Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! A Retirement Party

I am still humbled and amazed by the the attendance and kind words that were shared at my EPPD retirement party last night. I had the opportunity to share stories, memories, plans for the future and a lot of laughs last night. I was blessed by the presence of friends, family, co-workers, community members, retired colleagues in both the police and fire service.

I need to beg forgiveness for not taking the time last night to publicly acknowledge the hard work by my Administrative Assistant, Tracey Schowalter and our Projects Coordinator Sonja Ritchie-Roy,who put on the event! The event is exactly what I had hoped for!
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EPPD Captain Mike Bosacker was the MC, and we heard messages from City Manager Scott Neal and Mayor Phil Young and several others.

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Kind and humorous words were shared by my friends and colleagues.

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Father Tim Power closed the program with a great story and some wonderful words of inspiration

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A great gift of my 5 badges from over the past 25 years.

Thanks for the great evening, it is one I will never forget!

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