. Morgan (Bud) Maxwell, Jr., former two term mayor of the City of Bridgeton died peacefully on Sunday afternoon August 2, 2015. He would have turned 87 on August 18th.
He is survived by his sister, Jane Zambory, his brother John J. "Jack” Maxwell, his five children: E. Morgan Maxwell III (wife Karen) of Devon, PA; Robert R. Maxwell (wife Colleen) of Bridgeton; Stephen A. Maxwell (fiancé Ann) of Burke, VA; Joyce P. Maxwell of Bridgeton and Benjamin D. Maxwell of Bridgeton, 8 grandchildren, E. Morgan IV and Richard Maxwell, Caitie Maxwell (fiancé Drew), Elizabeth Maxwell, Lachlan Maxwell (wife Kate), Dr. Lynn Maxwell (husband Kevin), Jenna Maxwell – Scott (husband Connor) and Kristen Maxwell (fiancé Ralph) and 2 great-grandchildren, Annalivia and Nora Maxwell. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Patricia B. Maxwell, in April of 2014.
Bud was a lifelong resident of Bridgeton. He was born in 1928 and was the son of the late Ellsworth Morgan Maxwell and the late Caroline Gertrude (nee Grosscup) Maxwell. He graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1945 and while there ran in the low hurdles at the Penn Relays. This past June Bud attended his 70th high school class reunion. After graduating from high school he entered the US Navy; serving on the submarine USS Greenfish as well as the battleship, the USS Iowa. After leaving the Navy he attended the University of Virginia where he was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity and earned a B.S. in Commerce in 1951. There he met the love of his life, Patsy Lee Brown. They were married that summer and returned to Bridgeton to raise their family.
Bud was a realtor in Bridgeton for many years. He also worked for the Bridgeton School District for over 31 years, first as a teacher of general business, then as a guidance counselor at Bridgeton Junior and Senior High Schools. He received his Master’s Degree in Guidance Counseling in 1972 from Glassboro State College (now Rowan). While at BHS he coached cross country, track and golf and was a class advisor and an advisor to the Investment Club.
Since his retirement from the school district, Bud continued to serve as President of the Laurel Lawn Cemetery and Crematory Association in Upper Deerfield Township. He was involved in the operation of this family business up to the date of his death.
Bud was involved in public service in Bridgeton his entire life. A staunch and lifelong member of the Republican Party, he served on Bridgeton City Council for ten years, including as its President. He was Bridgeton’s first mayor after the charter revision in 1977 and served again as Mayor from 1997 until 1998. He served on Bridgeton’s Park Commission at the time the park system was expanded and the Cohanzick Zoo was established. He was a long-time member of the Bridgeton Kiwanis Club and a past president, the 5th Ward AA, The Italian American Civic Club, and most recently a “Meet to Eat” club for old friends and colleagues to get together for lunch once a month. In addition, he served as a coach and manager in the Bridgeton Babe Ruth League in the 1970s, was a past president of the Cumberland County Board of Realtors and was also a past president of the Johnson Reeves Playground Association.
In 2002 Bud instituted a Memorial Day weekend service at the Laurel Lawn Cemetery inviting local clergy, politicians and veterans of the Armed Services to participate. The event has become a local institution with several hundred people attending each year. Bagpipers, a trumpeter playing taps, a military salute, a cannon shot and renditions of all of the service anthems have become highlights of each service.
He loved the University of Virginia and Charlottesville and as a season ticketholder for UVA football for many years. Even after surviving a near fatal cardiac arrest in 2009, he was able to travel to Charlottesville to attend a UVA basketball game almost every year.
Bud was a lifelong avid golfer and passed this passion along to his wife, Pat, when their children were grown. They played many of the great courses together in their travels, including two golfing trips to Scotland.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Friday August 7th at 12 Noon where friends will be received on Thursday evening from 6 until 8 and also on Friday morning from 10:30 until 12 Noon.
