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A P UBLICATIONOFTHE N Y C S ERGEANTS B ENEVOLENT A SSOCIATION

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FRONTLINE A Publication of the NYC Sergeants Benevolent Association Ed Mullins, President

Produced by REM Multi Communications, LLC Robert Mladinich, President Sgt. Brenda Graham, 34 Pct Sgt. Christopher Sharpe, PSA 6 Phone: 212-477-4915 E-mail: [email protected] Writer/Editor Robert Mladinich Photography (unless otherwise noted) Robert Mladinich Walter Taylor On the Cover George Martin, the tri-captain of the 1986 Super Bowl Champion New York Giants, and SBA President Ed Mullins visited Sgt. Peter Hseih, OCCB Sgt. Omar Velez, 13 Pct PO Robert Salerno of the 44 Precinct at Lincoln Hospital on March 30. PO Salerno was shot and seriously wounded on March 22, while responding to a domestic dispute. See the President’s Message on page 2 for more.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Eight days after being shot and seriously wounded while responding to a domestic dispute, PO Robert Salerno of the 44 Precinct was visited in the hospital by SBA President Ed Mullins and George Martin, the tri-captain of the 1986 Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Besides being an exemplary police officer, PO Salerno is a diehard Giants fan.

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Capitol Hill Watch SBA Vice President Bob Ganley has led several delegations to Washington, D.C. to lobby for the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. His hard work seems to be paying off as the bill continues to advance in Congress. 4

Pipes & Drums The Pipes & Drums celebrated its 50th anniversary in April. Requests for the granddaddy of all service bands continue to pour in from around the globe, and no one has ever said a 10 performance from the band has not made them feel better.

SBA Profiles: Catching Up With the Board Board members Robert Johnson, Maureen Murphy, Gary DeRosa, Jerry Leary, Paul Capotosto, Vincent Vallelong and John Dorst have been instrumental in the tremendous success of the SBA. Read about their steadfast commitment to the members they serve. 12

Faces of the SBA Meet some of the Faces of the SBA as they make a very difficult job look easy supervising thousands of police personnel and protecting 16 millions of revelers on New Year’s Eve and at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

OTHER ARTICLES & FEATURES President’s Message ...... 2 Tribute to our Troops ...... 22 Your Finances: Investing in DRIPS...... 7 Proud to be an SBA Member & Friend ...... 24 Health & Welfare...... 8 Birth Announcements ...... 30 Eating Right: The Basic Challenges ...... 18 In Memoriam ...... 31 On the Job Fitness: Third in a Series ...... 20 Special Thanks to our Sponsors ...... 32 May2010_pgs2thru32_Frontline 5/4/10 9:41 AM Page 2

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE SBA PRESIDENT, ED MULLINS

Dear Sergeants:

During the cash-strapped times that we are current- There has been no shortage of other such heroes in ly living in, the media keeps harping on the possibility recent months, tried and true police officers who are of the city returning to what they love to call the “Bad always willing to fight back. Old Days.” In a scathing two-page article in the April In early December, Sgt. Christopher Newsom of 11 edition of the New York Daily News, they recount- the Midtown South Precinct became engaged with a ed the doom and gloom of the year 1990, replete with man armed with an automatic weapon. Despite graphic images of frightening headlines, dead bodies, repeated admonitions by Sgt. Newsom for the gun- and an RMP that had been overturned by rioters. man to drop his weapon, he refused to do so and even While we are undoubtedly living in challenging opened fire. As terrified onlookers and holiday shop- times, I couldn’t disagree more with the media’s assess- pers looked on, Sgt. Newsom was forced to fatally ment of current conditions. So many dedicated police shoot the man in front of the Marriott Marquis hotel, officers, as well as their union organizations, have been in the heart of Times Square. fighting back on many fronts with determination, zeal and ingenuity. More recently, PO Tara Hayes of the 63 Precinct saved the life of her partner, when she fatally shot a In late March, I visited PO Robert Salerno of the 44 heavily armed parolee who pointed a loaded gun at his Precinct at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, where he face and pulled the trigger. Thankfully, the gun mis- was being treated for gunshot wounds he received fired but the assailant had other weapons on his person. while responding to a domestic dispute on March 22. There is no doubt that PO Hayes’ exemplary actions The assailant was shot dead by Officer Salerno’s fellow saved the lives of herself and others. officers. Having been told that PO Salerno was a diehard When many of our elected officials and other gov- New York Giants fan, I asked George Martin, a ernment bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. were balk- 14-year veteran of the National Football League, ing at or completely stonewalling HR 847, the “James tri-captain of the 1986 Super Bowl champion Giants, Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act,” which and a great friend of the SBA, to accompany me. would guarantee benefits to sick, injured and deceased rescue and recovery workers, SBA Vice George recently walked 3003 miles across the President Bob Ganley led several delegations of law United States to raise money for sick and injured 9/11 enforcement union board members to our nation’s rescue and recovery workers. It is hard to imagine a capitol. person possessing as much positive energy as the eter- nally optimistic Martin, but PO Salerno could give Working with Representatives Carolyn Maloney, him a run for his money. Jerrold Nadler, Michael McMahon and other Members of the New York delegation, the legislation Although PO Salerno faces a long rehabilitative is getting closer and closer to becoming law. process, his optimism, good humor, and gritty determination to get better, and get back to work, was very While we would ordinarily be thanking Rep. inspiring. He is truly one of New York’s Finest, and Maloney, who is the lead sponsor in this much-need- speaking for the entire SBA membership I wish him a ed legislation, what speaks volumes about Bob’s com- speedy and full recovery from his serious injuries. mitment to this cause is the fact that it was Rep.

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Maloney who actually thanked him for his stalwart The SBA has also established relationships with efforts and unyielding support. scores of educational institutions, who offer discount- The SBA has been at the forefront in aggressively ed tuition or other benefits to our members. These pursuing improvements in World Trade Center-relat- include Columbia University, Long Island University, ed health services for officers of all ranks. Because the Seton Hall University, Cornell University, Marist SBA is on the advisory board of the WTC Law College, Mercy College, Monroe College, Manhattan Enforcement Cardiovascular Screening Program at College, John Jay College, and Iona College. If you are the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Health and interested in attending any of these institutions, I Welfare Secretary Jerry Leary has spent an inordinate strongly suggest that you see what they are offering on amount of time strategizing about how to make this our web site. already tremendous program even better. When the nation was about to be thrust into a reces- Among many other things, Jerry was instrumental in sion, the likes of which has not been experienced since having a clinical site established in Staten Island, the Great Depression, the SBA was able to solidify a where a large number of ailing rescue and recovery contract that was worth 28.26 percent. This could not personnel work or reside. have been done without the tremendous support of the The SBA has also fought back against the always membership, who overwhelmingly approved the con- increasing costs of prescription drugs. By creating our tract by a 3-1 margin. The contract, which runs own non-profit Prescription Benefit Manager (PBM) through July 31, 2011, did not contain any givebacks called True Health Benefits, we have been able to to the city. eliminate the middleman, which is the key reason for the dramatic upsurges in drug costs. And once we found ourselves mired in the recession, the SBA established what we call our Stimulus Our ingenuity in creating this company, coupled Package, which is an association with Continental with our long-time oversight of our entire Health and Welfare Fund, has reaped great dividends. At a time Home Loans Inc. to provide discounted mortgages to when unions across the country are cutting or elimi- members through the very successful National Law nating benefits altogether to their members, the SBA Enforcement Home Loan program. has actually been able to improve pharmaceutical ben- Over the years there have been other notable dis- efits and even fund many new and expanded benefits. counts offered to our members. When the SBA and These include the creation of a preferred panel of other unions established a relationship with New York over 160 orthodontists for dependents of active mem- Sports Clubs, resulting in monthly fees of just $45, the bers who are under 19-years-of age, creating our enor- response was enormous. To date, over 6,000 active or mously popular Car Raffle to fund COBRA benefits retired NYPD personnel, many of them sergeants, for the widows and children of non-line-of-duty active have taken advantage of this great economical oppor- member, discounted body scans for active members tunity to get in shape. over 35-years-old, and much improved optical benefits through the use of Davis Vision. What the members Speaking of getting in shape, over the past few seem to like most about our switch to Davis Vision is months we have also contracted with the Junction the availability of the “Premium Frame Selection” at Fitness Group of Port Washington, New York to pro- its providers. vide regular fitness columns for our members. And more recently, Jeff Glowatz, who has been in the pre- The entire executive board has greatly assisted the ventative health care field for two decades, began pro- SBA’s active and Lifetime members in offsetting the astronomical costs of a college education. Through viding regular articles on nutritional advice. Make sure numerous fundraising activities, such as distribution of you read his article in this publication, and don’t hesi- SBA cards to our members, Cigar Nights, and sponsor- tate to e-mail him questions which will be answered in ships from the public and private sector, the SBA has future issues. been able to increase the amount of scholarships it has As you can see, we refuse to sit idly and view our- distributed each year. This past year we presented more selves as victims during these tough social and eco- than $52,000 in scholarship monies to deserving recipi- nomic times. As law enforcement personnel, we are ents. fighters by nature. On a daily basis we fight for justice, Since taking office, we have increased the amount of morality, ethics and social order. It is what we do best, scholarship awards 250 percent, from $1,000 to and with your support it is what we will continue to do $2,500. The amount of annual recipients has also well into the future. increased over 100 percent, from 10 to 21. Most importantly, since we began the Scholarship Fund Fraternally, upon taking office, the annual amount of total scholarship monies awarded has increased by a staggering 500 percent. There is nothing more pleasing than seeing the pride in the faces of both parents and children as they receive these hard-earned and well-deserved awards. Ed Mullins

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By Chris Granberg Legislative Representative Siff & Lake, LLP

