In Memory of Chief DeMora

The Borough of Swedesboro has lowered our flags to half-staff in honor of Chief Daniel F. DeMora who served on the Swedesboro Police Force for 35 years, 28 years of which were served as the Chief of Police.  Chief DeMora passed away on March 11, 2020.

Chief DeMora’s life is a story of service to his Country and our Swedesboro community.  Below are some of the highlights of his life.

Chief Daniel F. DeMora
Born November 8, 1942  Camden NJ

Enlisted in the United States Army 1962
Assigned to 5th US Army
Recruited by 5th Special Forces Group Trained as Combat Medic
Deployed to Republic of Vietnam for 24 months
Honorably Discharged from US Army 1967 as Specialist 5 (Sergeant)

Hired by Borough of Swedesboro as Patrolman 1967
Served as Patrolman until 1974
Promoted to Chief of Police in 1974 until retirement, a total of 35 years of Borough service

Member of St. Joseph’s RC Church Swedesboro NJ
Member of Knights of Columbus St. Francis Council
Board Member Gloucester County 4-H Board

Husband to Barbara Elaine DeMora (deceased) who retired from the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District.

Chief DeMora leaves behind:
Son Daniel L. DeMora, Retired Special Agent US DOJ, and Attorney at Law.

Grandchildren Stephanie, Meghan and Maria DeMora

His best friends Joe & Fred Nicolosi and life-long buddy Alfio (Fred) Bonaventura

Chief Dan DeMora dedicated almost his entire adult life after his military service to the Borough of Swedesboro.

On a personal note, Chief DeMora offered me some much-needed advice during my time as Mayor, in an unfiltered and blunt manner at times.  I truly appreciate all he did for me but much more importantly on behalf of the Borough of Swedesboro we thank Chief Dan DeMora for his decades of service to our community.

Rest in Peace Chief.

Thomas Fromm, Mayor of Swedesboro

 

Swedesboro to ‘Light it up Blue’ for Autism Awareness

 

Swedesboro Residents:

I would like to ask you to help us to Light it Up Blue in Swedesboro to show our community’s support for Autism Awareness Month that starts on April 2nd.  We do this each year to show our support for those in our community who are affected by Autism, and in reality that is almost all of us.  Our goal is also to increase awareness of Autism and especially how early detection and treatment can have a tremendous impact on our children.

I have asked all of our businesses to swap out a couple of their outdoor lights with blue bulbs until April 30th and I would also like to ask everyone in town if they can do the same.  True Value will have blue bulbs available for this effort so please check with them if you need blue bulbs.

The town will be doing our part once again by lighting up our streetlights and buildings with Blue Lights.  This is the type of thing that makes Swedesboro such a great community to live, work and operate a business.  I really hope that we can make this year the best one yet so please join us as we

Light it Up Blue in Swedesboro.

Please feel free to share this message with anyone in Swedesboro who you think will participate in this effort – businesses or residents.

If you want more information about  Autism Awareness Month please check out this website – https://www.autismspeaks.org/liub

Thank you for all you do for Swedesboro.

Tom Fromm

Mayor