Police Gym Dedication Honors Manchester's Thompson

MANCHESTER, NJ -- The Manchester Township Police Department has dedicated the department's gym to the memory of Cpl. Scott R. Thompson on the first anniversary of his death.

Thompson,47, collapsed at the gym while working out. He had been a member of the Manchester force since 1999.

A tribute posted on the department's Facebook page announced the gym dedication:

"One year ago today, on April 10th, 2015, we lost Cpl. Scott R. Thompson. At the request of his family, a ceremony with his brother officers was held this morning to dedicate our department gym as the Cpl. Scott R. Thompson #352 Memorial Fitness Center. Cpl. Thompson always enjoyed his time in this gym, often arriving hours before his shift in the early morning to work out.

At the dedication, Chief Lisa Parker spoke about the closeness of the Manchester Township Police Department family, and how we will always consider Cpl. Thompson's wife Tracy and daughters Kelsey and Sydney members of our family.

Scott loved his family, and he loved his brother officers. We miss him, and think about him each day. We know that he continues to watch over us."

Thompson's memory also will be honored during the 2016 Unity Tour, which begins May 9. Tracy Thompson is scheduled to join Manchester Police Officers Michael Lynch, Michael Anderson, Patrick Morgan, Shawn Cavalcante and Thomas Chant, Arthur Cronk, Christopher Hemhauser, Douglas Higgins, Anthony Iliadis, Michael Leming, Kyle Rickvalsky, John Tobias and Brian Collins on the journey.