Area August 10, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 7 George Decker to be recognized by Boy Scouts George Decker will be honored by the Northern New Jersey Council, Northwest District, Boy Scouts of America with the organization’s Annual Community Service Award at a cocktail reception and dinner set for Tuesday, Sept. 27. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Indian Trail Club in Franklin Lakes. “George Decker embodies the characteristics that we try to instill in our Scouts: leadership, civic involvement, character, lifetime commitment to Scouting. It’s our priviledge to honor him with this award,” commented Charles H. “Chuck” Shotmeyer, the award committee co-chairman and a past honoree. Decker has been active in Scouting for over 27 years, beginning as den leader and chartered organization representative for Pompton Lakes Pack 88 and assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 388. A District Committee member and past chairman of both Three-Rivers and Black Bear districts, Decker is a District Award of Merit and NNJC Silver Beaver recipient. Committed to youth, Decker coached Little League baseball, softball, and soccer, and was co-founder and long-term commissioner of the Pompton Lakes P.A.L. Basketball Program. A graduate of Pompton Lakes High School and The College of Insurance in NYC, he earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations from The American College in Bryn Mawr. Decker’s career with AXA Equitable spanned more than 40 years, and he served in many capacities in product development and training, and as an AXA consultant from 1982 to 2001 before retiring to a home office position in October, 2009. He continues as a semi-retired AXA advisor in the NJ/NY Metro Region. Active in his community and Passaic County since high school, Decker has been a Pompton Lakes Municipal Utilities Authority Commissioner since 1985 and served as chairman of the Water and Sewer Authority for the past 12 years. Currently on the Executive Board of the Passaic County Republican Organization, he served as a Pompton Lakes Councilman and Commissioner of (continued on page 17) George Decker