[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 11 (Thursday, February 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO CHIEF A. LEROY WARD

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 12, 1998

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the late Mr. 
A. Leroy Ward, the former police chief of Neptune Township, NJ, who 
passed away earlier this week at the age of 83.
  Mr. Ward served 35 years on the Neptune police force, beginning as a 
patrolman in 1944 and rising through the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant 
and captain before appointed chief on February 1, 1964. He retired in 
1979. A loving husband and father, he is survived by his wife of 61 
years, Dorothea, two sons, two daughters, 10 grandchildren and five 
great-grandchildren. His son James A. Ward currently serves as the 
Neptune Township Police Chief.
  Mr. Ward was born in Newark, NJ, and lived for more than 50 years in 
the Ocean Grove area of Neptune. He was past president of the Monmouth 
County Chiefs of Police Association and a member of the New Jersey 
International Chiefs of Police Association. He was a member of St. 
Paul's United Methodist Church in Ocean Grove, the Wall-Spring Lake 
Lodge 73 of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Washington Fire Company 1 
of Ocean Grove and the New Jersey Exempt Firemen's Association.
  The obituary for Mr. Ward that was published in the Asbury Park Press 
of New Jersey quoted political and law enforcement leaders praising the 
former chief for his consummate professionalism. Mr. Ward served during 
a time of explosive growth in Neptune Township, and he responded very 
well to the challenges and opportunities posed by these changes. He 
reached out to all parts of the community, from young people to senior 
citizens, and fostered a strong sense of respect between the police and 
the community.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to this great public servant 
and fine man, Chief A. Leroy Ward. I extend my condolences to his 
family, and hope that the many tributes pouring in for Mr. Ward will be 
a source of comfort to them.

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