Fanwood Tree Lighting and Holiday Celebration 2018!

Our crews at the Fanwood Tree Lighting Festivities!! From left to right: Vice President Dave Zawodniak, Sergeant Shreya Kachroo, President Ed Winsor, Jamie Pedinoff, Joan Lozowski, Nick Tripodi, 2nd Lieutenant Adam Miksis, Lisa Walker, Captain Patty Buckridee, and Jesse Buckridee!

Today we had a standby at the Borough of Fanwood Tree Lighting Event!!! It was an amazing event full of festive spirits and happy smiles all around despite the slight drizzle!

Thanks to our crews for coming out for this event and kicking off the festive season with an amazing squad turnout!!

 

Life Member Harry Mee’s Last Call

Today was the funeral of one of our life members Harry S. Mee. To those who did or did not know him, he was a great inspiration, not only to his family but to his friends and extended family at the Fanwood Rescue Squad. He was a courageous and dedicated member of the Rescue Squad, a loving husband and a father who carried out a duty to protect all of those he loved. A righteous man who always committed his time to help his community and responding to as many calls as he could- he is a continuous reminder to all of us to help people and strive for your passions. To be a helping hand wherever someone may need it. While some of us never had the chance to meet him- we are all eternally grateful for the sacrifices that he and his family has made serving his country in the Air Force, Fanwood Fire Department and Fanwood Rescue Squad.

We would also really like to thank the Mee Family for allowing us to be a part of the proceedings today and opening their hearts to us. It is with great honor that we were able to complete our beloved past captains final last call with us in the very ambulance that he himself had in design. Below is the dispatch ticket for his funeral and his last call today.

A special thank you to those who made it possible for us to be apart of the events today. Thank you to Ed Winsor, Jim Drewes, Walter Scott, and Katherina Abreu for setting up the ambulance for Harry. Thank you D&C landscaping for loaning us supplies to make this possible.

Thank you Harry S. Mee and to his family for sharing your keepsake memories, beautiful photographs and a memorable last call.
Fanwood Rescue Squad Life Member Harry Mee passed on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at the age of 85. Harry was a volunteer with the Rescue Squad for more than 30 years, serving as captain in 1975. He also served with the Fanwood Fire Department. A native of Newark, NJ, Harry and his wife Dolores raised their three children in Fanwood. He was a familiar figure in our town because of the many people he helped as a volunteer. His passion for helping others made him an inspiration to many.
Those in interested in paying respects may do so  Monday, November 12, 2018, 3-7 PM at the Laurel Funeral Home, 201 Laurel Ave, Keansburg, NJ.