SBA VP Bob Ganley leads delegation as 9/11 Health Bill Continues to Advance in Congress

n March 16, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health approved H.R. 847, O the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compen- sation Act,” by an overwhelming vote of 25-8. In so doing, the bill cleared another hurdle towards ensuring that those who willingly sacrificed their lives and their health will receive the benefits they have so selflessly and courageously earned. The Subcommittee was the second to consider the bill this Congress. In July 2009, the House Judiciary Committee approved Title II of the legislation to reopen the original September 11th Victims Compensation Fund to provide for those who failed to file before, or became sick after, the original Fund closed in 2003. While lobbying in Washington, Rep. Carolyn Maloney thanks SBA Vice President Bob Ganley for his unyielding support Title I, which covers the health monitoring and treatment of first responders to the 9/11 terrorist attack and his programs for first responders, and others, comes under efforts on behalf of the 9-11 James Zadroga bill. the jurisdiction of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and specifically the Subcommittee on health-related provisions in 2014, and increased New Health. Originally slated to be taken up in the Fall of York City’s cost share from 10 to 50 percent of the total 2009, consideration of the bill was postponed while the cost of the program. Subcommittee-which had sole jurisdiction over the health monitoring and treatment provisions of the legis- Under the terms of the bill as amended, a World Trade lation-slogged through the debates over national health Center Health Program would be established within the care reform. National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health to coordinate existing health monitoring and treatment Despite the delay, however, the SBA continued to work programs and to establish other centers nationwide to closely with Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold care for responders outside of the New York City metro- Nadler, Michael McMahon and other Members of the politan area. New York Delegation to ensure that when it was considered by the Subcommittee, it would be guaranteed to These programs would be funded at $5.1 billion from fis- have enough votes to pass. This included numerous vis- cal years 2011 to 2020, and $700 million per year in fiscal its to Washington, D.C. by SBA Vice President Bob year 2021 and beyond. It would also provide significant Ganley to meet with Members of Congress. new resources to conduct research into other conditions related to exposure to toxins at Ground Zero. In the course of the Committee’s consideration of the bill, a Manager’s Amendment was offered by The Manager’s Amendment also incorporated a new Subcommittee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ). It was the provision into the bill with respect to cancer. Specifically, only amendment adopted during the nearly 7 hour the bill now provides that the Administrator of the WTC markup. With the support of Chairman Pallone and New Health Program is required to periodically review the York Representatives Anthony Weiner and Eliot Engel, available scientific and medical evidence to determine if the Subcommittee defeated two Republican substitute cancer, or certain types of cancers that have been amendments designed primarily to reduce and alter the discovered in first responders, should be added to the funding appropriated for health programs. The list of covered 9/11 health-related conditions. The Subcommittee also defeated several other amendments Administrator is required to make an initial determina- which would have, among other things, sunset the tion no later than 180 days after the bill is signed into law. May2010_pgs2thru32_Frontline 5/4/10 9:41 AM Page 5

Breakdown of Votes on Final Passage, Health before the end of the 111th Congress may seem like a Subcommittee Markup of H.R. 847, the “James Zadroga long time, the window for moving the legislation through 9/11 Health and Compensation Act,” March 16, 2010. the House and Senate and to the President’s desk is very small. YES Burgess (R-TX) Murphy, T. (R-PA) That is why the SBA and its law enforcement allies will Shadegg (R-AZ) Baldwin (D-WI) continue to keep the pressure on each of these individ- Barrow (D-GA) Braley (D-IA) ual Members with a goal of gaining a similarly large Capps (D-CA) Castor (D-FL) bipartisan majority in Full Committee. If this can be Christensen (D-VI) DeGette (D-CO) achieved, it will be much easier to push for an immediate Dingell (D-MI) Engel (D-NY) vote on the bill by the full House of Representatives Eshoo (D-CA) Gonzalez (D-TX) before Congress adjourns for its summer recess at the Gordon (D-TN) Green, G. (D-TX) beginning of August. Harman (D-CA) Murphy, C. (D-CT) You Can Help Pallone (D-NJ) Ross (D-AR) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schakowsky (D-IL) While the SBA is busily engaged in Washington working Space (D-OH) Sutton (D-OH) to ensure passage of this important legislation, there is Weiner (D-NY) an equally essential role which you as individual members can play. This is particularly true of those retirees NO who live outside of New York State. Barton (D-TX) Blackburn (R-TN) Buyer (R-IN) Myrick (R-NC) First, please consider contacting the office of your Pitts (R-PA) Rogers, Mike (R-MI) Congressman in Washington through the Capitol Shimkus (R-IL) Whitfield (R-KY) Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask that they co-sponsor H.R. 847, the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and NOT VOTING Compensation Act.” Blunt (R-MO) Deal (R-GA) Gingrey (R-GA) Hall (R-TX) In addition, there are thousands of first responders from Matheson (D-UT) across the country who traveled to Ground Zero in the wake of the attacks, and who are also now sick as a result Looking Forward of their service. In fact, the World Trade Center Health Throughout the 111th Congress, the SBA has played a Registry is currently tracking more than 10,000 respon- strong leadership role on the Zadroga Act. In particular, ders from nearly every Congressional District in the it organized a coalition of other NYPD labor unions and country for a 9/11-related health condition. national law enforcement organizations to lobby the Since there is no known official list of the law enforce- Judiciary and Energy and Commerce Committees, as ment agencies who responded, we are in the process of well as individual Members of Congress. collecting anecdotal evidence of this to assist in our lob- Since last September, the SBA has coordinated 5 bying efforts. If you know of any agencies from outside separate “Lobby Days” that included representatives New York who were at Ground Zero at any point of the Detectives Endowment Association, Lieutenants from September 2001 through July 2002, please forward Benevolent Association, Captains Endowment that information to SBA Communications Director Association, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Robert Mladinich at 212-343-5674 or by e-mail at: Association, and the National Association of Police [email protected]. Organizations. By the time Chairman Pallone announced the Health Subcommittee’s markup of the bill, this law enforcement coalition had met with nearly every single undecided member of the panel. Despite this, the SBA led another group to Washington on March 3 to lobby these individual Members again. On March 9 it led yet another group, which included Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, to discuss the Zadroga Act with the powerful Blue Dog Coalition of conservative Democrats. These meetings were critical to securing the votes of several of the 25 Representatives who supported approval of the legislation. With the Subcommittee’s approval, the bill now moves to consideration by the full Energy and Commerce Committee. As of this writing, it is expected that the Committee will markup During a recent lobbying visit to Capitol Hill, SBA President Bob H.R. 847 prior to the end of April. There are Ganley (third from left) and representatives of federal and NYPD law 59 total Members of the Committee, only 24 enforcement organizations met with Rep. Michael McMahon (center), the lead co-sponsor of the Zadroga 9/11 Health Act. of whom are official co-sponsors of the legislation. Although the 7 months that remain May2010_pgs2thru32_Frontline 5/4/10 9:41 AM Page 6

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YOUR FINANCES: INVESTING IN DRIPs PREPARED BY THE MONEYPAPER, INC.

Because the SBA receives so many inquiries relat- An easier way to obtain the share (or shares) ed to the personal financial matters of its members, required is by using the enrollment service offered this is the first in a series designed to explain the by Temper of the Times Investment Services. various investment options available to them. These Temper is a specialized broker/dealer that will articles are provided by outside vendors, and are in enroll you in a company’s DRIP for a low flat fee of no way endorsed by the SBA. They are presented $25 for subscribers/members or $50 for members solely for informational purposes as a service to the of the general public. Temper buys the stock and membership. Please consult your own personal transfers ownership to your name, so that you investment advisor before making any financial become the shareholder of record. Temper decisions. charges no additional fees, and does not interfere in your subsequent investing. All Temper does is set up your DRIP account. The rest is up to you. What are DRIPs & what could be the advantages of investing in them? DRIP stands for Dividend Reinvestment Plan or For more information Direct Investment Plan, the terms are interchange- If you are interested in learning more, you can find able. Currently offered by more than 1,300 publicly a wealth of information on DRIPs online at traded companies, these plans allow investors to www.directinvesting.com or by calling our toll-free buy stock directly from a company, leaving out number at 1-800-388-9993. the expense of buying through a traditional stock- broker. Investing in a DRIP is a great way to grow money THIS ARTICLE WAS PREPARED BY: over the long-term. Once your account is created The Moneypaper, Inc. with the company, it is a simple matter of sending 555 Theodore Fremd Avenue funds directly to the company or its transfer agent. Suite B-103 There are even companies that will allow you to set Rye, NY 10580 up an automatic recurring contribution so that you Phone: 1-800-388-9993 can invest as much or as little as you want on a Website: www.themoneypaper.com fixed schedule. Because your investment is based on investing a certain amount of cash and not on buying a certain number of shares, you will end up buying fewer shares when the market price is high and more shares when it is low. This strategy is called dollar- cost averaging, and will grow your investment and allow you to get more for your investment dollars. Most importantly, you’ll have control over what, when, and where to invest.

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The Positive Impact of Oversight on the SBA Health & Welfare Fund By Jerry Leary, SBA Health & Welfare Secretary

Unlike members of the general public, whose natural CR extension to the name, they now had a marketable response is often to run from or avoid a problem, we, as new product. police sergeants, are accustomed to identifying a prob- Free samples would be distributed to medical lem and creating a plan of action designed to resolve providers, who often wound up acting as unwitting the problem. This is what is expected of us, and it is “accomplices” in the systematic transfer of old formu- what we do every day. When confronted with the finan- lations to new formulations to patients. While the cial disarray of our Health and Welfare Fund upon tak- “cheerleading” drug representatives were conducting ing office, we tackled the problem with vigor, tenacity their repeated calls on doctors, they also introduced and determination. providers to expensive new brand name drugs that Throughout this long and often arduous process, we were nothing more than age old generics recreated worked hard at identifying the factors that were caus- under a new name. ing the problems. We carefully evaluated many factors It is hard for a Fund to survive when a simple name while formulating solutions to long-ignored problems. change could result in a 1,000 percent cost difference However, when dealing with anything related to health between the old and new. Readily available over-the- care, common sense does not always prevail and it is counter products such as fish oil, cough syrups, vita- not easy to quickly formulate long-term solutions to mins or antihistamines have been added to generic far-ranging and wide-reaching problems whose products to create new expensive brand name prod- immense financial implications are global in scale. ucts. Through assistance from our medical consultants Health care is undoubtedly the most convoluted indus- and clinical pharmacists, we have been able to identify try in this country. In evaluating the SBA Fund, our goal these products and create a series of safeguards to was not to merely maintain the benefit status quo. We address these disgraceful widespread practices. realized that every dollar paid out by active and retired Our oversight has allowed our Fund to reach a financial members was a decrease in real income. Therefore it level that is very different from those typically experi- was necessary to develop a plan that would create the enced by union funds nationwide. At a time when it is resources to lower out-of-pocket expenses to members customary for unions to cut benefits, increase member by funding expanded benefits in the future. The most cost sharing or remove retiree coverage altogether, important question we needed to answer was how to SBA plan changes have led to millions of dollars in stabilize the Fund and maintain long-term benefit savings that have been used to fund new and expanded growth. benefits. Our top expense was the prohibitive costs of pharma- We have actually been able to re-allocate millions of ceutical drugs. As far back as 1996, this area was expe- dollars that ordinarily would have been dispensed to a riencing annual double digit price increases. If left PBM or a drug manufacturer. This cash has been used unabated, we would soon be subject to the doubling of to furnish savings to members. The savings represent a our drug costs without a corresponding funding tangible salary or pension increase for members. increase from the City of New York. These improvements to our Fund should continue well In the past these costs, which were then being funded into the future. They represent real and measurable by the membership through increased cost sharing, change, a true re-distribution of wealth from corporate nearly bankrupted our Fund on several occasions. We coffers back to our members and their families. realized how Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) such as General Prescription Services and Caremark, who The following list represents some of those newly created served as middlemen between our members and the or improved benefits that have resulted in millions of pharmacies, had business practices that were detri- dollars in out-of-pocket savings for active and retired SBA mental to the health of our overall Fund. members: Clandestine cash flows, which were being sustained by Catastrophic Baby Formula Benefit our Fund through co-pays by members, were support- Free Generic Medications for Active Members ing CEOs and stockholder affluence. Refusing to let this Free Statin Medications Free OTC Program runaway train continue on its course, we created our Active Catastrophic Drug Program own not-for-profit Pharmacy Benefit Administrator Qualified Medicare Part D Program (PBA), True Health Benefits, which eliminated the mid- Absorption of PICA Program Drugs (Asthma/Psychotropic) dleman in pharmaceutical costs and led to improved LOD Drug Program benefits, as well as millions of dollars in savings to SBA Birth Control Coverage members. Active Non-Line of Duty COBRA Program We next set our sights on pharmaceutical manufactur- Inner Imagining Body Scan Program Healthplex Dental PPO Network ers. In the interest of maintaining revenues and profits, Active Healthplex Orthodontics PPO Network drug manufacturers were working hard at reinventing Coverage of Dental Caps for Implants the “drug wheel.” They did this in many different ways. From a “Frumpy Frames” Optical Plan to Davis Vision One was by creating “me too” formulations from exist- Premium Frame Collection ing drugs. By simply crafting a negligible modification Expanded Contact Lens Program and Polycarbonate Lenses to a drug, changing the drug strength or adding a XL or

