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I briefly mentioned in an  earlier post  the passing of the wife of a very close friend and now retired Captain Mike Banks.  Mike and I spoke at the funeral home and following the viewing of  how touched he was at the outpouring of support from the Department. He told me later that he wanted to write a small note ...

First, I’d like to say thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers following the loss of Chief Slayton. The outreach from across the Country and throughout our profession has been comforting to many. I was looking through some of my pictures last night and came across a few I’d like to share. I mentioned that Bobbie and I were ...

Geesh … today … well today has been tough. I spent most of my evening at the Funeral Home last night. The wife of a now retired Captain from our Department recently passed away unexpectedly. It’s complicated. The Captain is a long time and close family friend. So close, that I really shouldn’t use the word “friend” … he is family. ...