Born in
Clifton, New Jersey, Eagler was raised in both Clifton and
Garfield, and attended
Paul VI High School in Clifton. He did not, however, stand for reelection to the Clifton city council in May of that year, but was reelected in November to a third term as Freeholder. Eagler stood for re-election with East Orange's
Sheila Oliver replacing Edwards on the ticket in 2003. Despite a divided ticket, where Eagler and Oliver ran under a separate Senate candidate, Eagler and Oliver were reelected along with Gill for a second term. He did not run for re-election in 2005, though it was not certain whether Eagler decided not to run on his own or if he had been bumped from the ticket in favor of current Assemblyman
Thomas P. Giblin, and combined with his decision not to run for a fourth term as Freeholder Eagler left public office altogether. After taking some time off, Eagler decided to attempt to regain a seat on the Clifton City Council. In May 2006, he was returned to the council along with three other candidates that ousted four incumbents (including three that had served multiple terms). He has since stood for re-election in 2010, 2014, and 2018. In September 2022, Eagler announced his retirement from the Council after his six different full terms there, along with his terms in the General Assembly; that announcement came alongside Mayor James Anzaldi also announcing his retirement from the Council, after his nine consecutive terms as Mayor (1990-2022), with reported "infighting" among members of the Council over the direction of the City of Clifton early in the 2020s being their main reasons for suddenly wanting to retire from the Council. Eagler died on May 11, 2024, at the age of 69. ==References==