Editing Rockaway Township, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Rockaway Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Rockaway Township include:

* [[Lou Benfatti]] (born 1971), former [[defensive tackle]] for the [[New York Jets]] (1994–1996)<ref>Lange, Randy. [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EAF928F8C4EF40A&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=NaN&p_product=NewsBank&p_theme=aggregated4&p_nbid=I53N59FQMTE4NTg0NzQ0OS4yODY4NjU6MTo3OnJhLTE4ODg "Crushing Halt To Jets Career: Broken Neck KOs Benfatti"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', April 8, 1997. Accessed August 2, 2007. "Benfatti hides his turmoil well behind a calm demeanor that has been his trademark at Morris Knolls High School, at Penn State, and as a third-round draft pick of the Jets in 1994."</ref><ref>[http://www.mhrd.k12.nj.us/mk/mkathletics/athletes/benfatti/ Lou Benfatti] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624054342/http://www.mhrd.k12.nj.us/mk/mkathletics/athletes/benfatti/ |date=June 24, 2007 }}, [[Morris Knolls High School]]. Accessed August 2, 2007.</ref>
* [[William E. Bishop]] (1932–2003), politician who served as mayor of Rockaway Township and represented the [[New Jersey's 25th legislative district|25th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1982 to 1984<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/256620895/ "William E. Bishop Jr., 70, former state assemblyman"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', January 18, 2003. Accessed January 14, 2022. "William E. Bishop Jr. died suddenly Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, 2003, in Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was 70. Born Sept. 26, 1932, in Greenville, Tenn., he was formerly of Knoxville, Tenn., and was a resident of Rockaway Township since 1965, moving there from West New York."</ref>
* [[Neal Casal]] (1968–2019), musician/photographer, member of [[The Cardinals (rock band)|Ryan Adams and the Cardinals]]<ref>Johnson, Brent. [http://pop-break.com/2012/04/06/interview-neal-casal/ "Interview: Neal Casal"], PopBreak.com, April 6, 2012. Accessed December 22, 2012. "Pop-Break's Brent Johnson spoke with the Rockaway, N.J., native about his 15 years in the business, his second career as a photographer and why a certain Dr. John album deserves more attention."</ref>
* [[Silas Duncan]] (1788–1834), recognized for his service in the [[United States Navy]] during the [[War of 1812]] for his actions at the [[Battle of Lake Champlain]]<ref>[http://www.ussduncan.org/silasbio_page8.htm Lieutenant Silas Duncan], USS Duncan (DD-874). Accessed November 4, 2013. "Silas Duncan was born in Rockaway, New Jersey in 1788."</ref>
* [[Harry L. Ettlinger]] (1926–2018), one of the [[Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program|Monuments Men]] during [[World War II]] whose efforts were portrayed on film in ''[[The Monuments Men]]''<ref>DiIonno, Mark. [https://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2014/03/nj_life_last_of_monuments_men_tells_his_story.html "NJ life: 'Monuments Men' member tells his story"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 4, 2014. Accessed October 23, 2018. "Harry Ettlinger is back home in his meticulous apartment in Rockaway Township, back from the movie premieres in Berlin, Milan, London, Paris and Washington.... The family settled in Newark, Ettlinger graduated from East Side High School, and when his draft notice came, the Navy was out of the question."</ref>
* [[Russ Flanagan]] (1974–2008), journalist<ref>Young, Alyssa. [http://blog.pennlive.com/lvbreakingnews/2008/02/expresstimes_reporters_service.html "Express-Times reporter's services set"], ''[[The Patriot-News]]'', February 7, 2008. Accessed June 4, 2018. "Flanagan, 33, is fondly remembered by family, co-workers and community members for his professionalism and his personality. Born in Denville, Flanagan had lived in Rockaway Township most of his life before moving to Whitehall Township five years ago."</ref>
* [[Frank Herbert (politician)|Frank Herbert]] (1931–2018), English teacher and politician who served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1978 to 1982<ref>Ragonese, Lawrence. [http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1245384399183060.xml&coll=1 "Loophole lets Dem appoint official"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', June 19, 2009. Accessed November 4, 2013. "The pending appointment of Frank Herbert, who is retired and now lives in Rockaway Township, cannot be blocked by Senatorial courtesy -- an unofficial policy that allows sitting state senators to veto potential nominees to a variety of appointed posts."</ref>
* [[Thomas J. Hillery (born 1871)|Thomas J. Hillery]] (1871–1920), President of the [[New Jersey Senate]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LU5KAAAAYAAJ|title=Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris and Sussex Counties, New Jersey|publisher=The Lewis Publishing Company|year=1899|volume=II|pages=615–616|language=en|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[Lawrence Low]] (1920–1996), [[sailboat racing|sailor]] who received a gold medal in the [[Star (sailboat)|star class]] with the boat ''Kathleen'' at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref>[https://ellarslie.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Trenton-Olympians-2020-2nd-Gold-Website-1.pdf Trenton Olympians], [[Trenton City Museum]]. Accessed August 17, 2022. "Larry Low was born in Trenton and lived in Green Pond, NJ."</ref>
* [[Clifford Meth]] (born 1961), author and editor, lived in Rockaway from 1963 to 1980 and often references the town as the home of his fictional character "Hank Magitz"<ref>Roberts, Paul Dale. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20041212120006/http://www.cliffordmeth.com/cliffinterviewedbycomicboo.htm "Cliff interviewed by Comic Book Electronic Magazine"]}}, CliffordMeth.com. Accessed June 30, 2015. "Meth: I'm from Rockaway, NJ, which measures into everything I write and do and eat."</ref>
* [[E. Bertram Mott]] (1879–1961), Chairman of the [[New Jersey Republican State Committee]] from 1927 to 1934 who served as County Clerk of Morris County for more than 50 years<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1961/09/25/archives/e-bertraiiott-aide-jersey-clerk-of-morris-county-for-more-than-50.html "E. Bertram Mott, An Aide In Jersey; Clerk of Morris County for More Than 50 Years Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 25, 1961. Accessed August 22, 2018.</ref>
* [[Raymond T. Odierno]] (1954–2021), Lieutenant General, United States Army and Commander US III Corps. A key officer in Operation Iraqi Freedom<ref>Cloud, David S. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/26/world/middleeast/26general.html "U.S. Military Leader in Iraq Talks of 'Thinning the Lines'"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 26, 2007. Accessed February 27, 2008. "'We'll do this in a very deliberate and slow way,' General Odierno, a 1976 West Point graduate from Rockaway, N.J., said in an interview here."</ref>  Former Chief of Staff of the Army.<ref>USA Department of Defense. [https://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/08/15/us-army-gen-odierno-retires-amid-controversy-over-iraq-remarks.html "US Army Gen. Odierno Retires amid Controversy over Iraq Remarks"] military.com, August 15, 2015. Accessed August 28, 2013.</ref>
* [[Robert A. Roe]] (1924–2014), politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993<ref>Jackson, Herb. [http://www.northjersey.com/news/former-rep-robert-roe-longtime-congressman-from-passaic-county-dies-at-age-90-1.1051435?page=all "Former Rep. Robert Roe, longtime congressman from Passaic County, dies at age 90"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', July 15, 2014. Accessed July 16, 2014. "Roe died at home in Rockaway Township of congestive heart failure, according to his godson, Assemblyman Scott Rumana, R Wayne."</ref>