The interment will follow and take place with his beloved late wife at Laurel Lawn Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
He is survived by his sister, Jane Zambory, his brother John J. "Jack” Maxwell, his five children: E. Morgan Maxwell III (wife Karen) of Devon, PA; Robert R. Maxwell (wife Colleen) of Bridgeton; Stephen A. Maxwell (fiancé Ann) of Burke, VA; Joyce P. Maxwell of Bridgeton and Benjamin D. Maxwell of Bridgeton, 8 grandchildren, E. Morgan IV and Richard Maxwell, Caitie Maxwell (fiancé Drew), Elizabeth Maxwell, Lachlan Maxwell (wife Kate), Dr. Lynn Maxwell (husband Kevin), Jenna Maxwell – Scott (husband Connor) and Kristen Maxwell (fiancé Ralph) and 2 great-grandchildren, Annalivia and Nora Maxwell. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Patricia B. Maxwell, in April of 2014.
Bud was a lifelong resident of Bridgeton. He was born in 1928 and was the son of the late Ellsworth Morgan Maxwell and the late Caroline Gertrude (nee Grosscup) Maxwell. He graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1945 and while there ran in the low hurdles at the Penn Relays. This past June Bud attended his 70th high school class reunion. After graduating from high school he entered the US Navy; serving on the submarine USS Greenfish as well as the battleship, the USS Iowa. After leaving the Navy he attended the University of Virginia where he was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity and earned a B.S. in Commerce in 1951. There he met the love of his life, Patsy Lee Brown. They were married that summer and returned to Bridgeton to raise their family.
Bud was a realtor in Bridgeton for many years. He also worked for the Bridgeton School District for over 31 years, first as a teacher of general business, then as a guidance counselor at Bridgeton Junior and Senior High Schools. He received his Master’s Degree in Guidance Counseling in 1972 from Glassboro State College (now Rowan). While at BHS he coached cross country, track and golf and was a class advisor and an advisor to the Investment Club.
Since his retirement from the school district, Bud continued to serve as President of the Laurel Lawn Cemetery and Crematory Association in Upper Deerfield Township. He was involved in the operation of this family business up to the date of his death.
Bud was involved in public service in Bridgeton his entire life. A staunch and lifelong member of the Republican Party, he served on Bridgeton City Council for ten years, including as its President. He was Bridgeton’s first mayor after the charter revision in 1977 and served again as Mayor from 1997 until 1998. He served on Bridgeton’s Park Commission at the time the park system was expanded and the Cohanzick Zoo was established. He was a long-time member of the Bridgeton Kiwanis Club and a past president, the 5th Ward AA, The Italian American Civic Club, and most recently a “Meet to Eat” club for old friends and colleagues to get together for lunch once a month. In addition, he served as a coach and manager in the Bridgeton Babe Ruth League in the 1970s, was a past president of the Cumberland County Board of Realtors and was also a past president of the Johnson Reeves Playground Association.
In 2002 Bud instituted a Memorial Day weekend service at the Laurel Lawn Cemetery inviting local clergy, politicians and veterans of the Armed Services to participate. The event has become a local institution with several hundred people attending each year. Bagpipers, a trumpeter playing taps, a military salute, a cannon shot and renditions of all of the service anthems have become highlights of each service.
He loved the University of Virginia and Charlottesville and as a season ticketholder for UVA football for many years. Even after surviving a near fatal cardiac arrest in 2009, he was able to travel to Charlottesville to attend a UVA basketball game almost every year.
Bud was a lifelong avid golfer and passed this passion along to his wife, Pat, when their children were grown. They played many of the great courses together in their travels, including two golfing trips to Scotland.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Friday August 7th at 12 Noon where friends will be received on Thursday evening from 6 until 8 and also on Friday morning from 10:30 until 12 Noon.
