Wayne Police Detective Jason Clemente

Please note: services are being handled by the William J. Leber Funeral Home, Chester, NJ.

Wayne Police Detective First Class Jason Clemente, 52, of Mount Olive, NJ passed away on February 7, 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer. Jason was born on October 16, 1971 in Livingston, NJ and grew up in Bloomfield, NJ. Jason graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair, NJ, received his BA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his Masters from Seton Hall University. He has lived in Mount Olive for the past 20 years. Jason was a police officer with the West Caldwell Police Department for 8 years and transferred to the Township of Wayne where he served for the last 21 years. He ended his career at the rank of first class detective.

Jason had a love for sports, especially basketball, football, baseball, golf and tennis. He played collegiate tennis at FDU and enjoyed everything sports. Jason was heavily involved in the Mount Olive community and coached several youth sports. He also enjoyed volunteering at the Wayne animal shelter.

Jason was a foodie and thoroughly enjoyed a great meal. He never let a meal go to waste. He was an enthusiast of fine luxury vehicles and sneakers. He also loved giving referrals to anyone who asked and always answered with his catch phrase response, “ I got a guy.”

Family was everything to Jason. He took great pride in his wife and children and they were his whole world. He loved being able to raise, coach and spend time with his kids. Jason came from a close knit family who loved spending time together, and he had a tight bond with his brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. He was an amazing friend to all and treated all of his friends like family.

Jason is survived by his devoted wife of 25 years, Darlene Cavilhas Clemente, his daughter, Madison Clemente, his son, Jake Clemente, his father, Jose Clemente, his brothers, Jeffrey Clemente, Joseph Clemente, Seth Jameson, and Gregory Heyt, his sisters, Jennifer Jameson, Christine Heyt, Cecilia Clemente, and Rowie Clemente, his nieces and nephews, Kaitlyn and Andrew Heyt, Noah and Katerina Clemente and Logan Jameson, and his beloved family pet, Harper. He was predeceased by his mother, Betty Clemente.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to his son, Jake Clemente’s donor drive. In memory of his father, Jake is fundraising for Penn State THON which is a philanthropic event to raise money to fight childhood cancer.

Click here to donate: https://donate.thon.org/participant/Jake-Clemente