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drums to be an integral part of their heritage. Tom Meagher, who had already retired from the department after 26 years, and Pearse, who was then an active NYPD captain, were instrumental in the formation of the new band. Retired Sgt. John Tansey, a member since 1968, served as the Bandmaster for many years. He said that many high-ranking department members were initial- ly uncomfortable with the band because they were trying to downplay the stereotype of the police force being an Irish bastion. But the band played on, counting among its early members Marty Harding from the Yonkers Police Department and Bob Pidgeon from a New Jersey agency, who went on to form their own bands with their respective agencies. The NYPD model also became the blueprint for police bands in Newark, Cleveland, Boston, Chicago and New Mexico. A major factor in the band’s early success was the presence of the colorful and robust Sgt. Edmund “Finbar” Devine. While never mastering the art of playing the instruments, his outsized personality made him a renowned and revered drum major. The The late Sgt. Edmund “Finbar” Devine pageantry, pomp and revelry he displayed while marching up Fifth Avenue during the St. Patrick’s Day parade has been described as “prideful,” “awe-inspir- NYPD PIPES & DRUMS ing” and “electrifying.” “Finbar was a real character, a big man whose per- 50 Years & Counting sonality matched his physical stature,” said Tansey. “He was about 6’2”, but when he put on the feather bonnet he was regularly described as being 7 feet tall. lthough the NYPD Pipes and Drums is best He had a real flair about him and everybody loved known as the lead band at New York’s annual him, especially the press, the public, and the cops.” St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the reality is that One of the band’s most ardent civilian supporters performing at that momentous event is just a was Ed Sullivan, the fabled Sunday night television Asmall part of what they do. The band, which just cele- host who had introduced Elvis Presley and The brated its 50th anniversary in April 2010, regularly per- Beatles to American audiences. While he invited the forms throughout the United States and Europe, as band onto his show on several occasions, what really well as in Australia and Canada. It has played for Pope enhanced the band’s worldwide reputation was the John Paul II and Pope Benedict XXIII, as well as at the election of Mayor John Lindsay in 1966. 1980 and 2005 inaugural presidential parades, and has Lindsay, who had Scottish roots, had the band per- been featured in such major motion pictures as form at scores of events at Gracie Mansion and City “Ghostbusters II,” “State of Grace,” “The Departed,” Hall. He often joked that it served as his unofficial and “Salt.” goodwill ambassador to Ireland where, in 1971, Pearse “We are the granddaddy of service bands, and Meagher gave a speech in Gaelic before presenting the requests pour in for our services from around the Irish prime minister with the Keys to New York City. world,” said retired Sgt. Brian Meagher, whose father The band then performed a spellbinding concert for Tom, and uncle Pearse, both of whom were NYPD more than 100,000 people. members, formed the band in 1960 at the behest of the The band soon became a local institution. After a department’s Emerald Society. stirring musical sendoff at the funeral of Patrolman “We have performed at many funerals throughout Patrick J. O’Connor, a band member assigned to the the country, as well as for scores of hospitalized Emergency Service Unit who died in a line-of-duty children and military veterans. I’ve never heard one vehicle accident in November 1971, a time-honored person say that our performance did not make them tradition that lasts to this day was born. feel better.” The performance at Ptl. O’Connor’s funeral Although the band is currently comprised of 115 became even more meaningful years later, when his members, including 30 active or retired sergeants, its sons, Pat Jr. and James, joined the NYPD and became beginning were not the least bit auspicious. When band members. budgetary issues resulted in the elimination of the NYPD’s marching band in 1956, the department uti- “The slow, reassuring tune played at the conclusion lized the services of high school bands when circum- of a Mass is the alarm for St. Peter to open the gates stances necessitated it. That was not well received by of Heaven and welcome their fallen comrade,” the Emerald Society, who from an ancestral and explains Brian Coughlan, an active NYPD detective departmental perspective considered the pipes and sergeant assigned to the Bomb Squad who has served

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as the Bandmaster since 2004. While growing up in Brooklyn, Coughlan, who joined the NYPD in 1988, always stayed close to his Irish roots. His father had emigrated to the U.S. from County Clare, and his mother was a first-generation Irish-American whose parents hailed from Counties Kerry and Galway. Besides playing the accordion and step-dancing, Coughlan learned to pipe at the age of 12. He later played the pipes at Iona College, where eight current members of the NYPD band also performed. “Being a member of the band is very important to all of us,” said Coughlan, who described his role as Bandmaster as akin to being the CEO of an organization. “We receive so many requests from all over the world. Our presence at the funerals of deceased police officers, or at events for injured officers, or even at the weddings of cops, is very important—to us and to them. We take an awful lot of pride in what we do, and what we mean to people.” Retired Ptl. Frank Calderon was appointed to the NYPD in 1957 and he joined the band in 1961. Although his father was Cuban, his mother, whose maiden name was Coakley, had a huge, happy and prideful Irish family who enthusiastically upheld the traditions of the old country. Although he left the job in 1972, Calderon, the band’s Senior Drum Sergeant, has participated in 49 straight St. Patrick’s Day parades. “I don’t intend on missing any in the future, either,” said Calderon, who spends the win- ter months in Florida. “The band is my link to the police department, which I love, as well as my Irish heritage which I am very proud of.” Never was the band in more demand than in the months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Among the 23 NYPD officers killed that day was band member Stephen Driscoll, a police officer assigned to ESU. The band played at a seemingly endless amount of funerals for rescue and recovery workers. As emotionally wrenching as those performances were, nothing was more stirring than when 106 band members performed at the annual National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. in May 2002, the first such ceremony after the cataclysmic events of 9/11. “It was a day that anyone who was there will never forget,” said Sgt. Andy McEvoy of the Office of the Police Commissioner. “It made everything that we had been through really hit home like a Gael force.” “You don’t have to be Irish to be emotionally affected by our music,” said Coughlan. “Who we are, what we do, and what we stand for is universal, especially among law enforcement personnel and their families. More than anything else, we stand for brotherhood, camaraderie, kinship, goodwill, and unity. You don’t have to be Irish to appreciate that.”

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Law School, he is a fierce proponent of education. He has been instrumental in the success of all of the SBA’s educational endeavors, including the Scholarship Fund and the Art Calendar Contest. One might wonder where Bobby gets the energy to do he does, but after a few minutes in his presence you realize the energy is limitless.

MAUREEN MURPHY Recording Secretary Maureen refuses to see herself as trailblazer, but that is exactly what she is. A graduate of the prestigious Bronx High School of Science, she is the only female on the executive board of any of the NYPD police unions. Perhaps her humility was passed on to her by her father, retired NYPD detective Joseph Firth. Maureen, whose husband Joe Anthony is a PBA board Robert Johnson, Esq. member, handles the recording duties like a logistical maestro. She is the liaison with all of the delegates in ROBERT JOHNSON, ESQ. the field, and is responsible for the intense vetting Treasurer process for prospective new delegates and directors. You probably recognize Bobby from his regular pres- Besides being a regular on the SBA Canteen Truck, she ence on the SBA Canteen Truck. is the organization’s event coordinator. Maureen is an As hard as he works on the truck during nearly all of integral part of the success of the Art Calendar the events that it goes out on, he worked just as hard Contest, Cigar Nights, Heroism Awards Events and raising the funds from the private sector to procure it. Certificate of Honor and Sergeant of the Year pro- His work on behalf of the membership is well-known, grams, as well as the very popular Family Day Picnic but what he is best known for is joining forces with which is always held on the last Friday in June. local merchants to establish the SBA Car Raffle. Lucky winners have driven off in brand new BMW luxury autos or Harley-Davidson motorcycles. They have also received MacBook Pro Laptop computers or have been able to outfit their homes with Bose Home Theater Systems or 50 inch plasma televisions. Most importantly, however, is what the funds generat- ed from the Car Raffle have enabled the SBA to do for the families of deceased members. Proceeds have been utilized to offset the constantly escalating cost of health care by paying the COBRA benefits for the widows and children of non-line-of-duty active members. The savings to those families is significant, but it also makes them realize that they are not forgotten and will always be part of the SBA family. In the end, there is really nothing more important than that. Besides having an MBA from Cornel University, Bobby, the married father of 3 children, is also a prac- Maureen Murphy ticing attorney. A graduate of St. John’s University

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With a strong work ethic and rock-solid values, on application procedures, treatment options, and Maureen has been described as a tough but fair police physician referrals. Being a longtime street cop has officer, a smart businesswoman, and a devoted wife enabled him to deal with such emotionally challenging and mother of 2 children. She is an invaluable member encounters with the utmost professionalism. of the SBA team. “The types of injuries, ailments and claims that I am seeing are unlike anything I’ve seen before,” said Gary. GARY DEROSA “It is very disheartening to see so many young men and Financial Secretary women in such physical and emotional jeopardy. You Prior to being elected to the SBA board, Gary spent often hear cops joking about how getting a disability over a decade on the street, either on patrol in the 81 pension is like hitting the Lotto. I can you from per- Precinct or the Housing Bureau or in Brooklyn North sonal experience that over 95 percent of the recipients Narcotics. He has put the wealth of experience he of three-quarters would much rather regain their acquired over those years to good use for the SBA health and get back to work.” membership. Besides handling the mortuary benefits Another difficult job that Gary handles with expertise for members and their families, he sits on the Police is helping out the families of deceased members, most Relief and Pension Fund boards. of whom were retired at the time of their deaths. “There are a lot of mortuary benefits available to these families, but in many cases they are too distraught to think clearly when I explain what they are entitled to,” said Gary. “Dealing with them is often like dealing with crime victims on the street. You see people at their neediest and most vulnerable, and you are able to offer them comfort and direction during a very difficult time. While it always feels good to help someone in need, it feels even better to help the family of a fellow cop. Nothing beats that”