The interment will follow and take place with his beloved late wife at Laurel Lawn Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
. Morgan (Bud) Maxwell, Jr., former two term mayor of the City of Bridgeton died peacefully on Sunday afternoon August 2, 2015. He would have turned 87 on August 18th.
He is survived by his sister, Jane Zambory, his brother John J. "Jack” Maxwell, his five children: E. Morgan Maxwell III (wife Karen) of Devon, PA; Robert R. Maxwell (wife Colleen) of Bridgeton; Stephen A. Maxwell (fiancé Ann) of Burke, VA; Joyce P. Maxwell of Bridgeton and Benjamin D. Maxwell of Bridgeton, 8 grandchildren, E. Morgan IV and Richard Maxwell, Caitie Maxwell (fiancé Drew), Elizabeth Maxwell, Lachlan Maxwell (wife Kate), Dr. Lynn Maxwell (husband Kevin), Jenna Maxwell – Scott (husband Connor) and Kristen Maxwell (fiancé Ralph) and 2 great-grandchildren, Annalivia and Nora Maxwell. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Patricia B. Maxwell, in April of 2014.
Bud was a lifelong resident of Bridgeton. He was born in 1928 and was the son of the late Ellsworth Morgan Maxwell and the late Caroline Gertrude (nee Grosscup) Maxwell. He graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1945 and while there ran in the low hurdles at the Penn Relays. This past June Bud attended his 70th high school class reunion. After graduating from high school he entered the US Navy; serving on the submarine USS Greenfish as well as the battleship, the USS Iowa. After leaving the Navy he attended the University of Virginia where he was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity and earned a B.S. in Commerce in 1951. There he met the love of his life, Patsy Lee Brown. They were married that summer and returned to Bridgeton to raise their family.
Bud was a realtor in Bridgeton for many years. He also worked for the Bridgeton School District for over 31 years, first as a teacher of general business, then as a guidance counselor at Bridgeton Junior and Senior High Schools. He received his Master’s Degree in Guidance Counseling in 1972 from Glassboro State College (now Rowan). While at BHS he coached cross country, track and golf and was a class advisor and an advisor to the Investment Club.
Since his retirement from the school district, Bud continued to serve as President of the Laurel Lawn Cemetery and Crematory Association in Upper Deerfield Township. He was involved in the operation of this family business up to the date of his death.
Bud was involved in public service in Bridgeton his entire life. A staunch and lifelong member of the Republican Party, he served on Bridgeton City Council for ten years, including as its President. He was Bridgeton’s first mayor after the charter revision in 1977 and served again as Mayor from 1997 until 1998. He served on Bridgeton’s Park Commission at the time the park system was expanded and the Cohanzick Zoo was established. He was a long-time member of the Bridgeton Kiwanis Club and a past president, the 5th Ward AA, The Italian American Civic Club, and most recently a “Meet to Eat” club for old friends and colleagues to get together for lunch once a month. In addition, he served as a coach and manager in the Bridgeton Babe Ruth League in the 1970s, was a past president of the Cumberland County Board of Realtors and was also a past president of the Johnson Reeves Playground Association.
In 2002 Bud instituted a Memorial Day weekend service at the Laurel Lawn Cemetery inviting local clergy, politicians and veterans of the Armed Services to participate. The event has become a local institution with several hundred people attending each year. Bagpipers, a trumpeter playing taps, a military salute, a cannon shot and renditions of all of the service anthems have become highlights of each service.
He loved the University of Virginia and Charlottesville and as a season ticketholder for UVA football for many years. Even after surviving a near fatal cardiac arrest in 2009, he was able to travel to Charlottesville to attend a UVA basketball game almost every year.
Bud was a lifelong avid golfer and passed this passion along to his wife, Pat, when their children were grown. They played many of the great courses together in their travels, including two golfing trips to Scotland.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Friday August 7th at 12 Noon where friends will be received on Thursday evening from 6 until 8 and also on Friday morning from 10:30 until 12 Noon.
