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Saddle Brook issues proclamations honoring long‑time volunteers Joseph Schilp and Peter Leico
Summary
Mayor Robert D. White read proclamations recognizing Joseph (Joe) Schilp and Peter (Pete) Leico for decades of public service to Saddle Brook. Council members said they will consider additional honors, including naming the council chambers.
The council opened the meeting with mayoral proclamations honoring two longtime Saddle Brook public servants.
Mayor Robert D. White read a proclamation for Joseph Schilp, noting his 54 years with the Saddle Brook Volunteer Fire Department, multiple leadership roles and service to the town in various appointed positions. The mayor then read a proclamation for Peter (Pete) Leico that summarized his decades of civic work — from school board service and early election to council and mayoral terms, to later serving as municipal clerk and township historian.
Council members discussed plans to honor Pete Leico with an appropriate memorial recognition and suggested that naming the council chambers be considered at an upcoming work session. Several residents and council members shared brief personal remembrances during public comment and at the end of the meeting; visitation and funeral details for Pete Leico were announced for the community.
The proclamations were recorded on the public record and council members agreed to schedule more detailed discussion about permanent honors at a future meeting.
