Paramus, NJ Mayor James J. Tedesco and Rescue Chief John P. Pecoraro have reported the death of William Jim Lightbody, 46, a member of the Paramus Rescue Squad.
Lightbody, a seven-year veteran of the department, succumbed to a heart attack while returning from a motor vehicle entrapment call on the Garden State Parkway. He was treated at the scene by fellow rescue members, Paramus Police, members of the Paramus Fire Department, and paramedics from Valley Hospital and the Paramus Ambulance Corp. He was taken by ambulance to Valley Hospital where he passed away a short time later.
Jim Lightbody was appointed to the Paramus Rescue Squad on July 26, 1997 and was assigned to Rescue 9. He was a past Secretary and Treasurer of the Paramus Rescue Association. He was also a life-member of the HoHoKus Volunteer Ambulance Corp. and a past member of the Greenwood Lake, New York Fire Department.
Lightbody, a resident of the Borough of Paramus, is survived by his wife Paula, son Michael, 19 who is also a member of the Paramus Rescue Squad, his two daughters, Suzanne, 7, Sarah, 4, and his sister Janet.
He is the first Paramus Rescue Squad member to die in the line of duty in the department
