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Dennis R. Haggerty was in the above-ground pool on Windsor Road when he suffered the attack shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, July 6, loved ones said.
A family member and a neighbor quickly got him out, they said.
CPR was conducted and a defibrillator used on Haggerty, who was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, Wood-Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Biamonte said.
"Denny" Haggerty was described by many as kind, loving, gentle and generous.
Formerly of Jersey City and Hoboken, he was a supervisor with the U.S. Postal Service in Hoboken and a charter member of the Knights of Columbus's St. Anthony Council #11585 in Wood-Ridge.
Haggerty leaves a wife, Carol (nee Sidoti) Haggerty, a daughter, Kristen Steed, and her husband, Brian, and a son, James Haggerty, and his wife, Sophia, as well as two grandchildren and two sisters.
SEE: Dennis R. Haggerty of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey | 1955 - 2023 | Obituary (Costa Memorial Home)
A funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, at Costa Memorial Home Boulevard and Central Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights, with interment to follow in Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington.
Visiting hours at the funeral home are from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 11.
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