{"id":731,"date":"2026-06-09T17:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=731"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:50:26","slug":"jackie-love-former-deptford-township-deputy-mayor-and-longtime-champion-of-disability-services-has-died-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=731","title":{"rendered":"Jackie Love, former Deptford Township deputy mayor and longtime champion of disability services, has died at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jackie Love, 83, of Deptford Township, longtime social justice activist, Black political pioneer, former council member and the second Black woman deputy mayor of Deptford Township, former director of what is now the New Jersey Division of Disability Services, New Jersey Elected Officials Hall of Famer, mentor, and volunteer, died Friday, May 29, of age-associated decline at Shady Lane Nursing Home in Clarksboro, N.J. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=729\">A.J. Brown reportedly left a message on the wall of Eagles\u2019 facility: \u2018The best to ever play here.\u2019 But was he?<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Love moved to Deptford Township when she was 13. She was reared by her grandmother, earned an associate degree in business administration at Camden County College in 1972, and served in government leadership roles for Deptford Township, Gloucester County, and New Jersey for four decades until her retirement in 2009. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHer caring spirit and willingness to help her community is a true example of a servant leader,\u201d a former colleague said on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mrs. Love was hired by Gloucester County officials in the 1970s to coordinate employment training programs and later to prevent and eliminate disability discrimination. She was the first director of the old Gloucester County Office for the Disabled in the 1980s and later was director of the Gloucester County Disabled Persons Advisory Commission. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>She became director at the old State Office for Disability, now the New Jersey Division of Disability Services, in the 1990s and championed the installation of sidewalk ramps, curb cuts, and other improvements throughout the state. \u201cWe wanted to start making sure that we were accessible,\u201d she told Front Runner New Jersey in 2025. \u201cThat\u2019s a highlight of my life.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mrs. Love first ran for Deptford Township Council as a Democrat in 1989. She received more votes than any of the other nine candidates, routinely collaborated with members of both parties, colleagues said, and became deputy mayor in 1996. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\u201cJackie Love was a true asset and voice for Deptford Township, and we were blessed to know her during her many years of service.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>Members of the Deptford Township Police Department on Facebook<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen Jackie was on council and she walked into a room, everybody knew who Jackie Love was,\u201d Deptford Township mayor Paul Medany told The Inquirer in 2015. \u201cShe\u2019s known all over the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As Deptford council member and deputy mayor, Mrs. Love focused on reducing juvenile crime and lobbied for sound barriers along the New Jersey Turnpike, lower speed limits on busy township roads, responsible school budgets, improvements to animal waste disposal procedures, and upgraded vendor code guidelines. In 2015, Deptford Township officials renamed Church Street Park as the Jackie Love Community Park. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTo see the future politicians and others out there playing and getting involved is another highlight of my life,\u201d she told Front Runner New Jersey about the park. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In 2005, the editorial board for the Courier-Post called Mrs. Love \u201cloyal, hardworking, and a team player.\u201d In a Facebook tribute, U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (D., N.J.) said: \u201cJacquelyn Love was a force for good in Deptford for generations. She paved the way for others as a Black female deputy mayor \u2026 and long remained a champion for civil rights, faith, the disabled, and many more throughout her life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\u201cShe was a wonderful person who only wanted to be helpful.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>A friend of Mrs. Love on Facebook<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mrs. Love also served as a commissioner for the Delaware River Port Authority. She was active with the Gloucester County Minority Coalition, the Gloucester County College advisory committee on diversity and civility, and other groups.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=727\">Lower Merion is advancing a policy to eliminate iPads and laptops for K-2 students<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>She recruited volunteer poll workers and was a delegate for Bill Clinton at the 1992 Democratic National Convention in New York. In the 1970s, she traveled the country with civil rights leader Leon Sullivan and helped organize his Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>She was named the 1987 Woman of the Year by the Gloucester County chapter of the NAACP, honored in 2005 by the Gloucester County Human Relations Commission, and inducted into the New Jersey Elected Officials Hall of Fame in 2010. In March, her achievements were recognized by the New Jersey Irish Society.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Mrs. Love mentored dozens of colleagues and friends, conferred frequently with Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, and volunteered at Mt. Zion Wesley United Methodist Church and for the United Way. On Facebook, former colleagues called her \u201ca once-in-a-lifetime type of leader\u201d and \u201cone of the most dedicated public officials I have ever had the honor of working with.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Jacquelyn Williams was born Sept. 10, 1942. She dropped out of Woodbury High School at 17, earned her General Educational Development certificate later, and worked at first as a counselor at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital in Hammonton. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>She married Arnold Love in 1972, and together they reared her daughter Wanda,  and their son, Wayne. Her husband died in 1985.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Friendly and classy, friends said, Mrs. Love wore memorable hats and enjoyed shopping at local Amish markets. She visited Amish friends in Lancaster when she was young, took classes at what is now Rowan and Rutgers Universities, and lived in Jericho for decades.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Friends called her a \u201ccornerstone of this neighborhood\u201d and a \u201cwonderful down-to-earth lady.\u201d One friend said: \u201cJackie set the standard for leadership and dedication to her family, faith, friends, and public service.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Her son said: \u201cShe showed love to so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In addition to her children, Mrs. Love is survived by four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a sister, and other relatives. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Visitation with the family is to be from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, June 12, at Gloucester County Community Church, 359 Chapel Heights Rd., Sewell, N.J. 08080. A service is to follow. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=725\">The Weccacoe Playground is living proof of Philadelphia\u2019s macabre history of grave robbing. 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