Lived in Long Branch and West Long Branch all his life.
Communicant of St. John the Baptist Church, Long Branch
He served City of Long Branch as a Special Police Officer, a Paid fire fighter and then he joined the Police department finishing his career as a Detective. he served as the Citys Juvinille detective during his tenure. Amongst his honors he was named Policeman of the year by the Long Branch Exchange Club, and the Monmouth County 200 Club for his heroic efforts in the Long Branch Post Office where he had disarmed an individual who was involved in a stabbing
Past President of the Long Branch First Aid Squad,Member of the Atlantic Engine Co.
Past President of the Long Branch PBA local # 10.He was an avid cook, an art he learned as a young boy working in his families diner on Broadway in Long Branch O´Connors diner.
He was a founding member of the Long Branch Boxing Assoc. And a trustee of the Long Branch Police Athletic League. Currently employed by the Long Branch Board of Education as the Safe School Environment Person. He was a trustee of the IAMA