Jack Zwerenz (d. 2019) was a founding member of the Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol. For his successful efforts to stop the MTA's Montauk option, which would have sent high-speed electrified trains at grade level through backyards and dangerous crossings, he received the Glendale Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year Award in 1985. He was also active in trying to get the USPS to establish a new zip code for Glendale. The Glendale Property Owners Association honored him with a 25-year Service Award. He was 86 when he passed away.