It was 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month. It was Veterans Day in Fair Haven on Monday. And the ceremony at Memorial Park was the continuation of a longtime tradition.
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That ship has not sailed. It has, in fact, gone under and out to sea.
It’s the USS New Jersey submarine. It was commissioned at the Naval Weapons Station Earle (NWS Earle) pier in the Leonardo section of Middletown on Saturday; and Fair Haven First Aid Squad members were on hand to offer EMS support at the ceremony.
Continue reading Scene Around: Fair Haven First Aiding at a U.S. Navy Submarine Commissioning Red Bank-raised Frank Mancino died on July 24 after a long illness. He was 88.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Red Bank-Raised RBR Grad, Frank Mancino, 88 Former captain with the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Navy veteran and Red Bank Catholic High School graduate, Thomas Joseph Philburn, known as Tom, TJ, dad, uncle, brother, Captain, and Poppop, passed away on May 9.
Continue reading In Memoriam: U.S. Navy Vet, RBC ’73 Grad, Tom ‘TJ’ Philburn Lifetime Fair Havenite and U.S. Navy veteran John Sears Jr. passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 4, his family by his side. He was 94.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Lifetime Fair Havenite, U.S. Navy Vet, John Sears Jr., 94 Former Fair Haven resident, Frank John Wrublewski, more recently of Palm City, FL, passed away after a stroke on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at home with his children. He was 102.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Fair Havenite, Frank Wrublewski, 102“To his friends and family, Roger was known for his quick wit and great jokes. You could tell one was coming when he would get a little twinkle in his eye and start elbowing the person next to him while winking. His ability to tell stories and jokes to the young and old of the family was a special talent. It often left you with his infectious laughter ringing in your ears and a new understanding of the phrase ‘when Irish eyes are smiling.'” ~ family of Roger Fitzsimmons
Longtime Little Silver resident Roger J. Fitzsimmons passed away peacefully at his home on April 7. He was 91.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Little Silver Resident, U.S. Navy Vet, Roger Fitzsimmons, 91
Write on!
That’s the literal sentiment around the Rumson-Fair Haven towns and far beyond concerning Fair Havenite Jane Waterhouse’s recent honor for her legacy memoir Valor in Action. The book spotlights the artwork of her father, U.S. Marine Colonel Charles Waterhouse, who, in his final years, illustrated the valorous moments of hundreds of American heroes in wartime.
Continue reading Scene Around: A Fair Haven Author & Her HonorLongtime Fair Havenite, U.S. Navy World War II veteran and centenarian-plus, Henry E. Stevens passed away peacefully on Feb. 3. He was 102.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Forever Fair Haven Centenarian-plus, U.S. Navy World War II Vet, Henry Stevens, 102Longtime Rumsonite, World War II vet, fireman and first-aider Paul O. Whitfield passed away peacefully on Dec. 10 at his home with his wife of more than 71 years by his side. He was 95.
Continue reading In Memorium: Longtime Rumson Fireman, First Aider, WWII Vet Paul Whitfield, 95
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