MESSAGES OF INTEREST

It is with deep sadness that we must announce the death of Patrick "Spank" Donellan's mother, Mary Donellan on Sunday August 22, 2010. 

Wake - Wed 2-4 & 7-9 Riverdale on Hudson Funeral Home 6100 Riverdale Ave (W.161St & Riverdale Ave) Bronx, NY 10471

Mass St Margaret of Cortona Parish 6000 Riverdale Ave. (W. 260th St.) Thursday August 26, 2010. 10 A.M. Burial to follow St. Mary's Cemetery in Yonkers, NY

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Recently, Sid Cirile's daughter Cynthia contacted us to share the Memorial page that her family made for their father.  We hope you enjoy the page posted here:

We would like to inform the membership that Montgomery Delaney and his wife Linda welcomed a son, Conor Delaney, into their family at the end of January!! 

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      Our own John Timoney has published a book called "Beat Cop to Top Cop: A Tale of Three Cities", which chronicles his career in law enforcement which spanned 4 decades and 3 major cities.   

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Here is a letter that we thought we'd share with you from one of our favorite 'old timers' of the 44, Frank Detmer:

Hey Yo! Jack, Desi….Desi, Jack… Who gets top billing anyway?

It’s not like I’m not depressed enough but when your letter pops up, it saddens me to see more of us kick the bucket. Hard to believe Frank Geraghty’s son passed. He had to be a young man, and Timmy Manning… what a quiet soft gentleman. Believe me on this one, I saw John Mc Gowan in my dreams, always a smile on his face and easy to talk to. I remember Dye & Mc Gowan - Roll Call.

Well we’ve seen the best of times and history. The 60’s & 70’s were a great time to be “on the job”. Some sadness, great laughs and Men had balls. Oh you had your backstabbers, ass-lickers, brown-nosers, cowards, etc. but even they seem to be a cut above what’s out there today. I can truly say I worked with men, and fine men. Maybe a little rough around the edges but all were characters and had great personalities. I watched guys do 20 years round the clock, in uniform, on the street without bitching and moaning. Put their 20 in and walk out the door and most did great in their second lives. Truly great credits to the NYPD.

Well enough bitching & moaning from me. I hope to possibly make that reunion in Pompano and see if I can recognize anybody. Did you ever quietly say to yourself after not seeing someone in 25 to 30 years, “Just what the fuck did you do to yourself?” and of course they’re thinking that of me. God we can be so cruel.

In closing, I’d like to say, Jack, Desi, and Mike who's gone……Thanks for keeping our thing going. Very few if any jobs have this. It was an education, a privilege and a pleasure working with most and all have left an imprint within my heart and subconscious. For now, I bid you all Adieu, Sayonara, Adios, Chow, Hasta la Vista Baby!

My Sincerest,

Frank D

P.S. Spoke to Neil Arfman – Doing well. Joe Martucci – said he’s always working out pumping Iron!

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^{Don was in fine spirits and had a great day as well.  Below is the letter he sent to the 44 Club to thank all of you:}