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SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONTo Promote the Ideals, Policies and Accomplishments of the Association and its Members

Huge Ceremony Honors FallenSan Francisco Police Officers

San Francisco, May 6, 1998

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omber ranks of SanFrancisco police offic-ers gathered insideUnion Square today to

pay homage to all their fallenfellows, to those who have giventheir lives in service to this city.The noontime ceremony was wellattended by several hundred ac-tive and retired officers, theirfriends and families, and distin-guished city officials. The guestsof honor were some of the surviv-ing family members of the de-ceased officers, all of whom werechauffeured to the ceremony in amotorcade escorted by a detail offull-dressed motorcycle officers.

Dull drizzle dampened the day,but it was weather befitting aceremony that seeks to remem-ber special lives and untimelydeaths. For the importance ofthese lives had clouded with thepassing years, reducing most toepisodes of vague and obscurefacts, as dreary and gray as theovercast.

The history of this departmentis long, but still, the number of itsdead too high. They count thefirst loss in the year 1878, andcontinue ninety-one names moreto the year 1994. Most in thatnumber are now only facelessnames cut into a marble slate.Only the final few remain fondlyreal to those who can recount afriendship with the likes ofZelms,or Brodnick; Gibbs or Guelff.

That is why POA President ChrisCurmie and his team worked inearnest to organize the events ofthis day; the thought being thatsuch lives should not fallunremarkably away like bits anddust from a carver's chisel. Rather,each was to be recalled - if evenfor a moment - as a person whowas real and who gave to this citya service of the highest order:Death in the line of duty.

Every bureau anddivision was repre-sented at the cer-emony: the Chief; hisdeputies and com-manders; district cap-tains and commis-sioned officers; and ofcourse, the very es-sence of the depart-ment, the steadfastrank-and-file.

Indeed, there are fewunits in this depart-ment that can notclaim a name or twofrom that list of offic-ers killed or slain. Thecolor guard, which pre-sented the flag fromastride their mounts,was followed into the square by afifth horse, saddled but without arider. It was held off on one flank,nodding at its bit. That lone horserepresented, at once, somethingboth subtle and dramatic. For atleast one name on the Wail ofHonor once read from theMounted's modest roster.

Kilted pipers played their bags,and a drummer tapped along. Astheir knelling faded out, intro-ductions were made to the as-sembled crowd, and then a chap-lain gave the Invocation. Followedthen remarks of a few invitedspeakers

The distinguished guests satbefore the stage, the honoredguests upon it. All order of thecurious and the occupied found amoment for reflection, while one-by-one a speaker unfolded forthem a truth about a name, orabout a group of people dedicatedto their profession.

Construction crews nearbystood silent on their scaffolds.Inside the buildings around thesquare people peered outwardfrom their windows. Hardy

gripmen on passing cable carsclanged lightly on their bells. Inthe field around the square, stand-ing alone or in huddled clusters,were ordinary people merely pass-ing through, most ofwhom pausedrespectfully before continuing ontheir way.

But one man lingered longerthan the others, stepping fromtime to time nearer to the stage. Ifhe had known one of the departedofficers, it was not outwardly ap-parent. A large man clad all inleather, he boasted a bald headfestooned from ear to ear with alabyrinth of tattoo. Yet his oddappearance was oddly all consis-tent to the manner by which eachofficer found themselves arrivedupon a single city block of grassand concrete pathways. For eachofficer had begun a strange andexciting journey upon the takingof an oath. Each one's journey isitself a maze fraught with pitfallsand peril. Each travels through itvirtually alone despite paths thatoften cross and lap with one an-other. But still each goes aloneuntil, at rare and special times,

all careers do converge - if onlybriefly— upon a place of commonground.

And one such place is before amarble wall with names engravedupon it.

Alikeness ofwhich was proppedagainst the stage today, and fromwhich was read, in sequence, alitany of names and dates. Eachwas called aloud with measureddeliberation, a pause preciselytaken before the reading of thenext. That tolling was a cadenceto which a common imagemarched through one's mind, thatof heroes passing, one-by-one, ina yet unfinished line. So vivid didthe reading evoke that very no-tion, that some attending latertold of sensing the presence ofthose unsettled souls: the humbleghosts of civil servants, forever onpatrol.

In all, ninety-two names wereread aloud. Then a chaplain saida prayer. Then, of course, a bu-gler played military Taps, and onhis final notes the Chief dismissedthe detail, and the square slowlyemptied out.

