West Essex First Aid Squad Honors Past, Present Members

West Orange, NJ - The West Essex First Aid Squad (WEFAS) hosted their annual installation dinner at The Manor in West Orange on Jan. 8.

According to a social media post, the WEFAS welcomed past and present members of the squad from Caldwell, Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and West Caldwell.

During the meeting, West Caldwell Mayor Joe Tempesta read a proclamation to recognize Jessie Bunn on “her many years of service to the West Essex First Aid Squad,” the social media post stated.

During the meeting, the WEFAS recognized new officers including:

• President - Thomas Tom Bradley
• Vice President - Naomi Moylen
• Treasurer - Dennis Hoskins
• Recording Secretary - Carmine Saldutto
• Corresponding Secretary - Jessie Bunn
• Member of the Board of Trustees - Kathleen Kathy Marchetti
• Squad Chaplin - Rev.Vivian Rodeffer

The WEFAS recognized the following members for their length of service:

• Ryan Peter - 5 years
• Bryan Drastal - 5 years
• Tim Kelly - 5 years
• Matt Flint - 5 years
• Samantha Sutherlin O’Neill- 10 years
• Terry Peterson - 25 years
• Jessie Bunn - 35 years
• Barbara Ashton - 40 years
• John Taylor - 40 years
• Midge Winnicki - 55 years

The WEFAS recognized the following members for reaching lifetime call milestones in 2015:

• Brian Drastal - 1000 calls
• Josh Marx - 1000 calls
• Samantha O’Neill - 2000 calls
• Linda Piccirillo - 2000 calls
• Peter Nancoz - 3000 calls
• Dwight Drastal - 4000 calls

Photo via the West Essex First Aid Squad, Facebook