Camden People - Howard Quick

HOWARD R. QUICK had a long and distinguished career as a member of the Camden Police Department. After serving with the United States Merchant Marine, Howard Quick returned to Camden, where he was appointed to the Camden Police Department on December 1, 1950. By the end of the 1950s he had been promoted to Sergeant. Howard Quick retired on pension in 1967.

On April 22, 1967 the Courier-Post reported that Howard Quick, of 452 Benson Street and Marie Fanelle of 1133 America Road in Camden had been issued a marriage license.

Howard Quick passed away on April 21, 2020 at the age of 95. He was survived by his wife, the former Marie E. Fanelle.

Camden Courier-Post * April 22, 2020

Howard Quick was one of the best Camden Cops. He was Like by all the Camden Fire Department firefighters in the city in the 50s-60s-70s era. The Police department put him working in with the Camden Fire Department in the radio room at city hall, then at the fire headquarters building on Fifth Street at Arch Street. He would go to all working fires day and night and knew the numbers of all the fire boxes and worked at fixing them up in the city.

I meet him when I was 12 years old. He was a great guy all the many years that I knew him. Even when he retired he would help out in the Fire Department canteen unit at all the big fires. He also had a 1929 Model A Ford fire truck that he took to parades, etc.

There is a photo of Howard Quick in our Camden Fire Department 125th Anniversary book on page 219 that I took in the 50s. There are not to many of us left that would remember him.

Bob Bartosz
April 22, 2020

Camden Courier-Post * April 22, 2020

Howard R. Quick

Williamstown, NJ - Age 95, passed away on April 21, 2020.

Born in Camden, NJ, he lived in Ocean City, NJ & Williamstown, NJ before moving to the Masonic Home in Burlington in 2016.

Howard served as a US Merchant Marine. He worked as a police officer for the Camden Police Department, retiring in 1967 with the rank of Sergeant. He was a member of Williamstown Lodge #166 F&AM, Order of the Eastern Star in both Laurel Springs & Medford, Battleship New Jersey Lodge #62, Tall Cedars, The Commandery and Sciots.

Beloved husband of Marie E. Quick (nee Fanelle). He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Due to current restrictions, burial will be held privately at Locustwood Memorial Park. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.