Award-Winners

The Essex County Emerald Society has honored many members over the years. Listed below are the members we have honored since our Post Parade Party began at Our Lady of Lourdes. If you are an award winner from before 2006, fill out the form below so your name can be added to this list.

Chief Terence L. Pellegrino Sgt. William E. Connolly Captain James M. Mooney Citizen Award

Emerald of the Year LEO of the Year Firefighter of the Year

1995 Bob Tompson John McNiff Tom Tevlin N/A

2006 John Prior Pete Wojtal John M. Doll N/A

2007 Joseph Brogan John Melody George A. Hesse, Jr. N/A

2008 Donald Gilmartin Kelly Reilly John Herrmann N/A

2009 Kevin Tighe Gary Kelshaw Frank Dugan N/A

2010 Vincent Kulik Michael J. Mellilo Artie Zieser N/A

2011 Jack Connolly Jack Hood James Weiss N/A

2012 Terence Pellegrino Joseph Zieser Richard Cavanagh N/A

2013 Frank Halloran Matthew Ruane Bernie Cunningham N/A

2014 Edward McNany Kevin Graham Patrick McGovern N/A

2015 John Rowley Don Allen John Prachar N/A

2016 Richard Loehwing Vernon Pedersen Tom Malkinski N/A

2017 William M. Connolly David Reilly Darren Dangler N/A

2018 Alan B. Macey Daniel J. Daly Christopher Mullin Sean McGovern

2019 Michael O. McNany Patrick O'Neill James M. Boyle Joe Ryan

2020-COVID Timothy B. Fox David Sheridan James Jennings N/A

2023 Jim Snellen Dan Daly Jr. Bill Higgins N/A

2024 Michael Connolly Robert McCracken Brian Roth N/A

------ --------------------- ----------------------- Michael Gilligan N/A

2025 Mike Lyons Mike Goldfarb Robert Keating N/A