Fire Dispatcher John"BIG JOHN" G. Glowacki

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THE DOVER TOWNSHIP, POLICE DEPARTMENT REGRETS TO ANNOUNCE THE UNTIMELY PASSING OF FIRE DISPATCHER JOHN G GLOWACKI AT AGE 34.

JOHN STARTED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BACK IN MAY OF 1987 AS A POLICE JAIL GUARD. HE THEN TRANSFERRED IN OCTOBER OF 1987 TO A POLICE DISPATCHER AND HAS SPENT THE LAST 11 YEARS AS A FIRE DISPATCHER.

JOHN WHO WAS ALSO KNOW TO MANY OF US AS "BIG JOHN" DEDICATED SO MUCH OF HIMSELF AS AN INSPIRING EDUCATOR AND AN AMAZING PERSON. HE HAS SO MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE: PRESIDENT, FORMER CAPTAIN AND LIFE MEMBER OF THE EAST DOVER FIRST-AID SQUAD; PAST PRESIDENT AND MEMBER OF THE DOVER TOWNSHIP FIRST AID CAPTAINS ASSOCIATION; THE SENIOR INSTRUCTOR OF EMS FOR SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER DIVISION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PROGRAM; A DOVER TOWNSHIP DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, COORDINATOR OF EMS, AND THE EMS SENIOR
INSTRUCTOR FOR THE DOVER TOWNSHIP FIRE ACADEMY.

HE WAS ALSO AN INSTRUCTOR FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND A CPR-D INSTRUCTOR FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
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THE FOLLOWING IS IN HONOR OF "BIG JOHN" OPER#680.

WHEN THEY LISTEN TO THE RADIO,
DO THEY HEAR THE PERSON WHO'S TALKING?
OR DO THEY MERELY HEAR THE VOICE?

DO THEY HEAR THE EMOTIONS WE FEEL?
DO THEY HEAR WHEN WE'RE SMILING AT WHAT WE'RE BEING TOLD?
DO THEY HERE WHEN WE'RE FRUSTRATED BECAUSE WE CAN'T COPY THEM?

CAN THEY HEAR WHEN WE'VE BECOME UPSET BY A CALL?
CAN THEY HEAR THE TEARS WELLING IN OUR EYES WHEN WE'VE TAKEN A DISTRESSING CALL?

CAN THEY HEAR WHEN WE'RE ANXIOUS ABOUT THEIR SAFETY?
CAN THEY HEAR HOW MUCH WE WORRY ABOUT THEM?

MOST OF ALL, DO THEY HEAR THE REAL PERSON BEHIND
THAT VOICE ON THE RADIO?
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IN THE PASSING OF JOHN "BIG JOHN" GLOWACKI
THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION WILL LOOSE A PART
OF ITSELF, BUT HIS CHARACTER WILL LIVE ON IN
THOSE WHO WORKED WITH HIM.

JOHN, YOU WILL BE MISSED AND REMEMBERED BY ALL.

SENDING AGENCY/ DOVER TWSP PD NJ0150700 UJT5 022715 602