Thomas W. Kavula was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on November 4, 1941. A high school graduate, he ![\"\"](\"https://scontent-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/t31.0-8/11228140_886492068072003_2195067549548350829_o.jpg\")
attended St. Peter\’s College in Jersey City for one year before joining the New Jersey State Police.
Not wishing to follow in his father\’s restaurant business, Trooper Kavula played minor league baseball and was given a tryout by the Cincinnati Reds. He decided to abandon a possible baseball career and become a New Jersey State Trooper.
Trooper Kavula enlisted in the New Jersey State Police on June 10, 1963, as a member of the 61st Class. Upon graduation, he was assigned to Troop \”B\” and later to Troop \”D\” Newark Station. Trooper Kavula\’s service with the Division was characterized by loyalty, fearless performance of duty, and faithful and honorable devotion to the principles of the New Jersey State Police.
Trooper Kavula died from injuries received as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle while performing his duties of directing traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike.
At 8:50 a.m., on Thursday, September 19, 1968,
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