Editing Pennsville Township, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Pennsville Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Pennsville Township include:
* [[Kenneth A. Black Jr.]] (1932–2019), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from [[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|District 3A]] from 1968 to 1974<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=riVMAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Kenneth+A.+Black%22+%22Penns+Grove%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 195, Part 1''], p. 395. J.A. Fitzgerald., 1972. Accessed December 6, 2022. "Kenneth A. Black, Jr. (Rep., Pennsville) Assemblyman Black was born in Swedesboro, December 23, 1932."</ref>
* [[Paul Anthony Ciancia]] (born 1990), convicted for the [[2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting]]<ref>{{cite web|title=LAX Shooter Paul Anthony Ciancia's Personal Details Emerge| date=November 2013 |url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/lax-shooter-paul-anthony-ciancias-personal-details-emerge/|publisher=Mediaite|access-date=November 1, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Gene Foster]] (born 1942), professional football [[linebacker]] who played for the [[San Diego Chargers]] from 1965 to 1970<ref>Narducci, Marc. [https://archive.today/20141020183018/http://articles.philly.com/1994-11-24/news/25869140_1_first-varsity-team-successful-coach-gene-foster "Pennsville Bringing Back Some Football Memories The School Also Is Bringing Back Lou D'angelo And Naming The Stadium After The Former Coach."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 24, 1994. Accessed October 20, 2014. "During that span, Pennsville won three overall Tri-County Conference championships and was named Group 2 champion twice, in 1965 and 1974. He had two undefeated teams - 1960, led by future NFL running back Gene Foster, and 1974."</ref>
* [[Daniel Garrison]] (1782–1851), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from New Jersey from 1823 to 1827<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000083 Garrison, Daniel], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed October 31, 2013. "born in Lower Penns Neck Township, near Salem, N.J., April 3, 1782"</ref>
* [[Thomas A. Pankok]] (1931–2022), politician who represented the [[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|3rd Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1982 to 1986<ref>[http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/1983-general-results-senate-gen-assembly.pdf Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly 1983] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202454/http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/1983-general-results-senate-gen-assembly.pdf |date=March 4, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections. Accessed August 25, 2016.</ref>
* [[Dave Romansky]] (1938–2024), [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[racewalking|race walker]]<ref>Gross, Jane. [https://archive.today/20120716212624/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1084339/index.htm "Blue-collar Walker"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', November 23, 1970. Accessed December 16, 2008.</ref>
* [[Ritch Shydner]] (born 1951), writer, producer and actor<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2010/12/comedian_ritch_shydner_a_penns.html "Comedian Ritch Shydner, a Pennsville native, returning home for New Year's Eve performance"], ''[[Today's Sunbeam]]'', December 19, 2010. Accessed May 12, 2011. "Though Shydner currently resides in Los Angeles, he was born and raised in Pennsville and says the town is still special to him."</ref>
* [[Chris Widger]] (born 1971), [[Major League Baseball]] catcher and World Series Champion<ref>Minnick, Kevin. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051230/SPORTS/512300358/1002 "A story straight out of Hollywood: S.J. Sports Figure of the Year"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 30, 2005. Accessed August 18, 2007. "Chicago White Sox catcher Chris Widger remains true to his Pennsville roots.... And now, after proving not only to himself but the Chicago White Sox organization that he could still play the game he loves, the Pennsville High School graduate can take a look at his professional resume and see World Series champion at the top."</ref>
* [[Mike Widger]] (1948–2016), linebacker who played in the [[Canadian Football League]] for the [[Montreal Alouettes]] and [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]<ref>Burke, Tim. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pZMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bqEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2120,2037652&dq=pennsville+mike-widger&hl=en "In the Widgers' household, it's like mother, like son"], ''[[The Montreal Gazette]]'', August 9, 1974. Accessed October 31, 2013. "Third-born son Mike Widger took the bait and through those fog-bound specs of his, there was a momentary glint... 'Sis' Widger (née Sullivan) was up in Montreal on one of her two or three excursions from Pennsville, New Jersey, 35 miles on the other side of the Delaware River from Philadelphia, to see how the big lad was doing in his current role of Allouette linebacker."</ref>
* [[Norm Willey]] (1927–2011), defensive lineman who played in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and then taught and coached football at [[Pennsville Memorial High School]] after retiring<ref>Pawling, Chris. [http://www.nj.com/gloucester-sports/index.ssf/2011/08/norm_willey_passes_with_great.html "Norm Willey passes with great reputation left behind"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', August 20, 2011. Accessed November 4, 2013. "Pennsville legend and former Philadelphia Eagles Pro-Bowler Norm Willey passed away earlier this week — just a few days before his 84th birthday — but leaves behind a reputation that will live on for many more years. Willey had the annual Thanksgiving Day trophy — the Norm Willey Boot, which is given to the winner of the Pennsville-Penns Grove football game — named after him."</ref>