Bayonne City Hall Employee passes away from Coronavirus

Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis has released the death of a Bayonne City Hall employee in a post on facebook. Read below:

“Today, we lost a big part of our Bayonne City Hall family to the COVID-19 virus. Maureen Ciolek, a woman who was well known and loved by those who worked with her at 630 Avenue C and whose smiling face was seen by hundreds and hundreds of people each day as she sat in her office in the Health Department, died this morning and we are all stunned and deeply saddened by her passing.

Maureen began her employment with the City in 2010 and worked in the Mayor’s Office, the Municipal Court and the Department of Municipal Services (Health Department) during her tenure here. It was in her position with the Health Department, however, that most people came to know her because her desk faced the busiest hallway in the building. Nobody, and I mean nobody, said “hello” to more people — friends, co-workers and strangers —during the work day than Maureen did. And every single hello from her was accompanied by a warm smile and a friendly wave or nod of the head. Maureen came to work early and left late every day and she was pleasant to all who came in contact with her from the moment her beloved husband Kenny dropped her off in the morning, until he picked her up at the end of the day.

Her co-workers and friends in City Hall treasured their interactions with her and will grieve her loss for a long, long time. Our lives will all be less joyful with Maureen not in them.
Sadly, her husband, Kenny, has also contracted the Coronavirus and is battling in his recovery against it. Please say a prayer for Maureen and remember that, more than ever, Kenny and the entire Ciolek family need our support, comfort and prayers to help them get through this incredibly hard time.”