Mourners pay respects to Joe Balzano | courierpostonline.com
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
A garden of white roses and mums were shaped into a container ship with the word Del Monte on the stack and on miniature containers that dangled from a tiny hoist. Del Monte Fresh Produce operated out of the Broadway terminal for more than 20 years until last year when it moved next door to the Gloucester City Marine Terminal. Balzano called Del Monte the “Cadillac of the port” because of its international reputation and steady businesses — even in a down economy. The impact of the bitter departure in terms of lost revenues and jobs is still taking its toll on the Camden business.
Another bouquet from Tom Corcoran, former president of the Cooper’s Ferry Development Association which had vastly different plans for waterfront real estate than a gritty port, was signed “A Respectful Adversary. Best of Friends.”
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by Eileen Stilwell