehus
Patrolman Lester J. Guischard
Police Officer John Gutekunst
Patrolman Robert Heacock
Captain John J. Hiney
Special Officer Ronald P. Kleber
Patrolman Daniel B. Laird
Police Officer Robert Lamotta
Corporal Steven Levy
Patrolman Michael P. Mcellen
Police Officer Alfonzo Mcghee
Detective Richard E. Mcgilvery
Police Officer John Mcgovern
Patrolman Thomas F. Mcintyre
Patrolman Nicholas Nester
Police Officer Joseph Nichols
Police Officer Robert J. Paton
Lieutenant Stanley P. Przygocki
Charles T. Randall
Patrolman George Renne
Warden John C. Rheinbold
Patrolman William A. Richards
Police Officer Stuart L. Roberts
Lucille Ross
Police Officer John Salo
Detective Albert Seltzer
Patrolman William Sparta
Detective John A. Tamburro
Special Agent Frank C. Tummillo
Patrolman Joseph K. Vorholz
Albert A. Valentino
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Anniversary Roll Call for Officers who died in
October, November and December
November:
Trooper John Anderson
Police Officer Charles Bernoskie
Patrolman Vincent Brock
Warden David W. Brocker
Police Officer James Calandra
Sergeant Donald P. Carroll
Patrolman John J. Clowar
Detective James Dinley
Patrolman John J. Donnelly
Officer William Flack
Police Officer John F. Galler
Police Officer Charles Gerstner
Police Officer John Gottfried
Detective Nicholas M. Guirado
Patrolman Thomas P. Haughton
Sergeant Richard Himber
Milagros T. Johnson
Ronald Eugene Kelley
Detective Sergeant Patrick King
Sergeant John E. Laughery
Patrolman Stephen Lipka
Martha Dixon Martinez
Police Officer Hitler M. Mcleod
Trooper Robert J. Merenda
Michael J. Miller
Trooper Russell J. Moesta
Trooper Francis R. O'brien
Warden Alfred J. Perkins
Patrolman Mortimer Perry
Patrolman Patricia E. Quinn
Robert Rosenbloom
Patrolman Edward Sabat
Officer John Samra
Police Officer Dewey Sherbo, III
Sergeant Nathaniel Taylor
Patrolman Kenneth Red Vandergrift
John J. Venus
Billy Ray Walls
Assistant Marshal James Walsh
Trooper Hilary Welenc
Trooper Joseph D. Wirth
Patrolman Raymond C. Woods
Trooper Warren G. Yenser
December:
Patrolman George L. Ambrosio
Police Officer Shawn Carson
Trooper Robert E. Coyle
Hilary Cudnik
Police Officer Edward Dehmer
Officer Fabian C. Eklof
Patrolman Herman Kohler Emmons
Patrolman Charles Faust
Police Officer William Fredericks
Joseph Charles Friel
Trooper Finley Carl Fuchs
Police Officer John J. Gaffney
Trooper Peter Gladys
Police Officer Pascal M. Grassi
Trooper Ronald E. Gray
Police Officer Thomas Hunter
Trooper Philip J. Lamonaco
Patrolman Charles F. Lippincott
Patrolman Anthony Lordi, Jr.
Trooper William H. Marshall
Detective William Mccaffery
Police Officer John F. Mcgann
Detective William Mertz
Lieutenant John H. Miller
Patrolman Bernard Murray
Police Officer Robert Nguyen
Eric Nicholson
Patrolman Edward O'brien
Officer Arthur Ohlsen III
Police Officer Harry Orr
Police Officer William J. Perry
Police Officer John T. Plunkett
Trooper Robert J. Prato
Patrolman Edward Ruark
Patrolman Walter Rusinak
Trooper Christopher Scales
Dep. Chief Of Police Robert Shanley
Detective Robert J. Shannon
Trooper John W. Staas
Officer Robert E. Walls
This Roll Call contains all of New
Jersey’s fallen officers who died in
October, November, December, as well
as out of state officers whose family
lives in New Jersey.
Change of Address? If you are moving, or if you want to make corrections to the address shown on your mailing label, please let
us know via email or snail mail. If you no longer wish to be on our mailing list let us know and we will remove your name. Also,
if you know of anyone who would like to be added to our mailing list, send us their information and we will gladly add them.

