- Date Of Birth: May 27, 1928
- Date Of Death: June 15, 2020
- State: New Jersey
What you put in the world comes back to you. Bravery is action in the face of fear and nothing gives us more courage to face life’s uncertainties than remembering our moments of glory We’ve all had a few. John V. “Jack” Laggy, Sr. gave us trust, strength and dedication with a genuine concern for others.
He lived a good life “by the book” and took a tremendous amount of pride in his work, his family and his golf game. Fond memories of endless fairways, gentle greens and dedication to the endless pursuit of the perfect game. Mr. Laggy joined the Oaklyn Police Department in 1952 and retired as Chief in 1988. After 36 years of service to his community, 66 years of marriage and 92 years as a “Straight-A”, Chief Laggy’s end of watch was called on Monday June 16, 2020 at 1215 hours.
Mr. Laggy was born in Camden and had been a long time Oaklyn resident before retiring to The Villages, FL. More recently he had been a resident of Pennsauken. Jack contributed to the manpower of our nation, upholding the ideals of our American Freedoms in the United States Navy during WWII. At home, he was the “Galloping Gourmet” with incomparable recipes, especially his “Sunday gravy”. Chief Laggy had been a member of the NJ State Association of Police Chiefs and loved his faithful companions; Needles, Shadow, Bogey and Bacall. He will fondly be remembered as a loving husband, father, brother and friend.
Mr. Laggy is survived by his loving wife, Doris (nee Weisfeld) Laggy and is the father of John V. & his wife Jacqueline Laggy, Jr. He is also survived and will be sadly missed by his sister Patricia Gambardello as well as his sister-in-law Judy & her husband Alvin Block who were a very big part of and actively involved in the Laggy family so they could simply have the best.
