Former Livingston resident and police officer David Wilson Ackerman died in his Florham Park home on April 18. He was 78 years old. A memorial gathering was held Friday, April 20, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hancliffe Home for Funerals in East Hanover. In addition, a memorial service was held Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Florham Park. Born in Glen Ridge, Mr. Ackerman resided in Livingston before moving to Florham Park 45 years ago. He began his law enforcement career as a police officer with the Township of Livingston; then worked as the manager of corporate security at Macy’s Northeast for 37 years. He then served with the Morris County Sheriff’s Office as a senior systems analyst before retiring in 2016. Mr. Ackerman was a volunteer fireman in Livingston before moving to Florham Park, where he became active with that community’s First Aid Squad, FP Community TV, and the Fourth of July Parade Committee. Surviving Mr. Ackerman are his wife of 56 years, Eleanor (Schilling) Ackerman; his daughter, Wendy Dickerson, and her husband, Richard, of St. Augustine, Florida; two sons, Steven David and his wife, Carol, of Roxbury, and Bill A. and his wife, Kristina, of East Hanover; his sister, Peg Donald of Citrus Springs, Florida; and six grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested that memorial donations be made to the Florham Park First Aid Squad or St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison.
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