JERRY LEARY Health & Welfare Secretary Because Jerry Leary was assigned to the First Precinct on 9/11, he was one of the initial responders to the scene of carnage and devastation. What he bore wit- ness to is not something he will ever forget. In his role as SBA Health and Welfare Secretary, he has made it Gary DeRosa his mission to ensure that all of the rescue and recovery workers are accorded the medical treatment that The Police Relief Fund utilizes its funds to override they deserve. medical costs for police personnel and their families. Among the many regular services they provide is the Jerry is the law enforcement representative for the police ambulance, which is used to transport ailing Mount Sinai World Trade Center Labor Advisory police officers to and from medical facilities. Committee and the New York City Department of Health’s WTC Committee, where he oversees and As the SBA’s representative on the Pension Fund monitors all of the programs currently in place. He was Board, Gary casts a vote on all claims for disability the driving force behind a clinical site being established pensions. With the abundance of claims now coming in Staten Island, where many rescue and recovery per- in from sick and ailing 9/11 rescue and recovery work- sonnel work or reside. ers, Gary said the responsibilities associated with such a job are monumental in scope. As a member of Mount Sinai’s Law Enforcement Committee for Cardiac Screening, he personally, and He also spends two days per week at the Medical very aggressively, lobbied Albany to extend the crucial Division in Lefrak City, where he counsels members program for six months beyond its December 2009

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ties. Because what you do is so much a part of who you are, there are few things as important as preparing yourself for the right career.” As the married father of 3 children who range in age from 16 to 12, Paul fully realizes the economic challenges of providing an education for children in today’s world. He enthusiastically accepted the role of Scholarship Chairman so he could implement positive changes in the distribution of scholarships to the children and dependents of active and Lifetime members. Under Paul’s stewardship, the Scholarship Fund has been very successful. Scholarship amounts have increased 250 percent, from $1,000 to $2,500. The amount of annual recipients has increased 100 percent, from 10 to 20. And the total minimum amount of year- ly scholarships has increased 500 percent since its inception. Last year, the Fund dispensed more than $52,000 in scholarship monies. Jerry Leary The Fund is supported and enhanced by the $1 mem- expiration date, or until the funding ran out, whichev- bership donation for each courtesy card, as well as stal- er came first. His efforts resulted in the implementa- wart support from the public and private sector, and tion of the SBA Cardiac Screening Week in April, other fundraising activities. when over 150 sergeants were screened. Another subject that is close to Paul’s heart is personal “A lot of police officers won’t take action until they are safety. While working as a patrol officer in the 70 symptomatic, and that is the wrong approach to take,” Precinct, his wife Mary was shot three times while sav- said Jerry, who, as the married father of two adopted ing another officer’s life. Her yearlong recovery helped children has helped numerous prospective parents nav- inspire Paul to become first a precinct training officer, igate through the labyrinthine adoption process. and later a Police Academy instructor. Integrating his “The types of ailments our members are being afflict- unique experiences, inimitable technique and unbridled ed with are very unique, so we really have to take a enthusiasm, he trained officers on police procedure. proactive stance when it comes to health issues.” Always eager to learn more, Paul has studied Jerry compiled the SBA Health and Welfare Line of Leadership, Legislation and Financial Theory at Duty Prescription Drug and Informational Packet, Harvard, Brookings and Wharton respectively. While which he personally delivered to many of the precincts enhancing a Cornell Labor Certificate into a National in the city. Including among the important data was Labor College Bachelor’s Degree, he garnered their NYPD Operations Order No. 60, which he was instru- Distinguished Paper Award. Paul also earned a Master mental in researching and writing. One of the order’s of Science in Organizational Leadership, with most important components related to the reclassifica- Distinction, from Mercy College. tion of current 9/11 ailments from standard Line of Duty aided cases to a “WTC” designation. Because this applied to members of all ranks, it has simplified and streamlined the logistically challenging procedures immeasurably. “It sounds simple, but that really helped prevent the records of a lot of members from falling through the cracks,” said Jerry. “What happened on 9/11, and what is still happening now as a result of the attack, is unprecedented. Nothing is more important to me than securing appropriate medical care and treatment for all SBA members. This is a job I take very seriously.”

PAUL CAPOTOSTO Citywide Secretary & Scholarship Chairman Paul has worn many hats at the SBA, but being the Scholarship Chairman has certainly been the most rewarding. He likes nothing more than assisting families in their academic quest because, he says, “a college Paul Capotosto education presents opportunities for career possibili-

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Paul’s greatest motivation is his wife and three chil- and we know how ensure the hearings are as fair and dren. “I want to set an example,” he says. “Study hard unbiased as possible. That is a duty we take very serious- and you will realize your dreams.” ly, and something we will never view as routine.”

VINCENT VALLELONG JOHN DORST Marshal Sergeant-at-Arms Vincent’s long days often begin and end at either With 28 years on the job, all of which was spent on CCRB or GO-15 hearings where he, along with an patrol, there is nothing that John Dorst has not seen SBA attorney, represent sergeants who have been or experienced. Although his official duties include accused of some type of infraction. He averages at least maintaining order, verifying identifications, and assist- two hearings a day, but is usually present for as many ing Recording Secretary Maureen Murphy in counting as 15 per week. votes at SBA meetings, John’s actual duties go far beyond that. “It is very stressful for a sergeant to have his judgment He usually fields a minimum of three to five phone or his integrity questioned, either by civilian investiga- calls a day from members seeking legal advice, contract tors or fellow cops,” said Vincent. “It is important for information, help with personal issues, or some other me to set the tone, to let them know that they are not type of assistance. It is not the least bit unusual for him going into the lion’s den alone.” to receive calls long after business hours have ended or to respond to shootings or other serious incidents in the wee hours of the morning. During such incidents John usually serves as the liaison between SBA President Ed Mullins, Attorney Andrew Quinn, the NYPD, and the district attorney’s office. “I am always available for call-outs, and probably responded to 15 to 20 shootings or serious incidents in the last year alone,” said John, who is assigned to the 102 Precinct. “For me that is the most rewarding part of the job. When sergeants are involved in such incidents, emotions are flaring and there is a lot of chaos. I’ve been around a long time, so I know my way around the system. I’ve been told that I have a calming effect. It is very rewarding to hear that from a member who has just been involved in a very stressful situation.” Although he has been on the job for close to three decades, John has no plans to leave any time soon. He loves cops, and he loves being a cop too much to think Vincent Vallelong of himself doing anything else. “What I do is in my blood,” he said. “The NYPD is a Membership feedback for Vincent’s representation in such 24/7 operation, and being an advocate for the member- matters is overwhelmingly positive. As a longtime street ship is also a 24/7 job. I love my job, and I wouldn’t cop and member of the Detective Bureau, there is very lit- change what I do for anything.” tle that he has not experienced in the hearing rooms. “Spending so much time at hearings, I’m often asked if the job becomes routine after a while,” said Vincent. “The reality is nothing could be further from the truth. Very often I am representing a sergeant who is having his first encounter in such an environment. I guarantee this is not a routine matter for the member. For me to view it as a routine matter would be doing a great disservice to them.” As the married father of 4 children, Vincent is very sensitive to the effect such matters have on the families of members who find themselves in the unfortunate situation of having to explain their alleged actions to investigators. “For people going through this for the first time, they assume the deck is stacked against them,” said Vincent. “We are very aggressive in having these issues resolved as quickly and fairly as possible. It is difficult for investigators to act unfairly when the SBA attorney and I are John Dorst present. We have a lot of experience in these matters,

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FACES of the SBA

Sgt. Martin McBride, Manhattan Warrants Sgt. Mohammad Nomani, 115 Pct

New Year’s Eve and St. Patrick’s Day are two of the busiest days of the year for New York City police sergeants. They are called upon to supervise thousands of police personnel and protect more than a million revelers at what are undeniably the two most globally high-profile details of the year. As it always is, the SBA canteen truck, which is manned by board officers, was at both events, dispensing refresh- ments, T-shirts and hats to those assigned to the detail. It is awe-inspiring to watch sergeants at work. Amid large Sgt. Biju Mathew, Personnel Bureau Sgt. William Cannon, Police Academy crowds, loud noise, and chaos all around them, they make a very difficult job look very easy. NYPD sergeants are a diverse lot. They hail from many countries and the jobs they held before becoming police officers is extremely varied. They represent all that is great about the city in which we all work, the challenging job that we all perform without fanfare or complaint, and the world in which we all inhabit. They are truly the finest frontline supervisors in the world. Here are some of the Faces of the SBA, captured at work on New Year’s Eve, as well as at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17: Sgt. Daniel Pizzuto, Warrants Sgt. Yahira Rodriguez, DCCA

Sgt. Sean Flanagan, Aviation Unit, with Sgts. Dan Johnson & Todd Custance of the Peel Regional Police in Canada

Sgt. Guy Peterson, Lower Manhattan Security Initiative Sgt. Aaron Lai, Police Academy

Sgt. Al Shopiro, 9 Pct Sgt. Luis Columbie, Detective Bureau

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Sgt. Ayanna Giddens-Hall, APD

Staten Island Director Vincent Guida and H & W Sgt. Jonathan Cataanzaro, 78 Pct Secretary Jerry Leary with sergeants in the field

Sgt. Angel Mendez, MTS Pct Det. Steven McDonald

Sgt. Joe Donahue, Brooklyn South Warrants Retired Sgt. Tom Nolan

Sgt. Joe Buscemi, SBA Financial Secretary Gary DeRosa with ESS 9 members of the San Francisco PD Sgt. David Wall, Police Academy Sgt. Joe Cucchiara, TCD

