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important for (us) to bond in a non-griev-
ing setting.”
While kids, grandkids, nieces and
nephews splashed and swam through
the park, siblings, partners and spous-
es from families of fallen officers spent
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time lounging in the sun and relaxing in
the lazy river. Each of them remembered
their loved ones in special ways, knowing
that if they were there, they too would
love Survivors Day.
Nick Dell’Acqua wore a T-shirt to honor
fallen officers from the Essex County Po-
lice Department.
The Collura family also wore T-shirts
to honor Fair Lawn Police Department
Officer Mary Ann Collura, who was lost in
2003. Pat Collura made sure that carloads
of grandchildren and other family mem-
bers attended the light-hearted event,
knowing that her sister would have loved
to be, too.
“This would have been her favorite
day,” Pat noted. “She would have taken off
work to be here with the kids and having
just as much fun.”