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Our mailing address is Retired Police Officers Council, Post Office Box 570790, Miami, FL 33257-0790.
Newsletter

Retired Police Officer Council News
November 2020

Wow, I cannot believe we are almost to the end of this year! It has certainly been an incredibly stressful 
and trying year for all and I for one am happy to see it end. Hopefully 2021 will be a much better year. 
I have changed the format of this newsletter to include input from our Board Members as I know that 
they each have important info to contribute.

Ed Spisak, Treasurer: Attention: Senior (over 75), Honorary and Life Members: Out of our 1137 
current members, 393 of you fall into those categories and are very much valued and respected by 
RPOC. Last year 79 of you filled out and returned their yearly updates. We would appreciate it if 
many more of you would take the time to update your status and let us know how you are doing.  
This can be done by adding a note to the reverse side of your membership renewal form when you 
receive it in January. You are also invited to e-mail us at any time at rpocpba@bellsouth.net, or, visit 
our website, www.rocpba.org. and use the “Contact Us” tab at the top right-hand side of our home page.  
It would be so meaningful if something special has occurred in your life and you would like to share 
it with your retired law enforcement brothers and sisters.

John Fraley, Vice President: As we go into year three of the Otis Chambers Scholarship Fund, we have seen an increase in participation by our membership through donations to the fund. Please reach out to your friends and colleagues within our organization with children and grandchildren that are of an age where they are planning to further their education. Our program was created to assist the membership in a worthwhile effort to help with expenses and further the education of our children and our grandchildren. On behalf of the Board of Directors I thank all of you that have generously donated to the program. I want to personally thank Kay Chambers for her continued support of the scholarship fund. Our program has been expanded to assist in scholarships in the vocational educational fields such as the police and fire academies. Please remember to support the Otis Chambers Scholarship fund when you renew your membership in the RPOC, every little bit helps.

Jerry Rudoff, Sgt. At Arms/Website Administrator: Over the last couple months we have made some modifications, updates, and corrections to our website and would encourage everyone to take a minute to check things out. From the website, you can join the RPOC, renew your membership, signup to receive our eNews and other pertinent information and update your personal contact information. A one stop shop you might say. Also, we try to post on our Facebook page as often as new information about our membership or any law enforcement agency in Miami Dade comes to our attention. That is also where we post event pictures both past and present. When you visit YOUR website, please feel free to try out the various nuances so that we then have many sets of eyes ensuring the information is correct and stays relevant. Lastly, there will be another retired officers’ open shoot on November 16th, 2020 at Miami Dade Public Safety Training Institute per an email we received as follows: “Hello Jerry. Yes, we are planning on having another qualification date (Nov 16th) because after October 1 the new FDLE cycle/year started (always starts on July 1, but because of COVID, it was pushed to October 1). We will be following the same CDC and Miami-Dade County guidelines, so please inform your retirees. Thank you, Sergio M. Alvarez, Captain” The same guidelines and procedures followed in the September shoot will also apply in this one If you have any questions, please contact the Training Institute directly. Please go to our website for the latest information on the November Retiree Shoot. 

Reba Miller, Chaplain: Friends that have Left Us, But Remain in Our Hearts and Minds

1. Joel " Joe " Hodges, 67 YOA - Retired MDPD
  DOB: 06/15/1953 DOP: 09/14/2020
2. John J. Picarello, Jr., 83 YOA - Retired MDPD
  DOB: 10/03/1936 DOP: 09/2020
3. Noel A. Heron, 74 YOA - Retired MD Corrections
  DOB: 09/02/1946 DOP: 09/2020
4. Fermin Reyes JR., 83 YOA - Retired MDPD Bureau Commander
  DOB: 09/26/1936 DOP: 09/ 2020
5. Jerrold “Jerry” Rung, 84 YOA – DOP: 10/18/2020, Retired MDPD 04/26/1991

We would like to welcome the following new members: Bill Wallace, MDPD; John Remmen, MDPD; Luis Hernandez, MDPD; Spencer Rorster, Pinecrest PD; Ray Weeks, Miccosukee Tribal Police; Thomas Williams, MDPD, Thomas O’Keefe, MDPD, Phillip Henderson, N. Bay Village PD; James Watts, MDPD.

Finally, regarding next year’s reunion, as of this date we are still holding it April 22 – 25, 2021. I spoke to the Marriott Lake Mary this week and they assured me that they will be open and taking all the necessary precautions to ensure a safe and healthy reunion. Further information will be forthcoming.

On behalf of the Board we hope you all have a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving! 
STAY SAFE!

Dennis Bambach
President




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