Plaques are a funny thing. For a small donation, you can have a plaque dedicated to anyone on pretty much any park bench in Gloucester Township. However, is it appropriate to have a plaque (created with public money) dedicated to a sitting Mayor… created by that same Mayor?

Is it just me, or is there something very Nazi Germany, Soviet Russian and Maoist China about all of that?

Mayor Mayer is the Mayor of Gloucester Township, and has had some form of political role in South Jersey ever since about 2002. This past week, I have received a barrage of criticism from friends and acquaintances on social media about Mayor Mayer’s seemingly tasteless move of allowing a plaque/statue to be raised in his honor at Gloucester Township Park:

 

\”It seems that a small statue has been placed on a newly constructed wall at GT Community Park. The plaque reads Dedicated to Mayor David R. Mayer April 2013. It is incredulous that the mayor and his friends would use public money and resources to stoke his massive ego. How incredibly narcissistic can one man be? Was this discussed and approved by his council?\”

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Born: May 09, 1923
Died: October 27, 2015

 

Preston Pendarvis, of Bellmawr, passed on October 27, 2015, surrounded by his family. Age 92.

Beloved husband of Luigina (nee Penna). Devoted father of Robert Pendarvis (Donna), Anna Parks, Louise Peters (John), and Rosalie Pendarvis. Loving grandfather of Robert (Lisa), Richard, John, Michael (Jamie), Danielle, Nicole (Chris), and Danielle (Greg) and great grandfather of 9. Dear brother of Mary Rutter.

Mr. Pendarvis proudly served in WWII with the US Air Force.

There will be a visitation from 8:45 to 9:45am Saturday morning at St. Joachim Parish, Annunciation BVM Church, 601 W. Browning Road, Bellmawr, NJ.

Funeral Mass 10am at the Church.

Entombment New St. Mary’s Mausoleum, Bellmawr.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Preston’s memory to Rett Syndrome Research Trust, 67 Under Cliff Road, Trumbull, CT 06611 (www.reverserett.org) – Memo: Molly Foley.

via www.gardnerfuneralhome.com

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ–Corporal Joseph Foley was welcomed back to his Gloucester City hometown on Saturday, Oct. 24, from his recent deployment to Bahrain with the US Marine Corps. A large crowd of family, friends, and local dignitaries gathered at the VFW Post 3620 on Burlington Street for the celebration.