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Darrin "Mark" Payne

Friday, July 20, 2012

Visitation and Funeral Services for Former Manchester Police Officer Announced

Darrin "Mark" Payne, son of township's first police chief, found dead on July 16

Services have been announced for Darrin "Mark" Payne, a former Manchester Police Department officer and the son of the township's first police chief.  Visitation for Payne, 49, will be held on Monday, July 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Anderson and Campbell Funeral Home, 115 Lacey Road in Whiting, according to an online obituary. A funeral service will be held at the Macedonia Baptist Church, 143 John St. in Lakewood, on Tuesday, July 24, at 11 a.m.  Payne worked as a police officer in Manchester from the mid-1980s through 2000 and was the youngest son of the department's first chief of police, Harold Payne. The elder Payne, also Manchester's first full-time officer, was appointed to lead the force after a full-time police department was …

Momere

10:03 am on Sunday, July 22, 2012

Along with many others I would like to add my prayers for Mrs. Payne, Mark's children and siblings. Through your unbearable grief may you know there are so many people praying for you. I'm sure Mark is caughting up with his Dad and giving updates :). Although he was with you for what seems a short time, may you hold your memories of him forever in your hearts. In your sad times recall his …   more ›

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Son of Manchester's First Police Chief Found Dead

Darrin 'Mark' Payne, 49-year-old son of former chief Harold Payne, found by family Monday in his Manchester home

A former Manchester Police Department officer and the son of the township's first police chief was found dead Monday. Darrin "Mark" Payne, 49, was discovered in his Manchester home Monday morning by family members, Chief of Police Brian Klimakowski confirmed. Detectives from Manchester and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office are investigating Payne's death. An autopsy is planned, and toxicology results are pending to determine the cause of death, according to Klimakowski.  "All the guys who worked with Mark are saddened by the news," Klimakowski said, adding that many of the officers who worked with Payne have since left the department. Payne worked as a police officer in Manchester from the mid-1980s through 2000 and was the youngest son…

ramone worthy

9:41 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

God bless the Payne fam! He'll be missed. Ramone.   more ›

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