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Hello {First Name}, FOR YOUR INFORMATION
RPOC NEWS ā Mar - Apr 2022
~HAPPY St. Patrick's Day~
By: Dennis Bambach, President, RPOC
ļ»æGreetings
Spring is here and things are looking up as far as the Covid pandemic goes. It feels good to be able to plan things without worrying so much about crowds. To that thought, our reunion will be April 22 ā 24th and hopefully you have planned to attend. It will be so good to see old friends after having to cancel the last two years. The hotel has been undergoing some renovations, but they should not be an inconvenience for us. The rooms were all renovated, and the pool has also been redone. As usual the hotel staff is very accommodating and will try to fill our needs. The hotel restaurant will not be open but there are several new restaurants just across the courtyard from the hotel within a short walking distance.
For those of you not attending the reunion I will be retiring as President of the RPOC at the closing of the reunion. I have been President for ten years and it is time. Maggie and I moved to Dunnellon last year and I feel that the RPOC would be better served by a president who lives in South Florida. It has been such a privilege and honor being your president and I have many great memories of these past years. John Fraley, presently Vice President will become your new President. I will continue to be involved on the Board of Directors as Past President. John has many years of experience with the RPOC and will make a fine President.
Ed Spisak, Treasurer: It is our pleasure to thank all the members who went over and above to donate to Members Assistance and the Otis Chambers Scholarship fund. Much gratitude for all your generous donations. These donations have helped many of our retirees and their families, as well as children and grandchildren gaining their advanced education. The donations ranged from $5.00 to $500.00, and all were a sign of the generosity, kindness and caring of our Members.
Gladly, our roster is increasing due to the recent number of welcome applications to join. Please keep encouraging your retiring friends and retired law enforcement acquaintances to join us. Also, a reminder to those Members who have not yet sent in their update forms and dues, please do not delay.
CANāT WAIT TO SEE YāALL AT THE REUNION -- By the time you are able to read this issue of the Heat (depending on its delivery date), the 2022 Reunion may be in progress. After two years of not seeing any of our prized and valued members, we are eagerly looking forward to it. It may be too late to register but depending on when you are able to contact us, it might be possible to do a late registration. If so, please call Ed Spisak at 305-206-1564, and weāll see what we can do.
After our annual mail out this year, seventeen Membersā packages were returned by the post office as ānot deliverable.ā Weāve attempted to contact by phone and/or email those Members, but no response or forwarding information was available. We will be listing those names in our next RPOC monthly newsletter in an effort to reach them. Please review the list when it comes out and let us know if you have any current information on those Members. If you do, please contact RPOC at 305-594-2848 or email the information to rpocpba@bellsouth.net.
John Fraley, Vice President, Scholarship Chairman, Golf Coordinator: I have to say, it sure feels good to be able to meet and see old friends. I would like to thank Pete Cuccaro and Paul Law for hosting a great luncheon at the Cove in Inverness Florida. There were over forty retirees in attendance. The food was great and as usual the stories were over the top.
Our annual golf outing on Friday, April 22nd, 2022, will be at the Mayfair Country Club in Sanford FL. We will use the Calloway Handicap system for scoring the event. This enables me to score all golfers in a fair format. The cost to enter will be $55.00 (cash) twenty-eight for the golf and twenty-seven for prizes. I will be collecting for the golf on Thursday April 21st. The old clubhouse has been torn down and trailers have been set up with snacks and drinks. I saw the course last week and itās in great shape. I currently have about 20 golfers committed. Please email me at jfraley885@bellsouth.net or call me at 954-651-0451 with any questions. We have room for more golfers!
Letās have fun, remember the people of Ukraine, and remember our brothers and sisters in law enforcement. Itās been a tough year for all of us.
Reba Miller, Chaplain: Points to Ponder. " Everyone wants to be the Sun to lighten up someone's life, but why not be the Moon, to shine in someone's darkest hour?" Life Rhino
With deepest sympathies we reach out to our police families and friends, honoring and remembering the passing of the following brothers and sisters...
