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First Female President of the Passaic County Chapter

Christine Schultz, a family service manager for CMS Mid-Atlantic, Inc. is the new president of the Passaic County 200 Club.  On May 10, 2007, Ms. Schultz was elected to a three-year term as president of the 160-member organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to the families of public safety and rescue personnel who are killed in the line of duty. This includes the police officers (state, county, and municipal), correction officers, fire fighters, and rescue squad technicians of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Passaic</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.     Ms. Schultz’s election marks the first time that a woman will hold the office of president for the Passaic County 200 Club.  She has served as a member of the organizations’ board of directors for many years.         “This is a true honor for Christine and CMS Mid-Atlantic,” said Bernard E. Stoecklein, Jr., chairman and CEO of CMS, who offered the invocation at the May 10 banquet.  “Christine has a long history of supporting the law enforcement and emergency services personnel in this community.  Her vision, dedication and strong leadership skills will be an asset to the Passaic County 200 Club and the law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency services personnel they serve.”             Also during the 200 Club banquet, Ms. Schultz’s brother, Corporal Timothy Schultz, who is a special operations officer with the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Anne</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Arundel</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> (<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maryland</st1:place></st1:State>) SWAT Team, was presented with the Award of Valor.  Cpl. Schultz was recognized for his heroic efforts during an incident when he was serving a search warrant and was confronted by an armed subject wanted for attempted murder.  When the suspect fired, without hesitation, Corporal Schultz returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect.  His actions saved not only his own life, but that of other team members as well.              “I was very proud to watch as my brother received the Award of Valor,” Ms. Schultz said.  “The mission of the 200 Club is very near and dear to my heart.  I feel privileged to be given the opportunity to lead this wonderful organization and to have Mr. Stoecklein support the efforts of the 200 Club with his high level of commitment and enthusiasm.”              CMS Mid-Atlantic, Inc. is among the individuals, companies and organizations who are members of the Passaic County 200 Club.  In support of the group’s mission, CMS offers burial space and opening and closing at no charge at its six affiliated cemeteries and memorial parks to any law enforcement officer, firefighter or emergency service personnel killed in the line of duty as well as a $1,000 scholarship to each of their children.   10 application/xml false 200 Club CMS Mid-Atlantic death dying firefighter memorial memorial New Jersey Cemetery Passaic County Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 WebMaster false true false false true 117783 blog blogsite/CMSMidAtlantic/web