EARL SANDERSASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE

FRED LAUCHIEF OF POLICE INVOCATION

POLICE CHAPLAINMONSIGNOR JOHN HEANEY

OPENING REMARKS CHIEF FRED LAU

KEYNOTE SPEAKER MAYOR WILLIE L. BROWN

SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION

LEE GUELFF SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF HONORED FAMILY MEMBERS

INSPECTOR GARY DELGANES VICE PRESIDENT OF S.F.P.O.A.SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF RANK AND FILE

In Tribute To The Police Officers Of San" FranciscoWho Gave Their Lives In . The Line Of Duty

JOHN COOTS 1878JOHN NICHOLSON 1884 THOMAS WALSH 1922 HENRY J. EIDLER 1955EDGAR OSGOOD 1886 TIMOTHY BAILY 1922 GORDON J. OLIVERA 1955ALEXANDER GRANT 1891 THOMAS KELLY 1923 JOSEPH E. LACEY 1956WILLIAM BURKE 1898 JOSEPH CONROY 1923 ROBERT J. MOREY 1958EUGENE ROBINSON 1903 MICHAEL J. BRADY 1924 BARRY R. ROSEKIND 1958MAX FENNER 1906 GEORGE CAMPBELL 1925 WILLIAM C. LONG 1958WILLIAM H. HEINS 1906 BENJAMIN G. ROOT 1926 JAMES MANCUSI, JR. 1965JAMES S. COOK 1906 JOHN J. DRISCOLL 1927 HERMAN L. GEORGE 1967GEORGE O'CONNELL 1906 FREDERICK NUTTMAN 1927 PETER MCELLIGOTT 1968HARRY L. SAUER 1907 FREDERICK N. SPOONCER 1928 RENE G. LACAU 1969EDWARD T. MCCARTNEY 1907 JOHN MALCOLM 1930 JOSEPH BRODNICK 1969WILLIAM O'SHAUGHNESSY 1908 CHARLES ROGERSON 1930 ERIC A. ZELMS 1970ANTONE NELTING 1909 CHARLES W. KING 1931 BRIAN MCDONNELL 1970CHARLES P. CASTOR 1911 ELMER C. THONEY 1931 RICHARD P. RADETICH 1970THOMAS FINNELLY 1911 WILLIAM E. MANNING 1932 HAROLD L. HAMILTON 1970JOHN J. NOLAN 1912 MERVYN A. REARDON 1932 CHARLES D. LOGASA 1971CHARLES H. BATES 1912 MICHAEL J. MCDONALD 1933 ARTHUR D. O'GUINN 1971BYRON C. WOOD 1913 JAMES H. MANN 1934 JOHN V. YOUNG 1971EDWARD MALONEY 1915 EDWARD F. FLAGLER 1937 CODE W. BEVERLY 1972PETER HAMMOND 1915 ALBERT W. ARGENS 1937 MICHAEL HERRING 1974FREDERICK COOK 1915 CORNELIUS BROSNAN 1937 JOSEPH W. BOSWELL 1977THOMAS DEASY 1916 WALDEMAR L. JENTZSCH 1937 DOUGLAS E. GIBBS 1977MARTIN JUDGE 1916 WALTER SALISBURY 1939 ROBERT E. HOOPER 1978WILLIAM F. SHEEHAN 1917 VINCENT F. LYNCH 1941 VERNON MCDOWELL 1981JOHN B. HURD 1918 TIMOTHY RYAN 1943 JOHN S. MACAULAY 1982JOHN J. MORIARITY 1919 PHILLIP T. FARSHMAN 1946 JAMES W. BLOESCH 1988ANTONE SCHOEMBS : 1919 WILLIAM J. BOWMAN 1948 JOHN J. BLESSING 1989JAMES W. HORTON 1920 RICHARD J. SCHOLZ 1948 ISIAB NELSON III 1990MILES JACKSON 1920 ROBERT L. WALTERS 1952 JAMES L. GUELFF 1994LESTER DORMAN 1920 DENIS BRADLEY 1953THOMAS HANNA 1921 THOMAS J. GUZZETTI 1955

SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION

MEMORIAL DAYWEDNESDAY, MAY 6 1998 12:00 P.M.

UNION SQUARE

HON. WILLIE L. BROWN, JR.MAYOR

OFCITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

PRESENTATION OF COLORS

WELCOME ADDRESS & INTRODUCTIONS

POLICE COLOR GUARD

CHRIS CUNNIEPRESIDENT OF S.F.P.O.A.

INTRODUCTION OF FAMILIES

OFFICER CHRIS CUNNIE

PRESIDENTMEMORIAL WALL PRESENTATION

INSPECTOR GARY DELAGNES

VICE PRESIDENT

SGT. STEVE JOHNSON

SECRETARY NAMES WILL BE READ BY S.F.P.O.A. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

OFFICER JACK MINKEL TREASURER OFFICER CHRIS CUNNIESGT. STEVE JOHNSONOFFICER JACK MINKEL

POLICE COMMISSION

CLOSING PRAYER

POLICE CHAPLAINMIKE RYAN

HON. PAT NORMAN

PRESIDENT

TAPS

HON. DENNIS J. HERRERA

VICE PRESIDENT DISMISSAL OF MEMBERS BY CHIEF FRED LAUHON. SIDNEY CHAN

COMMISSIONER

HON. EDWARD J. PETRILLO

COMMISSIONER BAGPIPES PLAYED BYHON. CONNIE PERRY

COMMISSIONER LT. JOHN CARLIN • OFFICER FRANCIS HAGANLT. DENIS O'LEARY • OFFICER DAVID O'CONNOR • OFFICER NORMAN LEE

TAPS PLAYED BYOFFICER MARK LUNDIN

If you've a place for me here, Lord,I needn't be so grand.I never expected

or had toomuch.