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ST IN The Basic 1A SERIES EATING RIGHT: Challenges By Jeff Glowatz

don’t have to tell you that police work is physically While out in the field, you face huge challenges. demanding and extremely stressful. You all know They include the lack of availability of healthy choices I that because you live it every day. A typical day and little time to procure and ingest your meals. Eating might have you performing some mundane duty one right for sergeants on patrol is a tough hurdle to get minute, and then without a moment’s notice, being over on a daily basis. However, with a little education called upon to help lift and carry a 200 pound victim to and planning, you will find that making the right safety. While that is hard work under any circum- choices is not as daunting as it seems. stances, you are so often forced to perform such duties Maybe you are already in great physical condition or under the most dire of circumstances, which makes it maybe you fall on the other end of the health spec- even more demanding on your body. trum. No matter where you are, I can offer you some- Performing such challenging and unpredictable thing you can immediately use to either tweak or over- work, while sometimes battling the effects of boredom haul your negative eating habits. Here are some of the and stress, demands that you take excellent care of your most common culinary challenges: body. While there are many factors to consider for • Meal planning: Should I plan my meals or just roll keeping yourself in top physical condition, the corner- the dice and hope for the best? How do I eat right with stone of good health is Eating Right. such limited choices available to me? I call this “mak- Eating right means vastly different things to people ing the right choices in all the wrong places.” with a variety of backgrounds, but the bottom line is if • How do I change the bad habits that I’ve had for you put the wrong stuff in—just like a computer pro- years? These include fast food, skipping meals and eat- grammed with faulty data—poor results come out and ing or drinking soda, fruit juices, whole milk and alco- your body and your health in general, suffers the con- hol in excess. sequences. • How do I keep myself hydrated without constant- The good news is that the opposite is also true. If ly needing to relieve myself? While the list of chal- you learn to make the right choices and nurture lenges you face is undoubtedly longer than what the good eating habits, you will reap rest of the public faces, I assure you that none of them superior results and good are unmanageable if you know how to approach them. health will be yours I will provide you with simple time-tested methods to to enjoy. tackle even your worst eating habits. Here is a pop quiz the format of which I am stealing from a scene in the film “Speed.” You’re looking down the barrel of two Big Macs, large fries, and a chocolate shake at 3:00 am, with five plus hours remaining on your tour. You’re ravenously hungry because you haven’t eaten a morsel since 8:00 pm (din- ner with the family), you have no backup, meaning you’re without any high quality resources (food) of your own, and you don’t know when your next meal opportunity will come. What do you do? The answer is a lot simpler than you might think. The fact is you’ve already done yourself in three times over with your current habits. You should never allow 7 hours to pass without filling yourself with energy-producing fuel, even if it’s just a healthy snack or two. You must never start your tour without properly arming yourself for battle (food- wise), and you have not planned for success. There is a wise old saying that could not be any truer than in this circumstance: failing to plan is planning to fail. Wouldn’t it be wise to seek knowledge about what the best fuel for your body is, and then develop a plan that is easily workable? Of course it would, and this is precisely the goal we are going to begin tackling.

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In fact, if there was just one problem we could solve together, this would be it. QUESTIONS FOR JEFF? Exactly how does a sergeant like you plan to arm him/herself to eat well? To answer this all-important Please e-mail any health related ques- question, we’ll need to closely examine 4 factors: tions for Jeff Glowatz to Bob Mladinich, • Do I have any special health issues to consider, the SBA Communications Director, at: such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol? [email protected]. You don’t have to • Am I at a healthy weight or should I be aiming to give your name. Any questions will be lose or gain weight? answered in upcoming issues of the • What foods do I like most? Try to think meal by Frontline magazine and newsletter. meal in macro-nutrient categories, which are carbohy- drates, protein and fats. Jeff Glowatz has been in the preventa- • When and how often should I be eating meals and tive health field for two decades. Besides snacks to optimize my chances of meeting my dietary having worked as a personal trainer and a goals? cardiac rehabilitation physiologist, he has Please consider these 4 questions carefully and hon- been an NYPD fitness instructor for over estly. I say honestly because if you love fast food and milk shakes but need to lose weight and have a choles- 15 years. He earned a master’s degree in terol problem, we can work with and around that. But in Exercise Science from Queens College. He order to do it, we need to face it squarely and openly. also has an extensive master’s level nutri- Eating healthy is not about deprivation, it’s about tional background, and his many certifica- discipline and learning how to satisfy these urges in a tions include the American College of more healthful manner. Get ready to arm yourself so Sports Medicine. you will be stronger and fitter for duty and for life with each passing issue.

10 EASY WAYS TO HELP WIN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE

1 Best protein supplement: Consume 3 hard-boiled eggs per 7 Eat the most portable tasty and healthy snacks on the day, but eat only one yolk. Eggs are very filling and flavorful, planet. I can’t stress the importance of fruit enough. Instead of and have low saturated fat and high amounts of protein. The reaching for a candy bar, pastry or donut, grab a banana, quality of protein in low calorie egg whites is on par with or orange or apple. Within a few weeks, your body will actually even better than that in expensive protein supplements. And crave the natural sugar in fruit as much as it the one yolk is like a mega vitamin. While it does contain cho- used to crave the processed sugar in junk lesterol, one per day won’t hurt so long as the rest of your diet food. Fruit is easy to carry, easy to eat and is low in saturated fats. great for your health. 2 Lower your cholesterol by increasing your fiber 8 Naturally and inexpensively intake. Move toward whole wheat pasta and decrease your cholesterol. Try a whole grain breads. Make sure that the first fiber supplement, especially solu- thing mentioned in the list of ingredients is ble fiber. You can purchase these “whole grain” or “whole wheat.” If they are in health food stores, and the not the first things listed, the item does cost should be around $10 per not deliver good nutrition to your body month (or less). The best part is because it is really a white-milled product in the side effects, all of which are disguise. very positive. Fiber will keep 3 Decrease fat without ever missing you regular, while also helping it. Milk is a great source of protein you eat less by keeping you feel- and calcium, but step downward ing full. It’s a win-win. from whole milk to 2% to 1% or skim. The secret to not missing the fat is in the gradual step- 9 Lose 3 pounds per year without any effort. down. You lose fat and calories, and your palate will be For coffee drinkers, decrease by one teaspoon of sugar none the wiser. per cup. If you currently use 3 sugars, use 2. This won’t be 4 Keep the taste, not the calories, plus add vitamins. Ditch hard to get used to. If you drink 2 cups per day, you save 32 the soda and grab seltzer. Then simply add one-fifth to one- calories per day or 10,680 calories per year. That’s over 3 quarter of your favorite juice to the glass of seltzer. This is sim- pounds of body fat lost per year, almost magically. ple but incredibly effective, as well as delicious. 10 Lose the heartburn, keep the taste. If you suffer frequent 5 Increase your good cholesterol and add variety to your heartburn, as many police officers do because of the unusual diet. Try substituting fish (salmon especially) for meat once per hours and the pace of the work, you probably already know week. Besides tasting great, this is a great health enhancer. that red sauce hurts “so good.” You can still eat pasta, but 6 Add more variety while decreasing saturated fat and consider other toppings to mix in instead of tomato sauce. Try increasing fiber. Try soy or tofu as meat substitutes. You won’t 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, which sounds strange but believe how great these products taste, and how easily they tastes great and adds protein to your diet, or 2 tablespoons of can be prepared to taste like your favorite meats. If you were low fat salad dressing. I invite you to try many different flavor- disappointed by soy products in the past, please give them ings that work for you, and e-mail me to let me know which another try. They’ve come a long way. ones are the best substitutes for the sauce.

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1A 1B 2A

1A & B: The plank is a core stabilization move that works the whole body from the toes to the shoulders.

ON THE JOB FITNESS THIRD IN A SERIES

n the first two parts of this fitness series, we dis- cles. I certainly don’t want to discourage that, but I feel cussed training through movement patterns that another approach may be sufficient for the aver- I rather than just through the use of muscles. The age person wanting to look and feel better. From my main movement patterns that human beings experi- experience with clients, these methods seem to work ence are: the best: • Squatting (all knee dominant exercises) Total Body Days • Bending (all hip dominant exercises) This is exactly what it means. You train each move- • Pushing (horizontally and vertically) ment that day, utilizing whatever method you like (set • Pulling (horizontally and vertically) fashion, pairing exercises, circuit style, etc). The key is • Torque or Rotary Patterns to train every pattern with good technique and to hit We look at exercise this way because it is a better every area during the workout. These workouts are best approach to correcting muscle imbalances, thus suited for people with time constraints, as well as increasing strength and power that is more functional individuals who seek to get a huge metabolic boost. and offers a huge variety in one’s training program. The When doing these programs, I only recommend 3 total idea of training one area each day has long been con- body sessions per week, to be performed on non-considered the norm. secutive days. These workouts are taxing on the system. Allowing adequate recovery time between work- The best part about this field is that it constantly outs is a must to avoid burnout or overuse. changes and evolves. A lot of the old school exercises serve as some of the main exercises you should be Training Day Schedule: Monday, Wednesday & Friday doing, but learning how to cycle and progress them is On your off-days you can concentrate on nutrition, as of paramount importance. Another reason for not well as doing some low intensity recovery work. training one muscle at a time is the simple fact that if you slam your chest as hard as you can, when will you Training Format train it again? Front Squats—squat pattern If you can organize your workout so that you can hit Pushups—push pattern (horizontal) one body part each training day, you will be more effi- Pull-ups—pull pattern (vertical) cient and save a lot of time. Body parts include lower Romanian Dead Lifts (bending pattern) and upper body or legs, arms or chest. You will also Planks (torque pattern or anti rotary) constantly be shocking your body, thus giving it good As you can see from the above examples, look past stimulus for change. muscles and think movements. On the front squat, for If you are a body builder or are training for a competi- example, see and feel what muscles are working. If you tion, that is a whole different story. For those people, are squatting, your legs are working, if you are holding most of whom have great discipline with nutrition, it is the bar in the correct position, your arms, core, shoul- imperative to train almost every day and isolate mus- der and back are working.

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2B 2C 2D

2A thru D: Even with all the new technical equipment, nothing beats properly performed pushups and pull-ups to increase strength.

