NJ STATE PBA MEMBER OF THE YEAR
RICHARD FIOCCO
OCEAN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE LOCAL 171
Standing Ovation
Rich Fiocco with members of the Ocean County Conference at the NJ State PBA Valor Awards.
Cheers for a member and his lifetime of achievement
■ BY MITCHELL KRUGEL
The lasting image from the 2015 Valor Awards has to be the picture
of Rich Fiocco standing on a chair with his Ocean County Conference
brothers in the background. Not that Fiocco has ever needed a chair
to stand out or stand tall.
If this had been an Italian wedding, the Ocean County Conference
boys would have carried Fiocco around the room in that chair as
everybody danced the Tarantella, as they all will likely do when each
of his four daughters – Gianna, Christina, Nina and Maria – tie the
knot. With his infectious smile and even more infectious enthusiasm,
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Fiocco can turn any event into a festive occasion.
Honoring Fiocco, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office State Delegate the past 15 years, as the 2015 NJ State PBA Member of the Year
was undoubtedly the feel-good moment amid a night of feeling good
for law enforcement.
Now, Rich would be the first to pass the credit and the spotlight on
to all other honorees. But the fa