Our condolences to the Pinkerton family and the Union Fire Company of Medford, New Jersey. Fire Police Captain Woodrow Pinkerton, 63, a 20 year veteran of the Union Fire Company Station 251 died Saturday April 19, 2003. Woodrow passed away at Cooper University Medical Center. He succumbed to injuries sutained when he was struck by a car while controlling traffic on State Highway 70 at the scene of an mva on a foggy morning Sunday February 23, 2003. The accident was the fifth in a series of 10 accidents in just over an hour that morning.

     Woody had lived in Medford since 1979. He was a Life Member, a Vice President, and a Fire Police Captain at the the Union Fire Company Station 251 in Medford. He was also an Army veteran who served his country in the Vietnam War, and was a member of VFW Post 7677 in Medford. Woodrow's father was a member of the Philidelphia Park Police.

     Our brother Woodrow leaves behind his wife, Elaine, his two daughters Sharon and Robyn, and his two grandsons Justin and Zachary. A visitation will be held Wednesday April 23, 2003 6-9PM at Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford. A funeral service with department honors will be held Thursday April 24, 2003 10AM at the Fellowship Alliance Chapel in Medford, internment following at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Medford. A memorial fund has been established and donations can be made to: