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FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE PASSES AWAY
By Lauren Puglisi
One of Manchester's finest is gone.
Former Manchester Township Chief of Police Thomas S. McCallum passed away at the age of 71 this past Thursday.
As a longtime police officer, McCallum strived to uphold the township's mission statement by serving all people with equal courtesy, consideration, fairness and dignity during his long tenure with the department.
Pat Mongiardini, secretary for the chief of police, said that McCallum started at Manchester Police Department as a patrol officer in February 1966 and advanced to chief of police after 32 years with the force. McCallum was chief for about three years before he retired in 1998.
"He was a great contributor to the Manchester Police Department," Mongiardini said. "His two sons also work in law enforcement. One is a Sgt. in Toms River while the other is an officer here in Manchester."
Having spent most of his life in Manchester, McCallum previously lived in Reading, PA and in the Philadelphia area for over 15 years.
McCallum not only proved to be an active contributor within his community, he also was a member of many organizations throughout the county. McCallum was an affiliate of the PBA 246, the Ocean County and New Jersey State Chiefs of Police and the Manchester PAL.
During McCallum's life, he donated much of his time working with the Ocean County Emerald Society, The Bey Lea Golf Association and the Lakehurst-Manchester Rotary Club.
Surviving are his large family and wife of 50 years, Pat Ward McCallum.
Visitation was held at the Oliverie Funeral Home on Ridgeway Road in Manchester, and a funeral Liturgy was offered on Monday at St. John's Church in Lakehurst. There was a private cremation.
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