The Tucson Credentials March, 2002997 1 "The Tucson Credentials" Vol. 14 No. 3 Tucson Chapter March, 2002 2 The Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI From the Chairman's TOM MCGORRAY -Editor F Corner 2614 W. BEN HOGAN DR. B TUCSON, AZ. 85742-9139 I Tom McGorray ( 520 ) 297-7878 Fax: 520-297-9092 Some Thoughts on Friendship E-Mail: [email protected] We lost two more friends from our FBI family; Bob Lamphere and Eldon Rudd. Two of our very best. Both were former fellow FBI agents, both were retired colleagues, both were Thom'sHome Page: friends. Charles Colton said that “True friendship is like sound http://www.xgboy.com health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.” That is very true with Bob and Eldon. Emily Dickinson said, “My friends are my estate.” How very true. "The Tucson Credentials" The Tucson chapter is a small part of our FBI family. We is the are brought together in retirement, from an organization that official publication of the was a very important part of out lives. This relationship as former Tucson Chapter of the special agents is a very special one, be it for a year or twenty, we Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. served together, working in an area of life that was exciting and Its purpose is to inform current dangerous. Society members concerning Elbert Hubard said “Your friend is the man who knows all our activities, and the activities, about you, and still likes you.” -We know a lot about each other history and heritage of the FBI. because we shared so much of the same things, FBI training, in Members are encouraged to service, cases and retirement. We are very similar in many ways. write and furnish articles Dior Yamasaki states that “Friends are the most important concerning matters ingredient in this recipe of life.” -We constantly read about our of interest to all. FBI friends in the newspapers, the Grapevine, our email, and on TV and Radio. The mere fact that a person was or is an FBI agent immediately draws us closer. Like the marines, we are ever faithful to our organization. Edgar Guest said it best in his poem...“I’d like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me. I’d like to be the help that you’ve been always glad to be; I’d like to mean as much to you each minute of the day, as you have meant, old friend of mine, to me along the way.” We all were blest to have worked with so many FBI friends. How fortunate we are to have so many retired FBI friends. Remember, “Do not save your loving speeches, For your friends till they are dead; Do not write them on their tombstones, Speak them rather now instead. - (Anna Cummins). The Tucson Credentials March, 2002997 3 Eldon Rudd - (1920-2002) vation. It was a passion he pursued in Congress and during terms on the Eldon Rudd, a former five-term Maricopa Board of Supervisors and fo r congressman from Arizona, died at his 14 years as a Salt River Project board home. He was 81. Representing member. Sen. Jon Kyl called Rudd "a Arizona's Fourth District from 1976-87, good and honorable man". Rudd served on the Interior Committee Rudd also played a key role in ob- and later in the House Appropriations taining federal funding to ensure the Committee Subcommittee on Energy safety of the state's dams, including and Water Development. He worked Horseshoe and Bartlett over the Verde closely with Arizona lawmakers to help River. save the Arizona Central Project from After serving as a decorated pilot water funding cuts in the 1970s. In Wash- during World War II and obtaining his ington, Rudd also was credited with law degree, Rudd well might have playing a key role in Arizona receiving carved out a long career in private prac- critical dam safety funding. Following tice if he hadn't become restless. In search his retirement, Rudd was on the Salt of more stimulating work, he landed a River Project's board of directors for 14 job with the FBI. For 20 years until 1970, years, serving on power and audit com- Rudd took assignments from Latin mittees. America to Phoenix. He helped with the Born July 15, 1920, in Camp Verde, investigations into the assassination of Rudd attended Arizona State College be- President Kennedy. fore serving in World War II. He worked One day during the 1950s, Rudd for the Phoenix office of the FBI (news - was in Washington, D.C., tailing a sus- web sites) from 1950-70, then worked as pect. After awhile, he found him holed a city judge and a court bailiff before up in a luncheonette. Rudd, tall and embarking on a political career. Eldon lanky, was doing his best to keep a low Rudd, a descendent of pioneer Arizona profile, Rappoport explained. "All of a families, was loyal to the state through- sudden, a man called out 'Hey, Rudd, are out his life, serving five terms in Con- you still with the FBI?' The suspect gress, where he became a staunch pro- bolted out the door," he said. Survivors tector of Arizona's water rights. include his wife, Ann, and daughters The district extends from the north- Carolyn and Katherine. east Valley to the Hopi and Navajo res- ervations in northeastern Arizona. Rudd grew up appreciating the need for water conservation and preser- 4 The Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI The Tucson "Spy" der Web March, 2002 in the NY Times. APRIL SPEAKER - ASAC Andy COMCAST - Cable Internet giant Bland will speak “On the New FBI” at (Nasdaq: CMCSK) reportedly has be- our April,2002 meeting. SAC LUPE gun tracking the Web browsing habits GONZALEZ will be traveling and will of its customers, keeping records of ev- speak sometime in the Fall of 2002. ery Web page they visit. The company has roughly 1 million high-speed DOLORIS STANLEY - is updating Internet customers. Comcast admitted her wives roster. If you have any new that it stores the Internet Protocol (IP) information please let her know. addresses -- unique numeric Internet addresses assigned to subscribers -- NETSCAPE CONTACT - appreci- along with the Internet address of ev- ate all of your efforts. Since I retired from ery Web page subscribers visit. the Bu, I obtained a job as the security manager at Netscape in Mt. View, CA. OUR FEBRUARY SPEAKER - was If I can be of assistance to anyone in my Danny Sharp, Chief of Police from Oro current job, pls. feel free to pass on my Valley, with over 23 years of Law En- name and contact info at telephone nr. forcement experience. He gave a great (650) 937-5898; (650) 937-5544 (fax); or talk on modern Policing and answered email at [email protected]. Chris many interesting questions. Loo APPLICANTS - The FBI plans to ELDON RUDD - Phoenix Chapter hire more than 900 Special Agents by member and a former five-term con- the end of September. If you have a gressman from Arizona, died at his background in computers, engineering, home in Phoenix. He was 81. and physical sciences, you may wish to check it out... BOB LAMPHERE - who died on January 7, 2002, has donated his exten- SA KEN WILLIAMS (Phoenix sive library to Georgetown University. FBI) - testified in federal court Wednes- Bob’s obituary was published recently day that defendant Faisal Al Salmi had The Tucson Credentials March, 2002997 5 repeatedly changed his story during www.xgboy.com/html/tucchxfbi.html interviews with the FBI about his rela- Page contains numerous links to FBI lo- tionship with terrorist Hani Hanjour. cally, Society and FBI Nationally. There Al Salmi, who came to the United is a new XFBI Calendar there will all States from Saudi Arabia on a student kinds of important dates....Take a look. visa in 1997, is charged with making false statements by telling agents he WESTERN REGIONAL - April 4- didn't know Hanjour, who was aboard 7, 2002 in San Diego will also feature the plane that hit the Pentagon and the Mid-year Board of Directors Meet- who had trained to fly in Arizona. ing. Only 6 hours away and a great town. Let Tom know if you are going. DEEP THROAT - The mysterious Deep Throat of the Watergate era -- the SOCIETY ML (XGBOYS) - now same who was instrumental in the has over 1200 subscribers and is avail- downfall of President Richard Nixon - able to any member who has an e-mail - never existed, a retired FBI agent said address. Subscribe at: http:// recently. "I don't think there was a xgboy.com/html/xgboy_listserv.html Deep Throat. It was just a gimmick. Some recent hot topics... 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