Laurel Hester, the former lieutenant with New Jersey’s Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office who won her fight to pass on pension benefits to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree, last month, lost her battle with lung cancer on Saturday in the couple’s home in Point Pleasant. This New York Times piece, forwarded by Sue, quotes Ms. Andree: “I can’t help but feel relieved that she’s not in pain anymore and she’s going to be taken care of… She’s done a lot of good.”