Politics & Government

VIDEO: Senator Bob Gordon Offers Tribute to 'Mentor'

Patch's weekly "Your Legislators" feature lets you know what your representatives have been up to

State Senator Bob Gordon (D-38), who served as Fair Lawn's mayor from 1988-91, paid tribute to recently deceased former mayor Florence "Flossie" Dobrow at Tuesday night's Borough Council meeting.

At what was the first council meeting since Dobrow's funeral, Gordon called the borough's first female mayor a "force for positive change in our community." Dobrow , the longest tenure in Fair Lawn history.

"For me, Flossie was my mentor, and will always be my role model of what a public servant should be," Gordon said.

Find out what's happening in Fair Lawn-Saddle Brookwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Watch Gordon's comments in the video above.

Find out what's happening in Fair Lawn-Saddle Brookwith free, real-time updates from Patch.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here