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Notes of Interest:
November is the 1st anniversary of survivor Mary Haughton’s death. Mary was the surviving mother of Garwood Police Officer Thomas
P. Haughton who died in the line of duty on November 24, 1995. Mary’s husband Tom is in our thoughts and prayers.
Sadie Tedesco passed away on August 22, 2007. She was the surviving mother of Lodi Police Officer Gary Tedesco who was killed in
the line of duty on August 26, 1963. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Tedesco family at this time.
Matthew Dechen, son of Lt. Kenneth Dechen of West Deptford Township, EOW 10/18/00, has announced his engagement to Kimberly
Readon of Rochester, NY. She is a 2001 graduate of Irondequoit High School in Rochester, NY and a 2005 graduate of Philadelphia
University, PA. She is an architect for BluPath Design in Philadelphia. Matthew is a 2001 graduate of West Deptford High School and
a 2004 graduate of Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA. His currently is a national advertising account manager for Slack, Inc.,
West Deptford Township, NJ. A July 2008 wedding is planned.
Jason Baker the only son of Department of Corrections Officer Fred Baker EOW 7/30/97 followed in his
father’s footsteps and has begun a career in law enforcement. Jason graduated from the New Jersey State Police
Academy on August 24, 2007. His grandparents, Arlene & Fred Baker, his step-mother Kelly O’Brien-Baker,
his sister Dara and his aunt Kelli Ann Hawk were all present for his graduation. Good Luck Trooper Baker.
New Web Site
Our web site has been under construction for several months. Derrick LaRane has donation his time and services to make our web site
more efficient and graphically pleasing. When the web site is done, we will be able to sell our promotional materials online as well as
take online donations. We will also be expanding the Roll Call page. We will be adding a picture and brief bio of each officer on the Roll
Call. A tremendous amount of work has gone into updating our web site – thank you Derrick! We also owe a thank you to Mike Miller
who has been working with Derrick and has designed and uploaded a temporary web site. Please check us out at:
www.GardenStateCOPS.com
T-shirts and Posters
New T-shirts are available! We have short sleeve Roll Call T-shirts available for
$12 each plus S&H. (Limited sizes available and some children sizes are
available.) New Roll Call posters are available now for $5 each plus S&H. Call
866-576-2677 and leave a message and we will return your call.
Garden State C.O.P.S. Funeral Detail Committee
We are still accepting volunteers for our new Funeral Detail Committee. This committee was established to share the burden of going to
wakes and funerals. Ideally, we will have survivor volunteers and police officer volunteers in each county so that we can better help new
survivors through their tragedy. We are hoping to offer some type of training in the near future for anyone who may be interested. Training
is not necessary to be on the committee, but it will help to give you confidence. Just remember, we have all been there. Work from
your own experiences and you can’t go wrong
Taxes: Pension and WC is Tax Free Income
New Jersey’s line of duty pension and workman’s compensation are considered tax exempt income. This means you should not be paying
taxes on this income. If you have been paying taxes on your line of duty death benefits, or you would like more information about this
please contact accountant Sharon Battaglino of Battaglino & Company at 732-928-6324 or battaglino@blast.net. Amended tax returns
can be filed for the previous three years.

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Healing Through The Years
By Carol Dechen
Healing Through the Years is a featured article to spotlight one of our survivors, what they’ve gone through and what
they are doing now. The purpose of this article is to highlight how we all are forever changed as a result of the death
of our fallen officer and yet, where hope is found, there can be happiness again, if we allow it.
Our featured article spotlights our chapter co-founder, Madeline Neumann. Madeline is a perfect example of
how we take a tragedy and loss and do some amazing things.
Madeline and Keith knew each other since kindergarten. They went to school together, worked together and
became best friends. They dated for two and a half years and then were married on June 17, 1989. Unfortunately, Keith
was killed in the line of duty six weeks later. At 22 years old, Madeline found herself to be a police widow and a
newlywed, with little peer support to help her grieve.