By Anthony Tomeo

So there you have it: You hit every muscle rather than for many people including myself. If you decide to try just your arms doing bicep curls with sub-maximal any of them, you must pre-designate how many sets or weights. Your body actually lifts the weight as one reps you will perform per exercise. functional unit. This example may be performed circuit What constitutes a rep (repetition)? style, meaning that once you complete one exercise you move to the next. After all the exercises are done, What is a set? you can rest for a desired amount of time, as long as it A repetition basically means how many times you will is no longer than 3 minutes. actually perform the exercise. A set is a series of reps If you really want a challenge, reduce the rest time and grouped together (5x5 means 5 sets of repitions). go again. Start off with 2–3 rounds and progress each If you choose to go with this set/rep scheme, you will week. The key is to do more work each week. Once you do 25 total reps of an exercise. Tracking progress is crit- complete 3 to 4 weeks, you must change the exercises ical so that you know exactly what you’re lifting so you and/or the format. can quantify your gains and see that you are in fact Upper Body/Lower Body Splits getting stronger and healthier. After a set is completed, take at least 60 to 90 seconds to recover and then do it This takes a lot of dedication and consistency but if you again. As you get stronger and want more of a chal- stick with it, it is a great way to organize your training. lenge, reduce the rest times. Personally, this is a favorite routine of mine. It allows you to hit the body multiple times during the week, and In the next article we will talk about how to vary can elicit significant gains in strength, body composi- set/rep schemes, which is also called Periodization. The tion improvements, and overall fitness. The key is to idea behind this concept is to know that programs need organize it in a progressive manner, so that you avoid to be updated and progressed to see and feel gains. overuse and injury. Remember that variety and fre- Until next time, STAY STRONG. quency are of utmost importance. Examples of Training Day Schedules ABOUT ANTHONY TOMEO Monday—Lower Body Anthony Tomeo is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Wednesday—Upper Body Specialist. He has a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology Thursday—Lower Body and is the co-owner of Junction Fitness Group in Port Saturday—Upper Body Washington, New York. He has designed an array of exer- Off-days, in this case Tuesday and Friday, can consist of cise programs for scores of clients, many of whom are col- light stretching, foam rolling or even simple body- legiate and professional athletes. weight circuits or cardiovascular activity. These are just some general options that are based upon my own personal experiences, and have worked

4A & B: The Romanian Dead Lift works the lower back, glutes and hamstrings. 4A 4B

Anthony Tomeo and Jimmy Mac know how to get good results for their clients. May2010_pgs2thru32_Frontline 5/4/10 9:42 AM Page 22

Tribute to our Troops

There are hundreds of NYPD personnel, including many sergeants, currently deployed stateside or overseas in the ongoing war on terror. We can’t begin to understand the sacrifices that they and their loved ones have been forced to endure, but we can express our deepest gratitude to them for their dedication and commitment to such a noble cause. It is great to hear from these members, and it is important for them to know that they are always in our thoughts and prayers as we salute them for their selfless service to our country.

SGT. NELSON PIMENTEL SGT. JOE KLOBUS Sgt. Pimentel of MELD, a Sgt. Joe Klobus of the Intelligence Division (left) is cur- Chief Warrant Officer rently deployed in Afghanistan, where he is a Chief (CW 2) in the U.S. Army, is Boatswain’s Mate in the U.S. Coast Guard, RAID Team the Officer in Charge of X, NCOIC (Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge). He is an Un-Manned Aerial shown here with First Sgt. Doug Askew of the 101st Vehicle Exploitation Cell Airborne Division. at Joint Base Balad in Iraq, where he has been deployed since April 2009. This is his second overseas deployment. SGTS. MICHAEL GIBBS, PETER STASINSKI & JUDD HOWIE While en route to the Middle East in January, a U.S. Navy Reserve Unit containing numerous NYPD personnel made a scheduled stop in Shannon, Ireland, where they were met by a U.S. Embassy representative for a briefing. The representative was U.S. Air Force Capt. FIRST LT. MARK ZAMBARDA, U.S. ARMY Michael Gibbs, who is also an NYPD sergeant assigned First Lt. Mark Zambarda, a 2007 graduate of the U.S. to the 41 Precinct. Military Academy at West Point, was awarded Special thanks to Sgt. Peter Stasinski for passing this the Silver Star, one of the U.S. Army’s highest honors, great story along. It’s a small world, indeed! for his gallantry on the battlefield in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Lt. Zambarda and his unit, 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battallion, 12th Infantry Regiment, were involved in a 4 hour firefight with insurgents in July 2009. The 24-year-old hero is the son of retired Sgt. Mark Zambarda, who was assigned to OCCB when he retired after 20 years of service in 2002. Shown here, left to right, are: Thomas Donovan, FDNY; PO Luis Rodriguez, School Safety Division; Det. Andrew Eaton, MTS Squad; Sgt. Gibbs; Sgt. Peter Stasinski, 24 Precinct; Lt. Sean Patterson, 84 Precinct; Sgt. Judd Howie, 84 Precinct.

The SBA salutes members of the U.S. Coast Guard, who were Sgt. Robert Quiery, MTN Precinct, and SBA Recording Secretary well-represented at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Maureen Murphy thank the troops at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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Proud to Be an SBA Member & Friend

SBA HEROES Sgt. Christopher Newsom Sgt. Christopher Newsom of the MTS Precinct was working a plainclothes detail in Times Square on December 10, 2009, when he attempted to question a suspect accused of scamming tourists. After the suspect took off on foot, scores of holiday shoppers and tourists heard Sgt. Newsom order the gunman to drop his semi-automatic weapon. When the suspect opened fire, Sgt. Newsom was forced to fatally shoot him outside of the Marriott Marquis Hotel. He has since been honored by many organizations, including the SBA, the Honor Legion and the New York State Shields. He is shown here with his wife Sandra and (left to right): Arthur Smarsch, SBA Director for PBMS; SBA Treasurer Robert Johnson; SBA Vice President Bob Ganley; Det. Oscar Fernandez, Honor Legion President; SBA Financial Secretary Gary DeRosa; SBA Marshal Vincent Vallelong.

Sgt. Timothy Smith After being stabbed in the eye by a deranged man in January 2009, Sgt. Timothy Smith endured four months of treatment and rehabilitation before being released from the hospital. He has since been honored as the Sergeant of the Year by the SBA, and more recently was presented with a plaque from the Honor Legion. Joining him for that momentous event was his father Frank (left) and SBA President Ed Mullins.

On High Alert In the aftermath of the Moscow subway bombings in late March, the NYPD intensified its already tight security at trans- portation hubs throughout the city. Among those patrolling in Midtown were heavily armed personnel from the Oper- ation Hercules Anti-Terrorism Initiative. Sgt. Mike Edwards of ESS 1 is shown here at the East 51st Street subway station.

PHOTO: G.N. MILLER, NEW YORK POST

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Subway Attack Sgt. Chris Correa, the SBA delegate in Transit District 2, super- vises the crime scene at a down- town Manhattan subway station shortly after two men were stabbed to death, and another was seriously wounded, aboard the No. 2 train in the early morning hours of a March 28. After an intense manhunt, one suspect was charged with the crimes.

PHOTO: DANNY IUDICI, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Certificates of Honor The SBA recently presented the following members with Certificates of Honor for engaging in distinguished service beyond the routine call of duty. All members, as well as delegates and borough directors, are encouraged to recommend sergeants for this prestigious honor. They can do so by contacting Bob Mladinich, SBA Commun- ications Director, at 212-343-5674 or by e-mail at: [email protected]: • Sgts. Christopher Connolly, William Harding, • Sgt. Guadalupe Sarracino of the MTN Precinct Michael Kenny, Andrew McDonagh, Michael for initiating and supervising an investigation that McGuiness and Patrick Pisani of ESU for their led to the recovery of 14 firearms and over 2,000 momentous rescue and recovery efforts in the rounds of ammunition. He was recommended for nation of Haiti after a devastating earthquake. this honor by Lt. Seth Goodstein of the MTN Precinct. • Sgts. Robert Castro and Frank Garcia of the Bronx Warrant Squad for their role in the arrest • Sgt. Javier Valentin of the Housing Bureau for his of two armed men and the recovery of a weapon. role in the apprehension of an armed man They were recommended for this honor by Sgt. who had just fatally shot another man on a Cornelius Douglas of the Bronx Warrant Squad. Bronx street. • Sgt. Monya Coats of the 63 Precinct for her role in a shooting incident involving an armed parolee who was committing a residential burglary. • Sgt. Joseph Jette of PSA 2 for his role in the arrest of a man who had shot three people and his leadership during an exemplary year in which his team recovered 59 firearms. • Sgt. Edward Kraemer of the 70 Precinct for his role in the daring fire rescue of a woman and her baby. • Sgt. Seth Lynch of the 40 Precinct for his role in the arrest of an armed suspect involved in a fatal shooting, as well as an unrelated shooting incident. • Sgt. Ross Nasierowski of the 110 Precinct for his role in a shooting incident that resulted in two arrests and the recovery of a loaded weapon. He was recommended for this honor by Sgt. Thomas Shea, the SBA delegate in the 110 Precinct. • Sgt. Bruno Pierre of the 67 Precinct for his role in a shooting incident involving a suspect armed with a machete. • Sgt. David Salmon of the 62 Precinct for his role in the fire rescue of one adult and two children from an apartment building.

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Haiti Relief When the island nation of Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 magni- tude earthquake on January 12, rescue and recovery workers from around the world came to its assistance. The NYPD deployed approximately 80 members. Known as New York Task Force 1, the FEMA sponsored Urban Search and Rescue Team was comprised of six ESU sergeants. Within 8 hours of their arrival in the beleaguered country, they rescued 3 people from a collapsed supermarket. Shown here waiting to board a flight home after their 8 day deployment are (left to right): Sgts. Mike McGuiness, ESS 1; Andy McDonagh, ESS 4; Mike Kenny, ESS 3; Chris Connolly, ESU; Pat Pisani, ESS 6; and Bill Harding, ESU. In addition to that support, after a motion was requested by SBA President Ed Mullins to assist in Haitian relief efforts, the motion was seconded and then unanimously adopted by the delegate body. As a result, a $5,000 donation was made to the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA), a non-profit, non-political human- itarian aid organization that united grassroots groups, faith- based organizations, government agencies and the worldwide community in order to offer much-needed assistance to those most affected by the cataclysmic natural disaster. Calling the earthquake the “saddest and most difficult time” Haiti has gone through since its formation in 1804, Ulrick Gaillard, the CEO of the BRA, said, “With the Haitian people’s resilience and the kind support of the SBA, I am confident that the country will surely bounce back, and that will be a joyful moment for all around the world.” SBA Vice President Bob Ganley presents a check to Ulrick Gaillard as, left to right, SBA Treasurer Robert Johnson, active NYPD Sgt. Yvan Pierrelouis of the Movie & TV Unit, and SBA Recording Secretary Maureen Murphy look on. For more information on BRA, log onto: www.bateyrelief.org.

A Family Tradition It is hard to imagine anyone having more law enforcement pedigree than the Holmes family, who were honored by the Guardians Association and the National Organization of Black Enforcement Executives during Black History Month in February. Five sisters and one brother are uniformed NYPD members, while another brother is a longtime correc- tions officer. Shown here during a ceremony at the Police Museum are (left-right): PO Michael Topping, 102 Precinct; Sgt. Bernice Moran, PSA 6; Sgt. Estella Holmes, 71 Precinct; Asst. Chief James Secreto, the C.O. of PBQS; D.I. Juanita Holmes, the C.O. of PSA 2; Sgt. Selena Holmes, 84 Precinct; Sgt. Janice Holmes, 94 Precinct; Insp. Steven Haynes, Housing Bureau. “We are a very close-knit family of 13 children,” said Selena Holmes. “There were 6 boys and 7 girls. We grew up in Queens, where we were taught at an early age to work hard and strive to be the best. To be recognized as we were was a beautiful thing.”

