Al Feakins:  

After Graduating in '77, I worked for Mcnear excavating in Landing as a heavy equipment operator/truck driver. In 1979 got hired as a police dispatcher in Hopatcong. in 1986, got laid off and went to work for the Morris County sheriffs dept communications center. While there I met my wife, who worked for the Morris Plains police dept. Went back to Hopatcong in '88, married in '89. Moved up to Dingman twsp PA in '93 cause it was like Hopatcong was when I was growing up. Plus finding a 4 bedroom foreclosure for 50,000 made it so the wife could stay home with the kids while I commuted the 45 miles each way. (Big difference from the 1 mile I had.) I have to say its been worth it. I joined the local volunteer fire dept in 1994 and am still very active. As a bonus all 3 of my kids have now joined. The oldest Chad is going for fire police and is an EMT.. .Janine has completed Firefighter training and is a certified interior firefighter. Jason is currently a certified interior Firefighter.. I still work for Hopatcong as Senior Communications operator and also the dept I T guy. Keeping the dept computers and network up and running, both in the station and in the cars. Certainly a challenge at times. After 39 years, I finally retired in Aug 2018. My oldest son Chad, earned his Eagle Scout rank in 2009 and has graduated from Elizabethtown College in PA. Majoring in music and computer science. Currently taking over the 9-1-1 career at Pike County Communications center in PA. . Daughter Janine, has joined the US Navy as a reservist and completed her basic training at Great Lakes Ill, then MA training at San Antonio Tx, emerging as a military police officer, t...Expand for more