Obituary of Daniel Lupo

Lupo, Daniel, age 80 of Franklin Lakes died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood. Dan was a lifelong resident of Waldwick. He will be deeply missed by his beloved wife Loretta (nee Blum) of Franklin Lakes; his daughter, Loretta Ross and her husband David, and his granddaughter Danielle Ross all of Waldwick and his son, Don Lupo and his wife Tracy Noborikawa of Marina del Rey, CA. Dan was a US Navy Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict, serving on the aircraft carriers Siboney and Pilaou. He was a policeman in Waldwick, NJ for 41 years and served as their Chief for 21 of those years; he was a founding member of the Waldwick Police and Rifle Club; attended Rockland Community College; graduated Kodak Photographic Institute; was the Waldwick Police Photographer; graduated the 99th session of the F.B.I. National Academy, Quantico, VA; was a member of PBA Local 217, Waldwick, and a member of the Bergen County Police Chief's Association, serving as their President from January 1991 to January 1992. Currently, Dan worked as a Ranger at the Darlington Golf Course, Mahwah, NJ. Visiting will be Tuesday, March 6, from 2 - 4, 7 - 9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, March 7 at 10:00 AM at St. Elizabeth's RC Church, 700 Wyckoff Ave., Wyckoff, NJ. Interment will take place in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Lodi, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dan's memory may be made to The Valley Hospital Foundation, 223 N. Van Dien Ave., Ridgewood, NJ 07450 or The Bergen County Police Chief's Foundation, 281 Campgaw Rd., Mahwah, NJ 07430.