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January Memorial: Honoring Fallen Members of Westfield Fire Department

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January 02, 2026 | NEW JERSEY Courtesy of Town of Westfield, NJ Fire Department,
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The Town of Westfield, New Jersey Fire Department honors its personnel who died in January. These people made a lasting impression on the department and their coworkers by serving their communities with devotion and dedication.

Joseph Perry (1/27/1917), James Moffett (1/1/1920), Howard P. Manning (1/25/1920), Charles N. Codding (1/21/1926), William H. Stitt (1/27/1927), Patrick Traynor (1/6/1934), Rollin P. Grant (1/17/1936), Leonard F. Collins (1/11/1940), William Kelly (1/15/1941), Michael Kelly (1/26/1941), George B. Dickenson (1/27/1941), W. H. Chamberlain (1/22/1943), J. Isaacs (1/14/1952), Lawrence French (1/29/1973), H. P. Townsend (1/14/1992), E. Lemke (1/17/1996), J. Dries (1/9/2002), and J. Brennan (1/30/2016). Their service is remembered with respect and gratitude. Gone, but not forgotten.

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Courtesy of Town of Westfield, NJ Fire Department

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