Wedded Bliss It wasn’t exactly love at first sight when then PO Chris Gulinello was assigned to the MTN Precinct, where his squad supervisor was Sgt. Margarette Foster. She thought he was too quiet and he thought she was too strict. As time went on, and Chris was promoted to sergeant, their romance blossomed. While playing Scrabble one day, Chris spelled out the words, “Will You Marry Me?” and the couple tied the knot in February 2009. Chris is now assigned to the 46 Precinct, while his wife is still assigned to MTN. Two of Chris’s brothers are also sergeants. Michael, the youngest (left), is assigned to the 17 Precinct, while Brian, the oldest (right), works out of the 109 Precinct.

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Million Dollar Man Retired Sgt. Mike Kosowski of the MTN Squad always considered himself lucky to have escaped death on 9/11. The back and leg injuries he incurred while trapped with several other people in the World Financial Center forced him to retire from the job he loved in January 2004. Bored and in constant pain, he started playing online poker in order to pass the time and relieve stress. After beating 16,000 other contestants in an online tournament, he was flown to Los Angeles where, after two preliminary matches, he earned the right to challenge Daniel Negreanu, a top player on the pro poker circuit, on Fox Television’s “Pokerstars.net Million Dollar Challenge.” Kosowski defeated Negreanu to go home with a $1 million prize. Besides setting some money aside for his two children’s college funds, as well as a scholarship fund for the children of 9/11 victims, the civic-minded Kosowski will also donate money to City Harvest, which helps feed the homeless “It was a little skill and a lot of luck,” said Kosowski, a Medal for Valor recipient for his actions on 9/11, who was also a New York Daily News Hero of the Month in 1991 for his role in the arrest of 3 armed robbery suspects.

The Future is Now Sgt. Brian Fuller of the 112 Precinct and his Rose have recently adopted two little girls, Michelle, 4, and Christina, 2. From the looks of things, both girls already have their sights set on police careers as Michelle (left) and Christina check out department motorcycles at the Patrol Borough Queens North Children’s Christmas Party. As the girls get older, they will most certainly become extremely proud of their father when they learn that besides being an NYPD sergeant, he served 6 years of active duty and over 20 years of reserve duty in the U.S. Navy. When activated after 9/11, Fuller commanded the joint task force that secured the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York.

Holiday Revelry In what has become a holiday tradition, the SBA hosted a party for the family members of members who have passed away, while either on or off duty. A new tradition was born this year when the invited guests included the families of SBA members who are currently deployed to military service. “All of these families have sacrificed so much,” said SBA President Ed Mullins. “This is the least we could do to show them how much they mean to us and how integral a part of the SBA family they are and always will be.” Highlights from the most recent affair included the presence of SBA Sergeant-at-Arms John Dorst, who dispensed scores of gifts while dressed as Santa Claus.

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The Essence of Being a Cop The letter on the right was sent to an SBA Dear Mr. (Name withheld): member, who while working as a detective arrested the killers of his father during a 1991 I was cleaning out my closet today, going through some really old stuff, and I came across an old NYPD detective business card. When I saw it, I bodega robbery. The events that led to this started crying because of the memory it reminded me of. letter being written are tragic, but the writer’s words clearly define why we have I actually tried looking you up a few times over the years, but for some such a rewarding vocation. It is easy to for- reason I was unsuccessful in doing so. So today I said let me just try typ- ing your name up on the Internet and see where that takes me. It brought get how big a part we can be in the lives of to your website. I was so excited to see that you are doing very well for others. While we take our work for grant- yourself, and that I was also able to find you after all these years. ed, performing it with humility, grace and I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before. The last time you saw me gallantry, it is important to never forget I was 16-years-old and covered with my father’s blood because he was just how important the work we do is to a gunned down by a couple of bastards who came to rob us in my dad’s gro- grateful public: cery store. I am now all grown up; a 34-year-old man who’s married with 5 kids.

I showed my wife your website that had your picture on it, and told her Thank You, Sgt. Cohen this is the man that got those bad guys when my father was shot in the robbery. She couldn’t believe it, either. Even she got emotional when I told The following are excerpts from the her how determined you were to get those guys. Anyway, I never really got eulogy delivered by retired Capt. Bob to thank you properly for doing what you did, and how quickly you did it. Cohen at the funeral of his wife, retired I would rather do it in person, but if I can’t, then let me just say thank you Sgt. Teresa Cohen of the 101 Precinct, who from the bottom of my heart from me and my family. passed away in January 2010. She was appointed to the NYPD in July 1985 and Thank you Detective (name withheld) for the amazing job and determination and courtesy that you gave my father’s case, and the peace you promoted to sergeant in March 1995. An gave me and my family. Because if those guys wouldn’t have got caught, injury forced her to retire long before she then God knows where it would have led me in my life. wanted to in February 2002. It clearly shows what it means to be a sergeant, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And may god always bless you and which is quite possibly the toughest job your family. in the world: On Veterans Day, Teresa called me on the phone just to thank me for being a veteran, something she’s done every year for over 20 years. She wasn’t in the military herself, but felt grateful for all the sacrifice and service of our veterans. It was a strange little ritu- Teresa suffered surgery after surgery and many hospital- al, and it always made me smile. izations. The hospital stays became longer and longer until she simply never came home anymore. The last three years Teresa wanted to be a cop, and so that’s what she did. of her life were spent entirely in hospitals, rehabs and nurs- She spent her first few years on patrol with the Transit Police, ing homes. back in the “bad old days” and she was very good at it. It wasn’t glamorous work, riding subway trains alone at night, It was a lost decade. She was so sick, for so long, that but she was happy to do it and didn’t consider it a sacrifice almost everyone forgot about her. Our daughter was only 6 at all. when Teresa got hurt, and has only dim memories of anything before. Our 12-year-old son never really knew his In the late 1980s, she transferred to the Employee’s mother any other way but to be in a hospital bed. They don’t Assistance Unit, where instead of chasing bad guys, she know that she put herself through school while working full spent her time helping other cops in trouble. If there was a time and earned a bachelor’s degree. They don’t know that difficult or unpleasant problem, she was there to help. Of she was the Director of the Transit Police Employee’s course, this work wasn’t very glamorous either. Many of the Assistance Unit. They don’t know that she was a decorated people she helped were in deeply personal situations, and respected patrol sergeant. sometimes embarrassing ones, and there would usually be no acknowledgement, certainly no public thanks, for her A couple of days after we spoke on Veterans Day, she work. But she saved the jobs and the family lives many of her slipped into a coma and lingered that way for months, until co-workers. she passed away. It’s ironic, that while trying to save some anonymous stranger’s family, Teresa lost her own. She lost In 1995, with the Transit Police going out of business, her job, her leg, and ultimately her life from a stupid twisted Teresa went back to patrol, once again working midnights. ankle, just as surely as if she had been shot dead on patrol— Oh, was she happy! She was doing what she really wanted but nobody knows that. It’s been so long, hardly anyone to do—and that was being a cop. She spent 5 years at this remembers. until one night, while handling a typical midnight cop’s chore, a call for a violent family dispute, she twisted her I remember, and I ankle. That’s it. She twisted her ankle. just wanted to say, thank you, Teresa. From that relatively minor injury came a rare and devastating nerve disease known as reflexive sympathetic dystro- phy. She never worked again, and before long, she never walked again. She was retired from the NYPD on a disability This eulogy originally pension, to many well-intentioned but really quite thought- appeared in the April less congratulations, as if getting the pension was somehow 2010 edition of worth the disability. Maybe thoughtless is too harsh— American Police Beat, nobody could imagine what that disability would entail. www.apbweb.com.

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SBA ART CALENDAR CONTEST For the seventh year in a row the SBA is sponsoring its popular Art Calendar Contest for the schoolchildren of ALL active and Lifetime SBA members. Children in grades K-12 are urged to submit a drawing with a police theme and/or a theme related to the month that corresponds with their grade, to be used in the 2011 SBA calendar. The 13 winners from each respective grade will be featured during the following months: Kindergarten: December 2010 7th Grade: July 2011 1st Grade: January 2011 8th Grade: August 2011 2nd Grade: February 2011 9th Grade: September 2011 3rd Grade: March 2011 10th Grade: October 2011 4th Grade April 2011 11th Grade: November 2011 5th Grade: May 2011 12th Grade: December 2011 6th Grade: June 2011 Examples of themes related to the entrants corresponding grade might be: 2nd Grade (February) entrants incorporating a police and Valentine’s Day theme; 7th Grade entrants (July) incorporating a police and Independence Day theme; 12th Grade entrants (December) incorporating a police and holiday theme. Entrants must include their name, address, phone number, age, grade, and school attended, as well as the name, command and tax number of their parent or guardian who is an SBA member. Both active and retired members must submit their tax number. Addresses will not be used on the calendar. Winners will receive new computers from corporate sponsors and runner-ups will receive U.S. Savings Bonds. All entries will be judged by an independent auditor. Past auditors have included esteemed artists Peter Max, LeRoy Neiman and Ray Michael “Bubba” Sorensen. All of the proceeds will be donated to the SBA Scholarship Fund. Entries MUST be submitted on an 8 1/2 by 11 landscape side (horizontal) sheet of white paper. They must be a HORIZONTAL line drawing and NO oil or charcoal drawings are allowed. Entries must be postmarked no later than Friday, July 2, 2010. They should be mailed to Robert W. Johnson, Treasurer, and 35 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013.

