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Allen Fednick was struck and killed by a train after his car stalled on railroad tracks on March 5, 1980. He left behind a pregnant wife who later miscarried.
Those who knew Fednick described him as a “a good cop, a good husband and a great friend.”
Still, his death wasn’t formally recognized with any form of lasting tribute — until now.
Officer Frank McCall began looking into it soon after joining the department two years ago.
McCall, the treasurer for Hackensack PBA Local 9, said he was told the union couldn’t afford a plaque. It can now, he said.
A dedication ceremony was being arranged with mostly police officers attending. Fednick’s wife died a few years ago, and he had little other known family in the area.
“The police director [Michael Mordaga] gave us badges to put on the plaque,” McCall, a Teaneck native, told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “The Officer Down site provided the photograph.
“The plaque will go in the front lobby Hall of Heroes in the display case,” he said. “We think it’s a fitting tribute.”
PHOTO TOP (l. to r.) Hackensack PBA Local 9 Delegate Anthony DiPersia, Treasurer Frank McCall, President Frank Cavallo
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