WE WON AND THE SCHOOL IS OFFICIALLY BEING RENAMED FOR JOSEPH SANFORD JR!! THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE VICTORY FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED THIS FIGHT!! WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE HIS LEGACY LIVES ON FOREVER IN THOSE HALLS!!
January 25, 2015
Final supporters
Joseph Sanford Jr., a lifelong Inwood resident, a 17-year veteran volunteer firefighter, and a former assistant fire chief of the Inwood Fire Department, was among more than 200 volunteer firefighters who responded to an early morning blaze at a Woodmere home on December 19th. When a section of the first floor collapsed, Joe sustained serious injuries, to which he succumbed several days later.
A hardworking man, a dedicated husband, loving father, and a friend to all, Joe left behind a wife, children, and a heroic legacy of community service and selfless bravery. His memory will forever be associated by his spirit of altruism and sense of duty… a good man who gave everything for his community, expecting nothing in return.
The Lawrence Middle School building, considered the jewel of the Lawrence School District, is known its magnificent architecture and storied history of achievement and success. Countless leaders and trend-setters spent their formative years of personal and academic development within its walls, halls, and classrooms.
To re-name the Lawrence Middle School, the Joseph Sanford Jr. School, is a unique opportunity for our community to honor a man who is deserving like no other. It is our opportunity to combine the sacred ideals of public education and public service in a way that would have made Joe proud.
It is our opportunity to transform Joe's final act of bravery and selflessness into an enduring lesson that guides and inspires future generations of Lawrence School District students to embrace and emulate the values Joseph Sanford Jr. held so dear, all the years of his life, and forever in his passing.
Please sign this petition to show your support to change the name of the Lawrence Middle School to the Joseph Sanford Jr. School.
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Reached 250 supporters
January 3, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
January 2, 2015
240 Comments
Change the name for something good the someone has done for years helping the community, I'm sure alot of people would be very happy, should be changed for someone that did something great for the community, You go passed all the other schools everywhere in other towns and they have names just leaving it saying LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS KINDA LAME
...Joe Sanford jr. was my beloved cousin, I remember him in my heart and mind as I last saw him, happy and full of life...he will be sorely missed...
It's with Humble Submission that in Honor of Chief Joseph Sanford Jr that the Lawrence Middle School be renamed in Honor of Our Fallen Hero
Since he was a volunteer that died while fighting a fire in Woodmere, remanming the Junior High after him is a PERFECT idea.
I don't know him personally, but I know his family, and had the pleasure of witnessing the impact that he made on other's lives, through his great sacrifice. I believe this would be a great gesture for his family!
Joe Sanford Jr. was alway a upstanding young man that committed himself to his job.
Hero s are not born or made. They show up and sacrifice
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WE WON AND THE SCHOOL IS OFFICIALLY BEING RENAMED FOR JOSEPH SANFORD JR!! THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE VICTORY FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED THIS FIGHT!! WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE HIS LEGACY LIVES ON FOREVER IN THOSE HALLS!!
January 25, 2015
Final supporters
Joseph Sanford Jr., a lifelong Inwood resident, a 17-year veteran volunteer firefighter, and a former assistant fire chief of the Inwood Fire Department, was among more than 200 volunteer firefighters who responded to an early morning blaze at a Woodmere home on December 19th. When a section of the first floor collapsed, Joe sustained serious injuries, to which he succumbed several days later.
A hardworking man, a dedicated husband, loving father, and a friend to all, Joe left behind a wife, children, and a heroic legacy of community service and selfless bravery. His memory will forever be associated by his spirit of altruism and sense of duty… a good man who gave everything for his community, expecting nothing in return.
The Lawrence Middle School building, considered the jewel of the Lawrence School District, is known its magnificent architecture and storied history of achievement and success. Countless leaders and trend-setters spent their formative years of personal and academic development within its walls, halls, and classrooms.
To re-name the Lawrence Middle School, the Joseph Sanford Jr. School, is a unique opportunity for our community to honor a man who is deserving like no other. It is our opportunity to combine the sacred ideals of public education and public service in a way that would have made Joe proud.
It is our opportunity to transform Joe's final act of bravery and selflessness into an enduring lesson that guides and inspires future generations of Lawrence School District students to embrace and emulate the values Joseph Sanford Jr. held so dear, all the years of his life, and forever in his passing.
Please sign this petition to show your support to change the name of the Lawrence Middle School to the Joseph Sanford Jr. School.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
January 3, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
January 2, 2015
240 Comments
A well deserved recognition for a heroic firefighter who will be remembered forever. Renaming the school in his memory will make sure that this will be the case.
Change the name for something good the someone has done for years helping the community, I'm sure alot of people would be very happy, should be changed for someone that did something great for the community, You go passed all the other schools everywhere in other towns and they have names just leaving it saying LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS KINDA LAME
...Joe Sanford jr. was my beloved cousin, I remember him in my heart and mind as I last saw him, happy and full of life...he will be sorely missed...
It's with Humble Submission that in Honor of Chief Joseph Sanford Jr that the Lawrence Middle School be renamed in Honor of Our Fallen Hero
Since he was a volunteer that died while fighting a fire in Woodmere, remanming the Junior High after him is a PERFECT idea.
I don't know him personally, but I know his family, and had the pleasure of witnessing the impact that he made on other's lives, through his great sacrifice. I believe this would be a great gesture for his family!
Joe Sanford Jr. was alway a upstanding young man that committed himself to his job.
Hero s are not born or made. They show up and sacrifice
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A well deserved recognition for a heroic firefighter who will be remembered forever. Renaming the school in his memory will make sure that this will be the case.