It was not until early May of 1990 that Madeline learned about the organization known as C.O.P.S.. She had
received a mailing, which had been forwarded to her from Keith’s police department, notifying her of National Police
Week to be held in Washington, DC. As a 22 year old newlywed, there were few other people who could do or say
anything that would help, until she got to Washington, DC with her family for National Police Week. It was there that
she learned about others who were dealing with similar issues. She finally felt that someone understood her pain and
heartache.
Several years after Keith’s death, Madeline and fellow survivor Stacy Culinane decided to found a new
C.O.P.S. Chapter in New Jersey for survivors of local law enforcement agencies. They approached three other
survivors, Cathy Vogel, Rob Speigel and Arlene Knox, to sign on as co-founders. Garden State Survivors was born in
1998. Both Madeline and Stacy realized the need to focus on the local police departments and to define counseling
sessions and hands-on programs geared toward the township and community police departments.
Getting the word out about the new C.O.P.S. Chapter was a daunting task. However, the chapter received
massive media exposure at a press conference held in conjunction with the FOP concerning a concert which was to be
held at the Continental Arena in East Rutherford to support cop killer Mumia Abu Jamar. Many ticket holders were not
aware of the purpose of the concert, so the press conference identified who the concert was for and why it would be
important to support C.O.P.S. and not the concert. Thousands of tickets were returned and one very generous donation
made a contribution to the Garden State C.O.P.S. Chapter. This financial support helped make the way for lots of
programs benefiting the survivors of New Jersey’s local law enforcement agencies.
There is a lot of commitment necessary at the national and local levels within the organization. Madeline has
made this a part of her life for the past nine years since the chapter was founded. Madeline said that she found “feeling
the support of others, helped the healing process” and that all of her work with C.O.P.S. “reinforces positive feelings
and purpose in life”. Currently there are 447 lone of duty officers in New Jersey who Garden State C.O.P.S services.
Every time there is a mailing sent out, it goes to over 1100 people - this includes survivors as well as our supporters
and local police departments.
Madeline now has a new love in her life, Mike Parmenter. Mike and Madeline had attended many of the same
Memorial Services and Law Enforcement funerals aver a six year period, but never knew each other. Once they met
they grew close and soon realized they wanted to build a life together. Eleven years later, they now have four children
- Mike’s son from a previous marriage and three of their own. Madeline currently holds the position of Trustee and
Immediate Past President of our chapter. Running around with three little children at home, her focus will be on her
family and as as a resource for others who have chosen to step up and be active in the Garden State C.CO.P.S Chapter
of C.O.P.S..
Madeline’s closing remarks were, “Healing does not mean forgetting. We are all healing, but we will never
forget our loved ones. We will continue to be here to support others and grieve with them”.

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Garden State COPS 2007 Annual Camping Trip

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Legislative Update: There are currently two pieces of legislation concerning changes to Workman’s Compensation. The
first bill is S1005/A2245, which will bring surviving spouses’ workman’s compensation up to speed with today’s current
rate, as well as allow for future cost of living increases. This bill has passed out of the Senate Labor Committee and is
waiting to be posted to the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. S1005 is sponsored by Sen. Stephen Sweeney,
Sen. Walter Kavcnaugh, and cosponsored by Sen. Joseph Coniglio. A2245 needs to be posted to the Assembly Labor
Committee and is sponsored by Assemblymen John Burzichelli and Gordon Johnson, and Assemblywoman Joan Quigley.
The second bill, S2351/A3556, would allow widows to remarry and continue to collect their workman’s compensation
benefit. This bill has passed out of both the Senate and Assembly Labor Committees and is waiting to get posted to both
Senate and Assembly Appropriations. There is a strong chance this bill will get passed into law this December or January.
If doesn’t, then we have to start over and reintroduce the bill. Please write, email or fax your local legislators asking them
to support this bill. Sponsors for this in the Assembly bill are: Jeff Van Drew, Joan Quigley, Frederick Scalera, Nelson
Albano, Neil Cohen, and Charles Epps. Sponsors for this in the Senate bill are: Fred Madden, Stephen Sweeney, and Lames
McCullough.