The interment will follow and take place with his beloved late wife at Laurel Lawn Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
He is survived by his sister, Jane Zambory, his brother John J. "Jack” Maxwell, his five children: E. Morgan Maxwell III (wife Karen) of Devon, PA; Robert R. Maxwell (wife Colleen) of Bridgeton; Stephen A. Maxwell (fiancé Ann) of Burke, VA; Joyce P. Maxwell of Bridgeton and Benjamin D. Maxwell of Bridgeton, 8 grandchildren, E. Morgan IV and Richard Maxwell, Caitie Maxwell (fiancé Drew), Elizabeth Maxwell, Lachlan Maxwell (wife Kate), Dr. Lynn Maxwell (husband Kevin), Jenna Maxwell – Scott (husband Connor) and Kristen Maxwell (fiancé Ralph) and 2 great-grandchildren, Annalivia and Nora Maxwell. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Patricia B. Maxwell, in April of 2014.
Bud was a lifelong resident of Bridgeton. He was born in 1928 and was the son of the late Ellsworth Morgan Maxwell and the late Caroline Gertrude (nee Grosscup) Maxwell. He graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1945 and while there ran in the low hurdles at the Penn Relays. This past June Bud attended his 70th high school class reunion. After graduating from high school he entered the US Navy; serving on the submarine USS Greenfish as well as the battleship, the USS Iowa. After leaving the Navy he attended the University of Virginia where he was a member of the Theta Chi fraternity and earned a B.S. in Commerce in 1951. There he met the love of his life, Patsy Lee Brown. They were married that summer and returned to Bridgeton to raise their family.
Bud was a realtor in Bridgeton for many years. He also worked for the Bridgeton School District for over 31 years, first as a teacher of general business, then as a guidance counselor at Bridgeton Junior and Senior High Schools. He received his Master’s Degree in Guidance Counseling in 1972 from Glassboro State College (now Rowan). While at BHS he coached cross country, track and golf and was a class advisor and an advisor to the Investment Club.
Since his retirement from the school district, Bud continued to serve as President of the Laurel Lawn Cemetery and Crematory Association in Upper Deerfield Township. He was involved in the operation of this family business up to the date of his death.
Bud was involved in public service in Bridgeton his entire life. A staunch and lifelong member of the Republican Party, he served on Bridgeton City Council for ten years, including as its President. He was Bridgeton’s first mayor after the charter revision in 1977 and served again as Mayor from 1997 until 1998. He served on Bridgeton’s Park Commission at the time the park system was expanded and the Cohanzick Zoo was established. He was a long-time member of the Bridgeton Kiwanis Club and a past president, the 5th Ward AA, The Italian American Civic Club, and most recently a “Meet to Eat” club for old friends and colleagues to get together for lunch once a month. In addition, he served as a coach and manager in the Bridgeton Babe Ruth League in the 1970s, was a past president of the Cumberland County Board of Realtors and was also a past president of the Johnson Reeves Playground Association.
In 2002 Bud instituted a Memorial Day weekend service at the Laurel Lawn Cemetery inviting local clergy, politicians and veterans of the Armed Services to participate. The event has become a local institution with several hundred people attending each year. Bagpipers, a trumpeter playing taps, a military salute, a cannon shot and renditions of all of the service anthems have become highlights of each service.
He loved the University of Virginia and Charlottesville and as a season ticketholder for UVA football for many years. Even after surviving a near fatal cardiac arrest in 2009, he was able to travel to Charlottesville to attend a UVA basketball game almost every year.
Bud was a lifelong avid golfer and passed this passion along to his wife, Pat, when their children were grown. They played many of the great courses together in their travels, including two golfing trips to Scotland.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton on Friday August 7th at 12 Noon where friends will be received on Thursday evening from 6 until 8 and also on Friday morning from 10:30 until 12 Noon.
The interment will follow and take place with his beloved late wife at Laurel Lawn Cemetery in Upper Deerfield Township.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Wounded Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
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