Cinnaminson Mourns Passing Of Zoning Board Member

CINNAMINSON, NJ — Cinnaminson Township is mourning the passing of a member of its zoning board, township officials announced.

“It is with deep regret and sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Jay Conway, a longtime member of the Cinnaminson Township Zoning Board who died on Sunday,” officials said in a Facebook post. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Conway’s family and friends at this time.”

Conway graduated from Moorestown High School and Wake Forest University, according to his online obituary. He was a member of the National Society of Accountants and the New Jersey Association of Public Accountants.

He was the son of the late Harry Conway who served a career in finance and banking, and the late Rebecca Conway who was a school teacher in Moorestown.

After graduating from college, he served in the United States Army, where he attained the rank of captain. He also served in the United States Army Reserve, and has been a Licensed Public Accountant since 1978.

His accounting career began when he joined the "Big 8 Accounting Firm" of Lybrand, Ross Brothers & Montgomery in Philadelphia as a senior auditor.

He then served four years as Treasurer of Cameo Parkway Records in Philadelphia, which was the recording company featuring the famous "Chubby Checker" and the Twist. After leaving Cameo Parkway Records, Coway started his own accounting and tax practice in Cherry Hill before moving his practice to Cinnaminson in 1986.

In addition to serving as a member of the zoning board, Conway volunteered at the First Presbyterian Church of Moorestown and assisted with the United States Veterans Administration wounded servicemen activities locally.

He was an avid golfer, and he enjoyed building planes and ship models, and traveling in the family motor home showing the family’s Irish Setters and English Springer Spaniels and completing their championships.

Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 101 Bridgeboro Road in Moorestown, NJ, 08057. There will be a viewing beforehand at the Lewis Funeral Home, 78 East Main Street in Moorestown, NJ, 08057.

Attendees must follow social distancing guidelines and wear face coverings in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Interment will be at Presbyterian Cemetery in Moorestown. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church.