Annual Camping Trip
This year’s camping trip was by the far the best yet! Due in large part to the efforts of
Michael Parmenter and a generous donation by the South Jersey Chapter of the Police
Unity Tour. Mike arranged for several law enforcement agencies to take part in our
weekend. The Department of Corrections put on a K-9 demonstration, the New Jersey
State Police stopped by with the helicopter, the New Jersey State Park Police brought
fishing poles for all the kids and helped them to fish – they even helped us cook
breakfast! We also had a wildlife rescue specialist come with several animals for the
kids to learn about and pet. He brought a python, a tarantula, a snapping turtle, a
chinchilla, and an alligator. Of course some animals we didn’t pet! We also had
a wonderful woman come and do face painting for the kids. And we had
someone come in to show us how the Indians used to start fires and
make jewelry out of leaves! We affectionately called him “Nature Boy”.
All this was in addition to our regular events! We fished, kayaked, we did tie
die shirts, we made garden stepping stones, and we painted picture frames. We
even made smores’ at the campfire. We are looking forward to next year’s
camping trip already! The same cabin has been booked for Friday, June 22
through Monday, June 25, 2008. We had so much fun we have added and extra
day! Mark your calendars! The cabin only holds 30 people.
Upcoming Events:
Date to be Determined – Bus trip to Washington, DC
11/02/07 – Neptune PBA Dinner to benefit Garden State C.O.P.S.. Madeline Neumann
will be the guest of honor.
11/08/07 – Newark Blue Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Newark, NJ at 10:00 am.
12/09/07 – Holiday Party and Peer Support Meeting at the Youth Temple, Ocean Grove at
12:00 pm.
01/12/08 – Executive Board Meeting at 11:00 am. Peer Support Meeting at 1:30 pm,
tentatively scheduled to be held at Delvetto’s Restaurant in Neptune.
03/08/08 – Executive Board Meeting at 11:00 am. Peer Support Meeting at 1:30. Police
Week Meeting, tentatively scheduled to be held at Delvetto’s Restaurant in
Neptune.
06/07/08 – Annual Meeting at 12:00 Noon, tentatively scheduled to be held at Delvetto’s
Restaurant in Neptune.

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C.O.P.S. 2008 Hands-On Programs
National C.O.P.S. sponsors several hand on programs for survivors. These very worthwhile programs are offered
at no cost to the survivor. Our chapter will reimburse any survivor who attends one of these programs for their
travel expenses – no matter what year your officer died. The Retreats for 2007 are now over. Anyone who has
attended any of these programs please drop us a line to let everyone know how it was. Please submit your travel
receipts for reimbursement. C.O.P.S. offers the following survivor programs:
2008 Adult Children's Retreat – July.
2008 "C.O.P.S. Kids" Camp (ages 6-14) – end of July into August (same week as Outward Bound).
2008 C.O.P.S. Outward Bound Adventure (ages 15-20) – end of July into August (same week as C.O.P.S. Kids
Camp).
2008 C.O.P.S. Siblings' Retreat – September.
2008 C.O.P.S. Surviving Spouses Getaway – September.
2008 C.O.P.S. Parents Retreat – October.
2008 C.O.P.S. In-Laws Retreat – October.
Survivors will normally be notified by National C.O.P.S.. If you are not on their mailing list contact us for
information.
C.O.P.S. Walk
National C.O.P.S. will be holding the 3rd annual
C.O.P.S. Walk this October. Survivors and friends
will walk 25 miles in two days along the scenic
Potomic River outside of Washington DC to raise
funds for National C.O.P.S.. Madeline Neumann (w
’89) walked the first year, Jennifer Ventura (w ’01)
walked last year, and this year Carol Dechen (w ’00)
and Donna Lamonico (w ’81 Survivors of the
Triangle) are walking. Good Luck Carol and Donna!
If you are interested in making a pledge for this event
visit www.nationalcops.org.
