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Arrangements For Late Tow Truck-Driving Bergen First Responder Include Procession Arrangements For Late Tow Truck-Driving Bergen First Responder Include Procession
Arrangements For Late Tow Truck-Driving Bergen First Responder Include Procession A tow truck procession escorted by police will honor a driver who was killed while responding to a call on Route 3. The procession for Robert Thornton, 31, an EMS volunteer from Ridgefield Park, will begin at 3:45 p.m. Friday, March 4, on southbound Veterans Boulevard. Rutherford police will lead the procession, joined by other local police motorcycle units. Thornton, who donated his organs, will be cremated and his remains interred in Madonna Cemetery in Fort Lee with his father's, said his cousin, Monique Schwarz. Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Macagna-Diffily-Onorato…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Even In Death,' Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder Will Continue To Save Lives 'Even In Death,' Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder Will Continue To Save Lives
'Even In Death,' Tow Truck-Driving NJ First Responder Will Continue To Save Lives The Stars & Stripes were raised and then lowered to half-staff in honor of a tow truck-driving first responder from Bergen County who was taken off life support this weekend after being gravely injured while responding to a call. Robert Thornton, 31, of Ridgefield Park, was officially pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, loved ones said. Even in death, Thornton "will now save many lives," Moonachie First Aid & Rescue Squad Lt. Chris Yuhasz said. Thornton's organs were harvested following a solemn ceremony Sunday that drew a large cr…

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by Jerry DeMarco