Editing Roxbury, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[Trevor Baptiste]] (born 1996), professional lacrosse [[Field lacrosse#Midfielders|midfielder]] for the [[Boston Cannons]]<ref>Havsy, Jane. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/game-on/2018/04/18/morristown-beard-alumnus-trevor-baptiste-picked-no-1-major-league-lacrosse-draft/530572002/ "Morristown-Beard alumnus Trevor Baptiste picked No. 1 in Major League Lacrosse draft"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', April 18, 2018. Accessed September 9, 2018. "Baptiste, a Morristown-Beard alumnus who grew up in Roxbury and Denville, was picked first overall by the Boston Cannons on Wednesday night."</ref>
* [[Dylan Castanheira]] (born 1995), [[association football|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[Fort Lauderdale CF]] in [[USL League One]]<ref>Havsy, Jane for the ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]''. [https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/06/06/atlanta-united-goalkeeper-dylan-castanheira/1352168001/ "Roxbury alum Dylan Castanheira now Atlanta United II goalkeeper"], ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'', June 6, 2019. Accessed June 12, 2020. "Columbia senior goalkeeper Dylan Castanheira of Landing signed with Atlanta United 2 on Friday.... After missing his freshman season at Roxbury High School due to a twice-broken leg, Castanheira was able to train with Stoke City in England for a week in the summer and was invited to return for a more formal tryout a couple of months later."</ref>
* [[Harry "A" Chesler]] (1898–1981), entrepreneur behind the first comic book "[[Comics packaging|packager]]" of the late-1930s to 1940s [[Golden Age of Comic Books]], supplying comics features and complete comic books to publishers testing the waters of the emerging medium<ref>Ewing, Emma Mai. [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/12/archives/the-funnies-can-be-serious.html "The 'Funnies' Can be Serious"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 12, 1976. Accessed August 24, 2018. "Now, however thanks to Harry "A" Chesler of Succasunna, all that is changing at Fairleigh Dickinson University in madison, where students and teachers are studying comics and cartoons as related to the transition of American society."</ref>
* [[BettyLou DeCroce]] (born 1952), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 26th legislative district|26th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 2012 to 2022, after being appointed to fill the seat following the death of her husband, [[Alex DeCroce]]<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=355 Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 26, 2015</ref>
* [[Philemon Dickerson]] (1788–1862), 12th [[Governor of New Jersey]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000309 Philemon Dickerson], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 25, 2013. "Dickerson, Philemon, (brother of Mahlon Dickerson), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Succasunna, Morris County, N.J., January 11, 1788"</ref>
* [[Roberta Groner]] (born 1978), athlete competing in [[Long-distance running|long-distance]] events<ref>Anzidei, Melanie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/2022/01/13/houston-marathon-2022-nj-roberta-groner-milestone/9185433002/ "For elite North Jersey runner Roberta Groner, Houston Marathon could be a career milestone"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 13, 2022. Accessed January 20, 2022. "Groner, who lives in Roxbury, is one of the nation’s top elite runners for her masters age group of 40 and older."</ref>
* [[Leo Warren Jenkins]] (1913–1989), educator who served as the sixth president and chancellor of what is now [[East Carolina University]]<ref>[https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/1989/Bills/House/PDF/H459v1.pdf Session 1989 House Joint Resolution 459 - A Joint Resolution Honoring The Life And Memory Of Dr. Leo Warren Jenkins, Former Chancellor Of East Carolina University], [[North Carolina General Assembly]], March 6, 1989. Accessed June 12, 2020. "Whereas, Leo Warren Jenkins was born on May 28, 1913, in Succasunna, New Jersey and was raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Doug Miller (soccer)|Doug Miller]] (born 1969), soccer player and coach<ref>[http://www.dougmillersoccer.com/page/show/2301993-about-founder-of-dms About Founder of DMS], Doug Miller Soccer. Accessed June 25, 2017</ref>
* [[Paige Monaghan]] (born 1996), professional [[association football|soccer]] player who currently plays for [[Sky Blue FC]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]]<ref>Havsy, Jane. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/game-on/2019/02/04/paige-monaghan-roxbury-sky-blue-soccer/2773116002/ "Roxbury alumna Paige Monaghan signs with Sky Blue FC"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', February 4, 2019. Accessed June 12, 2020. "Butler midfielder Paige Monaghan, a Roxbury graduate, was recently named to the Big East first team.... 'I am beyond blessed to have been drafted and now signed with Sky Blue FC,' Monaghan, a 22-year-old from Succasunna, said in a press release."</ref>
* [[Dave Moore (tight end)|Dave Moore]] (born 1969), football player who played for the [[Buffalo Bills]], [[Miami Dolphins]] and [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]<ref>Kitchin, Mark. [https://archive.today/20130201003411/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1728318361.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+08,+2007&author=MARK+KITCHIN&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Roxbury's+Moore+retires+from+NFL&pqatl=google "Roxbury's Moore retires from NFL"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', June 8, 2007. Accessed May 7, 2012. "Roxbury native Dave Moore retired on Thursday after a 15-year NFL career as a tight end and long snapper, primarily with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers..."</ref>
* [[Karen Ann Quinlan]] (1954–1985), important figure in the history of the [[right to die]] controversy in the United States<ref>[[Robert D. McFadden|McFadden, Robert D.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/12/nyregion/karen-ann-quinlan-31-dies-focus-of-76-right-to-die-case.html "Karen Ann Quinlan, 31, Dies; Focus Of '76 Right To Die Case"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 12, 1985. Accessed September 26, 2015. "Four weeks after her birth, the Quinlans took out adoption papers and took her home to their two-story gray-and-white colonial-style house at 510 Ryerson Road in the Landing section of Roxbury Township, just above Lake Hopatcong in Morris County."</ref>
* [[Jetur R. Riggs]] (1809–1869), represented {{ushr|New Jersey|4}} in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] from 1859 to 1861<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000254 Jetur Rose Riggs], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 2, 2007</ref>
* [[Tito Santana]] (born 1953), former [[WWE|WWF]] wrestler<ref>Lusardi, Anthony. [http://www.newjerseyhills.com/roxbury_register/news/roxbury-s-tito-santana-enjoys-the-quieter-life/article_5db2250c-fedb-11e2-babf-0019bb2963f4.html "Roxbury's Tito Santana enjoys the quieter life"], ''Roxbury Register'', August 6, 2013. Accessed June 30, 2015. "'I like being home most of the time. Wrestling was good to me while it lasted, but it was time for me to get out,' said Santana, who has called the Ledgewood section of the township home for years."</ref>