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• Unit 377/Technical Services •
The Forensic Services retirement party was a
huge success. Sgt. Bill Kaupert and E.T.s Linda Fogarty, Angelo Marconi, Jane Michalik
and Gerry Poradzisz were still dancing long
after the music stopped... E.T. Sue Wolverton’s
son-in-law, P.P.O. Edwin Caraballo, graduated
from the Training Division in March and now is
fighting crime in 024... Kristin Anderson (the
daughter of retired S.I.U. Sgt. Alan Anderson
and stepdaughter of E.T. Babette Held) is
engaged to P.O. Salvatore Reina (019)... Congrats to Lt. Sharon Guiffra on the purchase of
her new abode...Wedding bells rang out for Sgt.
Carol Lawrence and hubby Steve... We wish
E.T. Dorothy Price a speedy recovery... The
most organized locker award goes to E.T. Keith Aldrich. His ‘locker light’ is a must see
item... Is E.T. Jimmy Walker really a Tae-Bo
instructor for the 3rd watch?... Who said, “I
can’t take it anymore!” every day for the last
month in a new dialect each time? Yes, E.T.
Frank Kroll is retiring after 32 years.We’ll miss
his great sense of humor... E.T. Joe Andruzzi
and lovely wife Mary went to Ireland and spent
a night in a castle... Sgt. Bill Frapolly enjoyed
Spain so much he plans on going back... E.T.
Ed Grabarek still has his tan from his Mexican
vacation... E.T. Tony Hernandez still has his
‘relaxed aura’ from his Aruba vacation... Much
thanks to E.T. Fred Heidemann for organizing our office... E.T. Tony Parisi will join the
Army after retirement so that he can “be all he
wants to be.” Tony and his wife Doreen also
plan to adopt twin boys!
E.T. Dorothy Sepanik
• Unit 603/Bomb & Arson •
Greetings from the Bomb and Arson Section...
We bid a fond farewell and congrats to Commander John P. Kennedy, who retired from
the Bomb and Arson Section after more than
thirty years of dedicated service to the Department and the community...We also congratulate
and welcome our new Commander, Irene E.
Jones... The welcome mat is also out for Lt.
Edward O’Donnel, who is our new Executive
Officer... Congrats go out to Sgt. Frank Sarabia, Det.s Mary Jeleniewski, Stanley Shier,
James Zurawick, and Mark Flynn on their
recent State Certification as Arson Investigators... A healthy welcome back to Explosives
Technician Larry Neuman from the medical...Word is that Det. Kevin Pedersen has a
waiting list for rentals of his new vacation
home... There’s a group of detectives walking
around with a stunned look on their faces after
missing $80 million by one number in the lottery, oooh what could have been!... Until next
time.
Detective Linda Boose
• Unit 620/Area 2 Detective Division •
Congrats and best of luck to our recent
retirees: Sgt. Larry Hargrove, Det. Stanley
20
Hunter, Det. Michael Golden; Sgt. Robert
Casey, Det. James Timmel, and P.O. Jimmy Lee...We wish a speedy recovery to Det.s
Tom Laughran and Kimberly Kane...
Recent charity events (MS Walk 2000 and
Cops for Kids, during which Team A soundly
defeated Team B) proved fruitful; thanks to all
who participated, made donations or otherwise got involved. March of Dimes and the
Special Olympics/Torch Run are coming up.
Thanks in advance for your support... Congrats to Det. Michael Bradshaw and his wife
Kim on the birth of their twins... A heartfelt
thank you from Det. Jocelyn “JoJo” Gregiore-Watkins to the Area 2 Family for their
many prayers and condolences.
Dets. Edd Budz and Tanya Carter
• Unit 630/Area 3 Detective Division •
Lots of comings and goings have taken place in
Area 3... Retirees since the last column include:
Tom Bloomstrand, Sgt. Jim Jones, Sgt.
Denis Murphy, Bill Baldree, Bob Browne,
Phil Bue, Pete Bukiri, Charlie Ford,
Richard “Blue” Mariner, Al Pappalito,
Bernard Richter, and Fred Stone...We had
a promotion/farewell party for new Lt. Tom
Pufpaf, who is currently assigned to 025...
