In Memoriam – 2024
21 Nov 2024, Posted by Meetings and Events, News, State News inWe, the delegates to the 106th Annual Meeting of NJ Farm Bureau gathered in
Cherry Hill, NJ hereby mourn the passing and recognize the lifetime accomplishments
of our fellow Farm Bureau members and NJ agriculturalists listed below.
Wally Johnson, Retired Farmer – Monmouth County
Evans Neale, Farmer – Gloucester County
Dan Farrand, Farmer – Morris County
Dorothy Pettit, Farmer – Burlington County
James Durr, Farmer – Burlington County
Bill Brooks, Farmer – Salem County
Bob Hughey, Former NJDEP Commissioner
Fred and Jean Wainwright, Jr., Farmer – Burlington County
Joe & Donarose Atchison, Parents of Joe Atchison, III – Asst. Secretary of Ag
Congressman Bill Pascrell, New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District
Congressman Donald Payne, New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District
Assemblyman Chuck Haytaian, Former New Jersey Assembly Speaker
Elizabeth Infante, Mother of Michelle Casella – County Ag Agent-Gloucester County
Mother-in-law of Ben Casella – NJFB staff
Sam Alloway, III, Farmer – Burlington County
Janice Krowicki, Co-owner of Krowicki Farm and Greenhouses – Ocean County
Chris Kleinguenther, Staff – NJ Department of Agriculture
Edward Kralovich, Farmer – Somerset County
Michael Thompson, Husband of Liz Thompson – NJFB staff
Ginny Murray, Mother of Al Murray – NJFB consultant
Franklyn Wooden, Beekeeper – Hunterdon County
Robert Best, Sr., Farmer – Warren County
Sam Race, Farmer – Farm Bureau director – NJDA Soil Conservation official
John Rigolizzo, Jr., Former NJFB president; farmer – Camden County
Frank Zamensky, Sr., Farmer – Burlington County
Steve DuBois, Farmer – Salem County
Mary Duffield, Farmer – Gloucester County
(November 18, 2024)