Brian Spring

Brian Conrad Spring, age 59, of Kinnelon, formerly of Pompton Plains, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 18, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Brian was the Police Chief and a 34-year veteran of the Pequannock Township Police Department up until the time of his death.  During his tenure with the department, Brian attended the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA and the West Point School in Command and Leadership.  He was the treasurer and a member of the executive board of the Morris County Police Chiefs’ Association.

Brian was born in Chilton Hospital and raised in Pompton Plains.  He attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Elementary School and Pequannock Township High School where he was on the tennis team.  Brian went on to Lynchburg College in Virginia where played on the tennis team and received a degree in business administration.  Brian later attended Jersey City State College where he received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, and Fairleigh Dickenson University where he received a master’s degree in administrative science.  He was also certified as a public administrator. After returning from Lynchburg College, Brian joined the Pequannock Township Police Department in 1986.

In addition to his service in the police department, Brian was active in the community as a coach of softball and basketball with the Pequannock Township Little League, Boys and Girls Club of Northwest New Jersey, and the New Jersey Sparks Travel Softball Program.  Brian was passionate about softball and he loved being out on the field coaching and traveling with the New Jersey Sparks throughout the New York – New Jersey metropolitan area.  His players and parents loved him for his support and encouragement.  Brian always had a smile on his face when he was on the field and winning was secondary to Brian as long as the kids were having fun.

Brian loved playing tennis and continued to play long after college.  He gave lessons through the Pequannock Department of Recreation and at the Pacquenac Tennis Club.

Brian’s family was always the most important aspect of his life.  Brian and Stacy were together for 31 years and were married on March 19, 1994.  He loved Stacy and his daughter, Melissa more than anything else in the world.  Brian was so proud of his family and he was almost always at the shows and sporting events of his many nieces and nephews and it meant so much to them.  Brian was a huge fan of the New York Mets and he enjoyed going to games with Melissa at Shea Stadium and Citifield.   He enjoyed vacationing with his extended family during the summer on Lake George in Bolton Landing, New York and at the Five Kezars in Waterford, Maine.  He often complained about how cold the water was but for some reason he was always the first one in the lake and the last one out.

Brian is survived by his beloved wife, Stacy (Elvin) Spring and his adoring daughter, Melissa Spring and her partner Brad Schuler;   Brian was the son of Elizabeth (Spano) Spring and the late Conrad Spring of Pompton Plains and was the only brother to three sisters, Linda Mycock (Jim) of Windham, Maine, Kathleen Spring of Irmo, SC, and Susan Smith of Pompton Plains, NJ.  He was the son-in-law of Keith and Susan Elvin of Bolton Landing, NY and the brother-in-law of Kristin (Tim) Carr of Pompton Plains and the late Kevin Elvin.  He is the uncle of Megan Smith of Hamden, CT and James Smith of Pompton Plains, Joseph Mycock of Ft. Worth TX, Elizabeth Mycock of Windham, Maine, Bridget Carr and her fiancé, Vincent Zarrillo, Joshua Carr and Emma Carr, all of Pompton Plains and Megan (Carr) Cannella and her husband Justin and the great uncle to their two daughters, Lily and Molly of Chester, NJ.

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In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the John Theurer Cancer Center - Bone Marrow Transplant Division at Hackensack University Hospital would be greatly appreciated.