Election of New Officers and
Appointment of Trustees
During our Annual Meeting on June 2 the following
people were elected to office:
President: Mike Miller
Vice President: Kevin Laughery
Secretary: John I. Ciuppa
Treasurer: Bill Bosworth
Mike Miller nominated the following people for the
position of Trustee and the Board agreed:
Madeline Neumann
Dennis Cudnik
Carol Dechen
Veronica Venditte
C.O.P.S. Awareness
We are looking for ideas to raise awareness for the
C.O.P.S. organization. National C.O.P.S. awareness
week is in March. Please let us know if you have an
idea to help spread the news about our C.O.P.S.
organization. Contact anyone of our board members
listed on our web site at www.gardenstatecops.com
Payroll Deductions
Mike Miller and Kevin Laughery are working on a
payroll deduction campaign. They plan to approach
and visit law enforcement agencies throughout our
state and give a presentation requesting them to
implement payroll deductions. The goal is to have
officers donate to our chapter through payroll
deductions. By giving just $1 a week to Garden
State C.O.P.S., the financial support to our chapter
would be tremendous. If an officer or department is
interested in helping us get this campaign off the
ground, please contact Mike Miller, 856-217-5796
or email at dizwizz@comcast.net, or Kevin
Laughery at (908) 451-1156 or email at
equin10689@aol.com and we will be glad to make
a presentation to your department. If you are a
survivor and would like to help us when we
approach your officer’s department, please contact
Mike Miller.

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Neptune PBA Dinner to benefit Garden State C.O.P.S.
The Monmouth County PBA Conference is holding its inaugural Policemen’s Ball on Friday, November 2, 2007
honoring Madeline Neumann. The black tie event is hosted by Neptune PBA Local #74. Proceeds from the dinner
will benefit Garden State C.O.P.S.. Tickets are $125 per person. If you are interested in attending, please contact
the Event Chairman Scott Cox of Neptune Twp. Police Department at 732-620-3801 by October 19th.
Mark your calendar!
Our annual Holiday Party is set for Sunday, December 9th at 12:00 noon. We will have a buffet luncheon catered
by Delvetto’s Restaurant at the Youth Temple in Ocean Grove (directly across from the Great Auditorium). We
always have such fun at this party; the adults sit back and relax over a great lunch while the children are kept busy
with crafts and a visit from Santa. If you are interested in coming, please respond by December 1st with Madeline
Neumann at 609-625-1024 or gssnjcops@aol.com. Invitations are due to go out the beginning of November.
C.O.P.S. Chapter Training
Another hands-on training program offered by the parent organization of Concerns for Police Survivors is the
C.O.P.S. Chapter training. This training is an annual mandatory training session that each chapter must send at
least one representative. This year the session was attended by Mike Miller (current President of our Garden State
Chapter) and Carol Dechen (current Trustee of our Garden State Chapter). Survivor Carmen Petrelli was a travel
partner and attended Chapter training as a representative from the New Jersey State Police Survivors of the
Triangle C.O.P.S. Chapter. The venue for the training was the YMCA Trout Lodge in Potosi, Missouri. The trip
was adventuresome and fun, to say the least. Getting out of the Philadelphia Airport seemed to be the most
troublesome part of the trip. Delay after delay resulted in us standing in numerous long lines to rebook flights for
one reason or another. Our day began at 5am and ended when we arrived at our destination at 10pm. If it wasn’t
for the kindness of a fellow survivor, who lives in the vicinity of the Saint Louis Airport and did not mind waiting
for the delayed trio from New Jersey, we might not have made it to our final destination. We were quite thankful
for our angel in a minivan to aid us in getting to our meeting place in the woods of Missouri. As one of the newest
members of the Board, I learned some valuable information about the hands-on programs of C.O.P.S.. We learned
what other chapters are doing in memory of their fallen officers and obtained some tips for fund-raising. The
sessions were full of fun, laughter, sorrow and joy as we remembered our officers. The YMCA lodge offers a
spectacular view from the balcony of your room or from the port side of a pontoon boat. Either way, it was another
memorable experience with new found friends and staff members from C.O.P.S. at our side.
Visit us at:
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We would like to thank all of the people who have generously donated to our chapter. Your donations are so very
important because we have NO OUTSIDE SOURCE OF FUNDING. We operate solely on the donations we
receive. We have seen many different ways in which people are finding to support us. Several survivors have
donated funds to us through events that are held in their officer’s memory. Several people have also requested that
donations be sent to us in lieu of flowers at funerals. One couple even requested that people donate to us instead
of giving a gift at their wedding and they sent a generous donation in lieu of weddings favors for their guests. We
truly appreciate everyone who has supported our chapter through their donations.
P.O. Box 504
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
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GARDEN STATE C.O.P.S.
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