The Long Beach Township community received sad news when Commissioner Ralph H. Bayard passed away last Wednesday, April 26 at age 87 in his home in Brant Beach, with family. A statement from the municipality expressed the sorrow felt by friends and colleagues over the loss of this beloved figure, who served as commissioner of public works, and water and sewer, for 20 years.
Bayard, as a statement from the township noted, “was dedicated, professional, fair and, most importantly, he was kind.
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