Stanley Hetman

Born in South River, NJ, Stanley, "Stash”, “The Moose”, "Big Guy" or just "Big" was a gentle giant, one of six brothers that enjoyed clamming in Barnegat Bay and foraging for mushrooms in the local forests with friends and family. He served in the US Army from April 10th, 1953, until April 4th, 1955. He then entered the New Jersey State Police Academy as a member of the 50th class in August of 1955 and enlisted as a state trooper on December 11th, 1955. He was stationed at Tuckerton in 1955-56 then Absecon in 1956-57. Stanley began SCUBA training for the underwater recovery team in 1957 and told many tales of dives that he participated in following his certification, Stanley was with Troop D from 1959-62. He then worked between Newark and New Brunswick, from 1957-81 and retired with the rank of Sergeant on January 1st, 1981.

Family and friends remember his great story telling and tales from his days as a trooper. After retiring from the NJ State Police, he held an entire career in various maintenance roles at Rutgers University, New Brunswick making friends along the way and proudly wearing the blue denim work shirt and blue cap with the Rutgers Facilities Patch on both. Stanley was a history buff and a fan of watching war documentaries and westerns, on his days off. He was also an assistant scout master for his son’s Boy Scout troop 61 and enjoyed the many activities and camping trips. He was a selfless and generous man that put others before himself and famously provided everyone he knew with items of surplus that would come his way on the Turnpike from freight hauler accidents or the unclaimed lost and found from Rutgers. Stanley was a proud state trooper and told great stories of racing the airplanes taking off from Newark while he paced them out on the adjacent Turnpike or being part of the escort that drove the original Declaration of Independence safely to D.C.

Surviving is his wife Ann, and his children Chad and Jill and her spouse Brian, as well as twin granddaughters Este and Lucja. Also surviving is his brother John "Nappy" Hetman of South River, NJ.