Welcome to our new Sgt.s, Richard McMahon and Curtis Blanc...Welcome and farewell
to Sgt. Kathy Argentio, who was detailed to
us for too short of a time and then returned to
Area 5. Sorry to see you go, Kathy... Sgt. Judy
Martin has left us for Headquarters... Condolences go to Ron Anderson on the death of
his father, Harry; to Jim Spencer on the
death of his mother, Geri; and to Pat “Pam”
Mooney on the death of her father, Walter...
Matt Brady, formerly of Area 3, thanks all
who donated to the 2000 MS Walk. Area 3
raised more than $400 for this worth-while
cause... Lt. Yvonne Sutor and Cathy
Fitzgibbon just returned from their trip to
Paris. Their sponge Eiffel Towers are quite the
rage... Housing update: Al Yanigidate’s home
is coming closer to being finished, but Stu
Tallen is no closer to moving into a new house
for himself... Area 3 dominated the recent
Commendation Ceremony due to the spectacular arrest and clear-up on the Lakefront HighRise Burglar. Receiving commendations related to this case were: Sgt. Tony DeLeonardis;
Det.s Cheryl Bronkema, Lorraine Ambriz,
Joe Kostuchowski, John Griffin, Gil Ortiz,
Brian Cheevers, Phil Cappitelli; detailed
P.O.s Caryl Dennis and Joseph Riley (020),
Loukas Papaloukas and Joseph Schachelmayer (018); Y.I. Kristen Killackey and
Daniel Trevino, and P.O.Virginia Warnecke
(School Patrol). Told you we dominated the
ceremony... Hope everyone’s Easter and
Passover were healthy and happy.
Det. Cathy Fitzgibbon
• Unit 650/ Area 5 Detective Division •
Hello from Area Five. We would like to congratulate two of our most recent commanders,
First Deputy John Thomas and Deputy Chief
Phil Cline. We wish them well in their new
positions. We would also like to congratulate
Deputy Superintendent Harvey Radney,
Bureau of Investigative Services, on his promotion. We look forward to working for him...
Since the beginning of the year we have had six
of our family retire: Sgt. Vernis Jones (33 yrs.);
Det.s Gene Moreth (34 yrs.), Larry Poli (31
yrs.), Harry Collins (30 yrs.), James Anhalt
(29 yrs.); and P.O. Guido Colonna (31 yrs).
Amongst these six men there was a combined
188 years of service to the C.P.D.We wish them
all good luck in their future ventures... A great
time was had by all at the Cops for Kids Bowling Day. Some of you may not have known, but
the Professional Bowling Association was on
hand scouting for bowlers. Our own Robert
“Lumpy” Rutherford was chosen to represent us on the tour. Good luck, Bob, you’ll need
it! Just remember that they don’t use the
bumpers on tour... ‘Til next time, have a good
one and a safe one.
Det. T. Chester
• Retirees •
We welcome the following officers joining the
ranks of retirees: John Maciejewski, Mary
Avent, G. Cronk, T. Bloomstrand, Jim
Carter, Jim Lis, and, last-but-not-forgotten,
John Dorris. Together these officers devoted
100 years of their lives to serving and protecting... Where are they now? Tom Keleher,
Fletcher Atwood, Ray Kurowski, Ivory
Hampton, Bucky Beavers, Bob Kurz, Tom
Faragoi, and Johnnie Simmons. If you have
any clues, let me know... Happy retirees are:
Bob McElroy, baking in the Arizona sun;
John Sonley, riding his Harley (also in Arizona); Joe Okoski, still lifting weights; Dave
Delaney, playing security guard at a suburban
bank; and big George Gaynor, playing housemom... Looking good at a recent retiree breakfast were: Denny Guest, Vic Rini, Larry
Bromley, Ken Pollack, and Mike Corcoran... Some good young guys holding up the
8th District 1st watch are sons of recent big 008
retirees. These aggressive, good P.O.s are: Flaherty, Bokowski, Kennedy, Hayman, Martin, and Cannon.The latter is the son of Jimmy Cannon, who was about to retire only to
pass away... Condolences to the family on the
passing of Bob Burns, who for many years was
the control tower of traffic control at the intersection of 79th and Kedzie in all types of
weather... Remember, send any news or quips
to: Retirees, P.O. Box 42635, Evergreen Park,
IL 60805... ‘til next time, God willing.
Nick Zuklic Ret. C.P.D.4
Chicago Police Star — 304th Issue — June 2000
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