Trustees
Corner
Sergeant
Paul Visconti - Trustee – Eighth Precinct
The SOA Gold Shield newsletter, spring edition is here.
I always enjoy the springtime; it means new beginnings,
changes and warmer weather. As a kid it meant school was
almost over and the summer vacation was coming.
For us in the SOA this spring means working hard
on our contract preparations. This contract as all
contracts requires much preparation prior to
negotiations, whether those negotiations eventually lead
to binding arbitration we shall see. But in any case we
must have our numbers prepared for every conceivable
argument the county may through at us, as well as to be
prepared to defend our numbers to them. This means a lot
of work for the entire board especially the executive
board. We all have already started preparing and the
executive board spending a lot of time on this process.
I have confidence we will have a successful conclusion
to our contract.
By the time this newsletter hits the streets one
of my members will have worked his last day in the 8th.
Lt Steve Degraziano has put his papers in and his last
day is or was April 24th.
Steve retires with over 33 years on the job.
Steve has been a member of the 8th for many,
many years. He’s what one would call a fixture. Steve
was an excellent Desk Officer. He cared about his
people. He got the job done. Steve had a calming effect
when ever problems arose in the station house. He saw
the big picture. Steve excelled when the Shi! Hit the
fan. He had command presence. We are going to miss him
around here. I wish him well on his retirement. I know
we will see him around as he plans on staying here in
Levittown for a while. We will be having a party for
Steve later in the year, look for the announcement.
In conclusion, I’d like to thank all of you
that called and wished me well on my recent surgical
procedure. I had my Gall bladder removed last month and
I was laid up for a while. It was uplifting to receive
well wishing phone calls. Thank You.
Sergeant
Sam Giambrone
Trustee
– Headquarters III
IN MEMORY OF MARION
I
would like to spend a few moments speaking about Marion
Wood. Marion came to CB twelve years ago in her early thirty’s
with so much happiness and love for people.
Over the next twelve years, Marion continued to
always inspire, laugh and always had a great sense of
humor.
A
few months after Marion started she was diagnosed with
brain cancer. Over
the next twelve years Marion fought the disease as it
came back three times. Marion was an inspiration to all
of us. Not
only did she show us how to live but she also showed us
how to laugh, cry and show your feelings, even in the
face of such a terrible disease.
She never complained once, Why me?
She was always happy and friendly.
I learned so much from her about how to live and
how to handle things when the odds are certainly against
you.
Marion
lost her battle with this disease.
She was my hero and I’ll miss her very much.
The outpouring of love from all of CB shows just
how much she meant to all of us.
I
would like to thank the Police Academy for putting on an
extraordinary and grateful showing of support at the
funeral. I
would also like to thank the Third Precinct and Highway
Patrol for also being there showing their support.
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As
of this writing a small amount of supervisors will be
promoted on April 14th with a larger group to
follow at the end of May.
Jerry
Calise retired after thirty-five (35) years on the job. We all wish him Good Luck.
Condolences
go out to the families of Greg Morley and Cathy Reardon
on their recent losses.
BSO,
with John Hermann’s support, was able to raise a great
deal of money for charity with his Polar Plunge into the
icy waters.
Congratulations
to Dan Sheehan on his recent promotion to the rank of
Lieutenant and to Chief Lorraine Hannon on her transfer
to Chief of Department – Projects.
PAL
and EAB still continue to do their important jobs for
the people of Nassau County.
PARKING CONDITIONS AT HEADQUARTERS
Approximately
two years, due to the re-construction of One West, the
personnel from West Street received numerous reserved
parking spaces that were normally being used by
personnel in Headquarters and Communications Bureau,
forcing the latter to park further away day/night.
Now
that the construction is completed and the parking at
One West has been reopened, can someone fix this
injustice so that the people in Headquarters can be
treated just as fairly as the people in One West?
Who makes these decisions?
I don’t know, I was told several different
answers in the last two years.
The excuse I heard the most is that the landlord
of West Street made the decision because it is his
parking lot. Maybe
now someone can talk to him trying to take care of some
of the people who work in the Police Department?
The
employees of One West Street should go back to parking
at One West Street or like it always was, first come
first serve. One
again, I don’t have anything against anyone at One
West Street, but I would like us to be treated equally.
Sammy
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A
SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO A DEAR FRIEND
By:
Mimi Seda (Communications Bureau)
Marion
Wood was an exceptional 911 operator.
She suffered with cancer for eleven years and had
two major surgeries before she passed.
All of us here at 911 are blessed to have known
Marion. She
taught us love, compassion and most of all strength. To love life to its fullest and cherish the time we have
left.
They
say things happen for a reason and Marion’s time at CB
was meant to be. She
loved her job, had an amazing spirit and a beautiful
soul. Marion
united us as a “whole”.
It was an honor to have known her and a privilege
to work with. She’ll
be missed.
Thank
you, Marion, for showing us that life’s too short to
worry about the things we’re unable to change but to
change the things we can and becoming a better person
for it.
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