Jeffrey Allan Dillon, 68 of Mendham, New Jersey, passed away on April 17, 2018 at Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Jeff was born in Plainfield, New Jersey to Irene and John R. Dillon on October 19, 1949. He grew up in Dunellen, where he was a star basketball player for the Dunellen Destroyers. Jeff scored a record high 55 points in one game, averaging 16.7 points per game in his senior year and scoring 972 points in three years. His Dunellen legacy still lives on! He graduated from the University of South Carolina and was always rooting for his Gamecocks! Jeff started his teaching career in special education for the North Plainfield School District. He ended his 25 years of teaching service as a Physical Education teacher for the Mendham Township Schools, where he taught and coached until he retired. Jeff married his high school sweetheart, Mary Ann Block. He leaves behind his loving wife of 48 years, daughter Jadelyn Feilke and husband Chad, son, Luke Dillon and his two athletic grandsons, Cash and Pierce...