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Post by mwfalzini on Jun 21, 2007 21:15:04 GMT -5
Hello, As many of you know, I do not post to any of the message boards, but I wanted to personally let the readers here know that my friend, Major Hugo Stockburger, badge #504, passed away on June 21, 2007. He was 100 years old. Major Stockburger became a New Jersey State Trooper on the day of his graduation from the State Police Academy on December 31, 1929 and he retired in December 1961 holding the rank of Major. He is most famous for having been one of the guards of Bruno Richard Hauptmann from the time he was transferred to the Flemington Jail in October 1934 until the end of his trial in February 1935. I last spoke with him in May and all these years later he was still very proud of the Outfit and honored to have been a State Trooper. And the State Police was honored to have had him as a Member. I have re-posted his biography that I wrote in honor of his birthday last December on my bog-site. www.njspmuseum.blogspot.com Major Stockburger was a true gentleman and a good friend. And I will greatly miss him. Thank you. Mark W. Falzini Archivist NJ State Police Museum
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Post by Michael on Jun 23, 2007 17:06:37 GMT -5
H. Stockburger, 100, guarded Lindbergh defendant CourierPostSaturday, June 23, 2007By RICK MALWITZ Gannett New Jersey MILLTOWN Retired state police Maj. Hugo Stockburger, one of the last surviving participants in the 1934 Lindbergh kidnapping trial, died Thursday. He was 100.
During the trial it was Maj. Stockburger's job to escort defendant Bruno Richard Hauptman to and from the courthouse, and make sure Hauptman did not harm himself in the jail. Though many authors and amateur sleuths still maintain Hauptman was innocent, Maj. Stockburger was convinced the state of New Jersey prosecuted the right man. www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070623/NEWS01/706230366/1006/NEWS01
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Post by kevkon on Jun 25, 2007 6:45:28 GMT -5
Although I did not have the good fortune to meet the Major, I am thankful for the efforts by Mark Falzini and others who have spent the time and effort preserving experiences which otherwise would be forever lost to us and future generations.
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Post by Michael on Jun 27, 2007 18:43:04 GMT -5
Hugo Stockburger, witness to history Wednesday, June 27, 2007 BY GEORGE BERKIN Star-Ledger Staff .....The highlight, of course, was the encounter with the Lindbergh case.
"He was ... sharp as a tack," Falzini said. "He brought up Richard Hauptmann as if he was guarding him last week."
The suspect and the trooper shared a common language, but Hauptmann didn't bite. "The only time he ever talked to me was to ask what the weather was like," Mr. Stockburger told a Star-Ledger reporter last year...... www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-41/1182919070307490.xml&coll=1
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Post by Michael on Jun 29, 2007 20:10:41 GMT -5
Stockburger enjoyed an eventful 100 years SentinelJune 28, 2007 BY JESSICA SMITH ....With daily exercise including rides on his bike during summers, Stockburger did not let his age turn him sedentary. He credited physical activity as the key to his longevity.... ebs.gmnews.com/news/2007/0628/Front_Page/005.html
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Post by Harold Winard on Jul 5, 2007 0:03:38 GMT -5
I worked for Hugo Stockburger many years ago, after he had retired from the State Police. Major Stockburger was head of the detectives in the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission in Newark when I met him. He was a great man and a dedicated public servant. The state was fortunate to have had a man of his character, dignity, and knowledge. He will be missed.
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