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Funeral Services Set For Bergen County DPW Worker Who Died In Tree Accident Funeral Services Set For Bergen County DPW Worker Who Died In Tree Accident
Funeral Services Set For Bergen County DPW Worker Who Died In Tree Accident Funeral arrangements for Thomas "Tommy" Epper of Hackenasck have been set.  The 48-year-old Bergen County DPW worker died on Thursday, July 26 while removing a Saddle River tree. A funeral service will be Aug. 1 at 11:30 a.m., at the Gentile Funeral Home, followed by burial at Hackensack Cemetery. "Tommy was a great presence in our parks," his colleagues from the Ridgewood Duck Pond said. "To say he will be missed is a understatement." Epper worked as an assistant supervisor of heavy equipment operators for the Bergen County Department of Public Works. He w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Was Dedicated Hackensack EMT, Colleagues Say DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Was Dedicated Hackensack EMT, Colleagues Say
DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Was Dedicated Hackensack EMT, Colleagues Say He was a brother, a father and a friend to all, a dedicated EMT. That's how the Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps remembers former member Thomas Epper, 48, who was tragically killed Thursday removing a Saddle River tree for the Bergen County DPW. Epper's sister, Terry Epper Muller, is a HVAC trustee, former captain and president. "It is with deep regret that I have to announce the sudden, tragic passing of a former EMT of our Corps, Thomas Epper," President Brian Corcoran said in a release. "Please keep the Epper family in your prayers during this very difficult time.&quo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified
Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation Identified A Bergen County DPW worker who killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Thursday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was a two-year heavy equipment operator in the Bergen County DPW, County Executive James Tedesco announced. He was transported fatally injured while performing a routine tree-clearing in Saddle River, Tedesco said. "The Bergen County family mourns with the Epper family," he said in a release.  "I want to thank the first responders for their heroic actions together with the work crew that was present at the time." The …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation ID'd UPDATE: Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation ID'd
Update: Bergen County DPW Worker Killed In Saddle River Tree Removal Operation ID'd A Bergen County DPW worker who was killed during a tree removal operation in Saddle River Wednesday has been identified by county officials. Thomas Epper, 48, was in serious condition as of 5:15 p.m. when he was transported to The Valley Hospital. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

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by Cecilia Levine