1. William " Bill" Brinkley February 2022
2. Linda Hoffman February 2022
3. Harry A Wright February 2022
Up dated information on the following officers:
A private ceremony was held for Off. John Striegel, on December 29th, 2021. His internment was held at The National Veteran's Cemetery, in Sarasota, Florida. John held the rank of Sergeant in the United States Air Force.
A Celebration of Life Ceremony was held for Off. Michael "Mike" Krutulis, Jr., on February 26th, 2022, at The Elks Lodge, # 1872, located at 92600 Overseas Highway, Tavernier, Fl.
We send special wishes for healing and restoration for our following members, Dennis and Maggie Bambach, James " Jim" Dooner, and Bob and Elsbeth Hoelscher and John Fraley.
We extend heartfelt condolences and support to the following RPOC members, Bruce Buchmann, Barry Hoffman, and Patti Garrison Marriott at the passing of their beloved spouses, Debbie Buchmann, Linda Hoffman, and Michael " Mike" Marriott.
Special thanks to each and every one of our members who have registered for the RPOC Reunion. All of us are looking forward to being together and celebrating our friendships, joys and moving forward in the coming year. Thank you to each and every one of our members and their families for their support, encouragement, dedication, and commitment during the chaos of the past few years. Please remember āEveryone you meet is fighting a battle you may know nothing about, Be Kind, Always... Brad Meltzer".
Jerry Rudolf, Sgt. At Arms, Communication Transformational Officer: As we approach the time for our reunion, we want to repeat that in addition to the handwriting of the registration form you received on the yellow paper in the US mailing we did at the first of the year, you must then have to find an envelope and stamp then remember to mail. Or you can also do it the easy way and go online to our website at www.rpocpba.org or www.rocpba.org [takes you to the same place] and register and pay online avoiding all of the extra hassle and then wondering if the USPS screwed up again or not and lost it. You should also know that because you are not required to log into our website, the first few pages with general information are not secure pages. We DO NOT ask you to list any personal information on these unsecured pages. However, once you click on a link to enter data where credit card information is needed or other financial related data, ALL those pages and forms are SECURE meaning that we have a merchantās account linked to those pages via PayPal and ALL those links are SECURE and any information entered is encrypted for security purposes. Lastly, on each of the instruction or introductory pages related to JOIN, RENEW, etc. etc. on the website, you will find the below paragraph in blue that explains the process for payment utilizing PayPal. Fortunately, or unfortunate whichever the case, they are one of the few merchant accounts that are compatible with our website setup. If you read and following the directions as you will note below you should not have any problems navigating the pages. If you do experience any issues, please do not hesitate to let us know in order that we either fix a problem or assist you with a particular task. REMEMBER, without you we would not be here!
We use PayPal to process payments. You may pay by using your existing account or create one from our site. Or go to PayPal.com to create one and register your credit card as part of your account. Without doing this, you may or may not get the credit card option from our site.
New Members: Edward Orinstein, MDPD; Elio Garcia, MDPD; Joseph Deegan, MDPD; William Van Riper, MDPD; Mike Hernandez, MDPD
Reinstated Members: Art Angelica, MDPD; Sean Holts, MDPD; James Crocker, MDPD; Gilbert Thomas, MDPD; Nancy Fox-Hicks, MDCorr; Dean Alder MDPD; Gregory Kral, MDPD; John Butchko; MDPD.
Final Thought ā Our hearts and prayers are with the Ukrainian people who are undergoing such suffering. We pray that this conflict will end soon.
āHappiness is not by chance, but by choice.ā ā Jim Rohn
āDo what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.ā
Roy T. Bennett
āBe the Reason Someone Smiles Todayā
STAY HEALTHY ---- STAY CALM -- STAY INCHARGE
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