Past Presidents
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE NJSLMP
This is a list of individuals who have served in the capacity of President of The NJ State League of Master Plumbers, Inc. since 1931.
Once a member has achieved this honor they become a permanent member of the Executive Board.
1931 - 1940
James A. Maher (1931-1932) Alfred J. Hoffman (1932-1933)
M. Joseph Dericks (1933-1934) Charles Koster (1934-1935)
Alexander H. Rover (1935-1936) Samuel H. Taylor (1936-1937)
Charles Albanese (1937-1938) Frank Safino (1938-1940)
During this era The Watts' regulator company produced its popular automatic temperature and pressure relief valve in the 1930s. Before this you used one of two valves.
1. Pressure-only relief valve
2. Fusible plug-type temperature and pressure relief valve.
The first did nothing for temperature and the second was a lead plug that melted at 210 degrees F. (pretty cool)
1940 - 1950
Harry Vogel (1940-1941) Albert J. Fechtner (1941-1942)
John J. Eldracher (1943-1944) William J. Wilson (1944-1945)
Anthony Marzullo (1945- 1946) George Van Varick (1946-1947)
William J. Smith (1947-1948) Urban Tietgen (1948-1949)
Anthony Minutella (1949- 1950)
Even though we were involved in a world war Americans still figured out how to bring us 2 items that plumbers use on a daily bases. The Sawz All and flexible supply tubes.
The flexible supply tube was invented around 1939 by Robert Zell, but could not be produced because of wartime material shortages until Brass Craft was founded in 1945.
The Sawzall, did just what it said it sawed almost any shape in plaster, wood, metal etc..., The first one was sold about 1949.
1950 - 1960
Jerry Faber Sr. (1950- 1951) Vernon Tanis (1951- 1952)
Philip Bukraba (1952- 1953) Charles Theobald (1953- 1954)
James Falcone (1954- 1955) Howard O' Dell (1955- 1956)
Edward Molchon (1956- 1957) Armin Axelrod (1957-1958)
Martin Van Ostenbridge (1958- 1959) Peter Post (1959- 1960)
Just imagine sitting through a meeting when a member says I just installed a flapper in a toilet, A FLAPPER, WHAT IS THAT? Up until this time you needed a tank ball, upper and lower lift rods, guides etc… But in 1953 The Korky flapper changed our way of repairing a leaking toilet.
People must have had a lot of time on their hands in 1953, because from a rubber playground hand ball, today's modern pneumatic test plug. Before this plug was invented you used a cast iron mechanical plug. I assume there were a lot of stuck hands when a stack of water let loose while trying to remove the plug.
1960 - 1970
Joseph Bevacqua (1960- 1961) Robert Ehrenbeck (1961- 1962)
John Romanowski (1962- 1963) Virgil Gigilterra (1963- 1964)
Nicholas Dinicola (1964- 1965) Leo Kantrowitz (1965- 1966)
Mario Romano (1966- 1967) John Borduin (1967- 1968)
Richard L. Wilson (1968- 1969) Joseph Zoldaz (1969- 1970)
1970 - 1980
Anthony R. Lentine (1970- 1971) James Policastro (1971- 1972)
Louis Bottino (1972- 1973) Raymond G. Wilson (1973- 1974)
Harvey W. Gigerson (1974- 1975) Leonard McGraty (1975- 1976)
Raymond Hopkins (1976- 1977) Edward Feldman (1977- 1978)
Jerry Marino (1978- 1979) Vincent J. Dabundo (1979- 1980)
1980 - 1990
Andrew S. Rosinski (1980- 1981) John Franciscone (1981- 1982)
Gene Braden (1982- 1983) James D. McEvoy (1983- 1984)
Mengeste T. El (1984- 1985) Dom Leone (1985- 1986)
A. Joseph Brandimarte (1986- 1987) Charles W. Johnston (1987- 1988)
Robert Aitken (1988- 1989) Joseph N. Sibilia (1989- 1990)
1990 - 2000
William R. Meerholz (1990- 1991) Charles Sapienzo (1991- 1992)
Nicholas Recanati (1992- 1993) Russell Hannigan (1993- 1994)
Russell L. Hall (1994- 1995) Michael J. DiVincent (1995- 1996)
Frank J. Rizzo (1996- 1997) Ernest W. Histing (1997- 1998)
Frank Capria (1998- 1999) Gary J. Devine (1999- 2000)
2000 - present
James C. Miller (2000 - 2001) Stephen R. Copeland (2001 - 2002)
Brien F. McLaughlin (2002 - 2003) Jack Moritz (2003 - 2004)
James Miller Jr. (2004 - 2005) Steven C. Rodzinak (2005 - 2006)