SBA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (Deadline has been extended) Applicants must be a dependent child of an active or Upon verification, an official Letter of Congratula- Lifetime member, and a high school graduate not pre- tions and an invitation to attend a luncheon in their viously enrolled in college. honor will be mailed to the winners. The certificate and a check will be presented at the luncheon. The selection process is based on SAT scores. Those with the 20 highest scores will be eligible for If you have any questions or would like to make a scholarships of up to $2,500. Applications must be donation to the SBA Scholarship Fund, please call submitted by Friday, June 25, 2010. A copy of the SAT Citywide Secretary Paul Capotosto at the SBA office. scores must be included. The number is 212-226-2180. A Letter of Consideration will be sent to those can- Mail Application to: didates selected. Upon receipt they will be given 30 Paul Capotosto, Citywide Secretary days to return an official copy of their SAT scores for Sergeants Benevolent Association verification. 35 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013

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Birth Announcements

Member Child Date Of Birth Member Child Date Of Birth Allen, Timothy Emily 01/08/10 Klos, Richard Reagan 10/05/09 Alvigi, Dante Natalia 11/27/09 Kornbluth, Timothy Melanie 10/11/09 Andre, Emmanuel Alissa 10/22/09 Kurz, Brian Sarah 02/06/10 Assante, Salvatore Salvatore 09/14/09 Awad, Rafet Maria 02/07/10 Lam, Alan Olivia 02/04/10 K A Lavin, Peter Ryan 02/18/10 Bartolomei, Claudia Ryan 12/15/09 Lee, Sherman Juliana 10/02/09 Bernstein, Erik Molly 11/30/09 Leung, Kaiyuen Abigail 03/04/10 Bischoff, Kevin Hailey 01/16/10 Lobasso, Jeannette Rosemarie 10/31/09 Bono, Alessio Julia 12/12/09 Lopez, Juan Madison 09/19/09 Bruno, Adam Madison 10/30/09 L B Bruton, Kyle Lucy 03/13/10 Mahbub, Shumon Nura 11/16/09 Bryant, Francis Christian 09/29/09 Manfredi, Anthony Dylan 10/30/09 Buccheri, Frank Thomas 01/05/10 Marcano, John Gabriella 03/16/10 Buccheri, Frank Ryan 01/05/10 Marchello, John Daniel 09/09/09 Bullara, Joseph John 12/21/09 Martin, Damon Damon 11/18/09 Burke, Christine Ryan 12/02/09 Martinez, Virgilio Emily 11/10/09 Meyer, Kevin Catherine 11/13/09 Caesar, Tessa Brendan 11/22/09 Mezzasalma, Joseph Joseph 10/30/09 Cafasso, Stephen Alessandra 12/22/09 Cane, Terrence Gabrielle 11/08/09 Millus, Lawrence Emma 12/22/09 Monahan, Kenneth Cole 01/21/10 M Carrasco, Edward Eliana 01/21/10 Caselli, Michael Alana 12/18/09 Montanez, Pablo Paul 11/14/09 Cepin, Luis Gianella 11/07/09 Moryc-Dziubek, Milena Maya 02/21/10 Cerrito, Donald Thomas 10/01/09 Moryc-Dziubek, Milena Damian 02/21/10 Cimino, John Meghan 11/08/09 Clark, Frank Connor 10/02/09 Niebrzydowski, Wojciech Adam 09/24/09 C Nolan, Gabrielle Zoe 12/18/09 Conca, Ignazio Christian 10/31/09 Connolly, Daniel Mary 12/15/09 Corbett, Robert Hayden 09/20/09 O’Hara, Terrence Jackson 12/09/09 Cotter, John Stella 09/22/09 Oliva, Christian Samantha 01/24/10 N Coyne, Robert Sara 10/29/09 Oliveras, Gabriel Isabella 09/22/09 Cuevas, Eric Trey 09/20/09 O’Sullivan, John Meghan 12/17/09

Daly, Thomas Thomas 10/28/09 Paese, Joseph Gianna 12/04/09 Pellegrin, Michael Connor 12/28/09 O Desimone, Andrew Kaitlyn 10/07/09 Desimone, Andrew Grace 10/07/09 Piazza, Michael Michael 10/23/09 Deynes, Vincent Brayden 10/07/09 Pisani, Patrick Lilianna 01/02/10 Deynes, Vincent Ryder 10/07/09 Polanco, Maryann Maryann 11/21/09 Divers, Daniel Salvatore 12/07/09 Polanco, Maryann William 11/21/09 Dorvil, Rommelle Preston 11/11/09 Polanco, William Maryann 11/21/09 P D Downes, Sean Analia 10/09/09 Durante, Joseph Joseph 01/02/10 Reilly, David Quinn 01/21/10 Reyes, Antonio Natalia 11/23/09 Ecker, James Kaitlyn 11/18/09 Reyes, Edwin Matthew 12/11/09 Elderbaum, Michael Michael 03/18/10 Rincon, Wendy Gabriella 09/19/09 Estupinan, Richard Remy 01/12/10 Risano, Edward Leah 03/02/10 Evans, John Briana 02/24/10 Rock, Darren Gina 12/16/09 Rodriguez, Candido Max 01/12/10 Falk, Michael Phoebe 09/13/09 Ruiz, Alfredo Debi 02/16/10 E Farrell, Brian Maeve 02/28/10 Russo, Glenn Isabella 02/25/10 R Farrell, Steven Ryan 03/16/10 Faulks, Dana Jaden 11/23/09 Sankerdial, Roger Marissa 02/18/10 Feliciano, Jose Anthony 12/25/09 Schneider, Donald Juliana 03/08/10 Fernandez, Jovanny Brianny 02/23/10 Schudde, Erika Matthew 01/17/10 F Fleming, Brian Brian 12/28/09 Shaffer, Thomas Thomas 11/20/09 Freiberger, John Addison 12/30/09 Sosa, Joseph Natasha 03/04/10 Freudenberg, William Benjamin 11/17/09 Springer, Euborne Laylani 10/17/09 Stimpfel, Cindy Catherine 11/13/09 Giordano, Dominic Gabriella 01/07/10 Goldstein, David James 02/15/10 Strang, Bruce Isabella 02/06/10 S Gonzalez, Manuel Steven 01/14/10 Strang, Bruce Isabella 02/06/10 Gopaul, Sanjeev Alysa 02/17/10 Svercel, Daniel Jack 11/24/09 Guerrero-Schwarz, Yesenia Brandon 09/29/09 Gurley, Tanisha Leah 10/24/09 Taormina, Salvatore Brianna 09/18/09 G Timofeev, Serge Maxim 10/30/09 Hain, Michael Nolan 12/03/09 Torrellas, Jose Kristin 11/08/09 Helmer, Tyrone Troy 01/18/10 Torrellas, Margaret Kristin 11/08/09 Helmer, Tyrone Ryan 01/18/10 Torres, Angel Micaela 11/14/09 Hores, Eric Avery 10/02/09 Torres, Arnold Armani 09/21/09 Trapani, Paul Alexander 10/30/09 T Howie, Judd Kaylin 12/24/09 Howie, Judd Conor 12/24/09 Tsoukias, Paul Aiden 03/12/10 Hughes, Ryan John 09/22/09 Tunick, Daniel Devin 12/14/09 Hunter, Thomas Skyler 01/23/10 H Hurrey, Ayanna Sydney 01/11/10 Velez, Angel Cristian 09/17/09 V Vilches, Roland Ronan 01/06/10 Jerome, Roland Leila 10/19/09 Johnson, Erik Ashley 01/19/10 Wilde, John Sofia 09/18/09 Wilde, Thomas Megan 11/15/09 Kearney, James Antonia 11/27/09 W J Khan, Mohammad Saad 02/15/10 Zadwydas, Michael Michael Jr. 02/07/10 Z 30 WEAR YOUR VEST FRONTLINE: A Publication of the NYC Sergeants Benevolent Association May2010_pgs2thru32_Frontline 5/4/10 9:42 AM Page 31

In Memoriam

The SBA pays respects to the following members who have recently passed away. Notifications were received between October 2009 and April 2010. Any omissions will be published in the next issue.

ACTIVE MEMBERS Name Passed Away Retired Name Passed Away Command Jones, Robert 12/15/09 05/30/76 Gonzalez, Elizabeth 04/30/10 SI Ct. Section Keating, John 01/19/10 03/08/73 Paganucci, Vincent 11/17/09 IAB Keeshan, John 02/04/10 04/30/56 Robinson, Charles 11/11/09 79 Precinct Kelly, Francis J. 01/21/10 07/25/73

RETIRED MEMBERS Knight, John 03/11/10 09/16/03 Name Passed Away Retired Kobel, Peter 01/27/10 02/15/91 Ascher, Arthur 04/09/10 04/30/55 Kreider, Thomas 09/24/09 12/20/85 Bergstrom, Carl 02/27/10 07/31/83 Labiento, Daniel 03/18/10 07/31/98 Bracci, John 10/01/09 09/12/73 Land, Frank 10/13/09 12/26/71 Breen, Patrick 08/03/09 07/19/82 Lewis, Reginald 11/05/09 10/20/75 Bruno, Gaspare 02/02/10 10/23/87 Lynch, Patrick 12/07/09 02/22/76 Buchholz, Robert 09/19/09 07/31/95 Mastrantonio, Anthony 11/24/09 08/13/93 Bunn, James 02/25/10 07/03/87 Matthews, Raymond 10/13/09 01/10/82 Callan, Robert 12/07/09 11/07/80 McCaffrey, Edward 10/06/09 04/22/77 Chacon, Louis 09/12/09 09/09/80 McDonald, Robert 09/29/09 01/17/86 Clark, Charles 11/07/09 03/31/02 McGuire, John 09/26/09 05/18/74 Cochrane, Robert 10/22/09 04/13/79 Miller, Stephen 10/08/09 10/08/81 Cohen, Teresa 01/28/10 02/28/02 Morgan, John 01/05/10 11/24/79 Conniff, Daniel 02/10/10 12/21/83 Morreal, Julius 08/21/09 12/23/78 Munsch, Rene 01/21/10 07/09/89 Devane, John 02/28/10 06/19/77 Murphy, George 09/03/09 08/26/88 Diggett, Charles 12/11/09 08/05/80 Odland, Edward 02/01/10 10/24/89 Donohue, Edward 01/21/10 11/30/91 Payne, George 11/18/09 08/24/85 Dorrian, Neil 09/28/09 08/17/86 Peterson, George 03/28/10 10/24/81 Fava, Daniel 12/28/09 12/03/77 Poggioli, Lester 08/10/09 03/26/76 Feal, Joseph 01/27/10 05/24/76 Pouchet, Raymond 12/20/09 01/31/93 Fialkow, Martin 11/25/09 11/30/98 Reilly, Patrick 08/06/09 07/14/85 Frett, Eldridge 04/02/10 07/01/89 Reinhardt, Ronald 02/28/10 07/31/85 Gallagher, Michael 10/28/09 06/30/90 Roche, John 11/04/09 05/01/72 Giambra, Vincent 04/06/10 11/15/91 Salerno, Andrew 11/19/09 11/26/77 Giannetta, Lawrence 10/23/09 12/18/81 Schultz, Frank 02/18/10 07/31/85 Gregory, Harold 01/08/10 02/29/04 Stilwagen, Richard 09/30/09 08/27/88 Hall, Joseph 08/22/09 07/03/87 Stimpfel, Ferdinand 10/11/09 10/19/81 Hamilton, John 08/14/09 11/09/81 Thomann, Joseph 09/18/09 06/29/93 Harvazinski, Lawrence 08/17/09 07/05/85 Thomas, Paul 12/05/09 07/29/74 Herman, Joseph 03/13/10 01/15/78 Tramuta, Anthony 08/27/09 07/23/73 Hernandez, Michael 11/17/09 06/11/03 Vobis, John 02/10/10 07/22/79 Houseman, Richard 03/04/10 09/10/80 Von Bargen, Philip 10/16/09 01/23/95 Johnson, Michael 01/08/10 12/06/87 Weber, Joseph 09/14/09 06/24/99 Johnson, James 01/14/10 08/05/97 Welsome, Alfred 12/26/09 08/18/83

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The Sergeants Benevolent Association wishes to thank all our sponsors for their contributions and support of the SBA Scholarship Fund.

Sincerely, ED MULLINS, President SBA

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