Jon S. Corzine: “I am honored to introduce a bill on behalf of Senator Frank Lautenberg and myself to authorize the renaming of the main…”

“I am honored to introduce a bill on behalf of Senator Frank Lautenberg and myself to authorize the renaming of the main post office in Fair Lawn, NJ as the Mary Ann Collura Post Office. Mary Ann Collura was the first female police officer in Fair Lawn, where she served the people in her community as an outstanding officer and role model for eighteen years. On April 17, 2003, Officer Collura was fatally shot while attempting to arrest three men after a car chase. She was the first Fair Lawn police officer ever killed in the line of duty. The idea for naming the Fair Lawn post office in honor of Officer Collura came from a Fair Lawn high school student, which is indicative of the admiration the people of Fair Lawn have for her. She was known for her courage, kindness, and genuine caring for others. Officer Collura was also a pioneer in Fair Lawn. She started a program to protect trick-or-treaters on Halloween by giving them glow sticks, which has expanded and is now a countywide program. By naming the main post office in town after such a brave woman, we pay her the respect she earned, and memorialize her in a way befitting a person of her stature.”