Funeral Livestreaming For NJ State Police Sergeant Who Died From Work-Related Injury

HOWELL, NJ — New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Sean W. Acker is to be laid to rest Monday in a funeral Mass set to be held in Howell.

The funeral Mass at St. Veronica Roman Catholic Church is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. and is being livestreamed on the church's YouTube channel.

You can watch that livestream here.

Acker died Feb. 4 from a work-related injury, Acting New Jersey State Police Superintendent Lt. Col. David Sierotowicz said. He was 48 years old.

He served in the U.S. Air Force, enlisting in 1998, and was one of the first members of the Air Force Phoenix Ravens, who are specially trained security forces personnel. He retired as a staff sergeant then joined the New Jersey State Police in 2006, which is where he met his wife, Lisa, a now-retired captain in the NJ State Police. The couple has two children.

"Sean was defined by his loyalty, quiet strength, and sense of humor," his family said in his obituary on the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home website. "He was a devoted husband, a loving and dedicated father, a steadfast son, brother, uncle and a loyal friend who could always be counted on."

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