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LESTER HONEY was born in Camden on March 31, 1924 to Perry and Anna Honey. His family had come to Camden from Caroline County, Maryland not long after the 1920 Census was enumerated. The family was living at 745 Sycamore Street when the 1924 City Directory was compiled. By 1927 they had moved across the street to 760 Sycamore Street, and by 1929 to 627 Chestnut Street, where they remained for over 10 years. At that time the family lived a few doors away from Camden's Chief of Police, Lewis H. Stehr Jr., at 621 ChestnutStreet, and junk dealer Samuel Yaffa at 619 Chestnut Street. Lester Honey was one of at least 10 children, the older being Ida, Fred, Harvey, Mary, Perry, Alice, Grace, and Albert. The other child, as of the April 1930 Census, was younger sister Florence. An adopted son, Roy, also lived with the Honey family. The Honey family was still living at 627 Chestnut Street when the 1940 City Directory was compiled, however father Perry Honey had passed away by this time. The Honeys were still at that address as late as 1947. Lester Honey attended Camden public schools and graduated from Camden High School in June of 1943, where was on the varsity basketball team during his junior and senior years. His yearbook gives an address of 916 Mt. Ephraim Avenue, this however is contradicted by City Directories. Four members of this class gave their lives while serving in the armed forces during the war, Andrew Blair Jakway, Richard Lightowler, Charles A.B. Smith, and Augustus D. Whitney III. Another, Lamar Spewak, under the name Jack Lamar was the public address announcer at the Garden State Park racetrack and other area tracks over the course of several decades. Lester Honey was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on December 30, 1950 and reported for duty the following day at Engine Company 1. On June 16, 1951 he was transferred to Engine Company 8, 619 Kaighn Avenue. While serving with Engine 8, Lester Honey was cited twice for extraordinary service, the first time on July 31, 1959 and again on May 28, 1962. Not long after joining Engine Company 8, Lester Honey moved to 1107 Van Hook Street. On February 25, 1966 Lester Honey was sent to Engine Company 10 on Morgan Boulevard in Fairview. His mother, Anna Honey, died in November of that year. On October 21, 1968 Lester Honey was sent to Ladder Company 2 at 619 Kaighn Avenue. He returned to Engine Company 10 on January 1, 1969 where he remained until retiring from the Fire Department on May 1, 1973 on a disability pension. He passed away on April 7, 1974, survived by his wife, Nancy. His family was still at 1107 Van Hook Street as late as 1993. |
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Camden Courier-Post - August 22, 1936 |
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