But if you don't,I'llunderstand."

There wassilence allaround thethrone

Where saintshad often trod,

As the policemanwaited quietly,

For thejudgement ofhis God.

"Step forwardnow,policeman.

You've borneyour burdenswell.

Come walk abeat onHeaven'sstreets

You've done yourtime in Hell. "

(The author is unknown)

Memorial Address of Vice President Gary Delagnes InAll of us aredrawn to policework for differ-ent reasons.Some of usdreamed of be-

ing police officers since we were kids.Others fell into our occupation for avariety of other reasons. Most of usshared one common denominator:we wanted to help other people andtry to make a positive difference inthe lives of others. At times, as we gothrough our careers we become cyni-cal, disenchanted, and disillusionedbecause our work can seem so futile,so little ever really seems to change.

We are often misrepresented inthe press, unfairly portrayed in themedia. And I guess at times we won-der if anybody out there really cares.Then it happens on a day when weleast expect it, that a situation ariseswhen we have the opportunity to dosomething in our job that reallymakes us feel good about ourselvesand what we do.

When I first became a cop I, likemost of us, proudly defended myoccupation at parties and social func-tions. Then I, like most of us, wentthrough a period when I didn't wantpeople to know what I did because Igrew tired of the looks, and unfaircharacter judgements.

Then, at some point I realized thatI was very proud of what I do, and Iwould never again hide who I was orwhat I did. If people could not acceptand respect the fact that I was a cop,then too damned bad.

People often ask us what Its likebeing a cop and why we think no oneelse can understand what we do.Now I tell them that unless you haveever experienced wrestling aroundon the ground with a "crack head" at4:30 in the morning with your heartracing at about 200 beats a minute,unless you have ever driven home at8:00 in the morning while everyoneelse is going to work, unless you havegotten up at 4:00 in the afternoon notknowing whether you feel like eggs, ahamburger, or a beer, It's hard toknow what it's like being a cop.

We see things people shouldn'thave to see, we go places most peoplenever have to go, we hear things mostnormal people never have to hear,and sometimes it can tear us upinside we are human. We divorce. Wehave drinking problems; we have the

same problems everyone else does.Sometimes we even kill ourselves.

But despite it all we are the lucki-est people in the world because weare a part of the most honorableprofession, you are heroes, and youare on the right side. Don't ever letanybody tell you you're not a hero,don't ever let anybody denigrate yourprofession because you do make adifference

We are all so lucky for anotherreason. We not only pick a profes-sion, but we pick a second family aswell. Like all other families we are attimes dysfunctional like any otherfamily there are some in the familywe like more then others. But alsolike any other family, we can counton each other, we look out for oneanother, and we grieve when one ofour family is taken from us.

I know in my heart that when wehear "4-0-6", we don't ask the coloror sex of the cop. We only know thatone of our own is in trouble and weneed to get there. If any of us thinksany different we chose the wrongprofession. We share a special bond,and that is why we are here today, tohonor our fallen heroes and to telltheir family members that they willalways be a part of our extendedfamily. We have all chosen policework because we care about thisgreat city, we care about those thatlive here, and we care about eachother.

In 20 years I have seen more indi-vidual acts of bravery, loyalty, andkindness then I ever thought pos-sible. And I can honestly say thatthere Is not another profession, oranother police department that Iwould ever want to be a part of. Wecan all go home every day, look our-selves in the mirror, and be proud ofwhat we do.

I think what we would all like tosay to the loved ones of our fallenheroes is that even though we couldnever what you've been through, youshould know that your loss was ourloss. And your pain is our pain. Yourbrothers, your sons, your husbandsyour fathers did not die in vain theylive in our hearts everyday, and theyare an inspiration to us all. We are astronger family because they crossedour path.

I have a short poem I would like toread that seems very fitting on a daylike today.

Vice President Gary Delagrtes speaks from the podium. Seated to his left areother participants Chris Cunnie, Mayor Willie Brown, Chief Fred Lan,Monsignor John Heaney, and police chaplain Mike Ryan.

The Ftnal InspectionThe policeman stood and faced his

God,Which must always come to pass.He hoped his shoes were shiningJust as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, policeman.How shall I deal with you?Have you always turned the other

cheek?To my church have you been true?"

The policeman squared hisshoulders and said,

"No, Lord I guess I ain't,Because those of us who carry

badgesCan't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays.And at times my talk was rough,And sometimes I've been violent,Because the streets are awfully

tough.

But I never took a penny,That wasn't mine to keep.Though worked a lot of overtimeWhen the bills just got too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,Though at times I shook with fear.And sometimes, God, forgive me,I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a placeAmong the people here.They never wanted me aroundExcept to calm their fear.

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A Note From The PresidentBy Chris Cunnie, President

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y all accounts, the memorialceremony at Union Squarewas much appreciated, and

deeply touched all who attended.Such events are not easily planned,and even less easily put into motion.Like so many other aspects of policework, a ceremony that honors morethan a century of fallen officers re-quires teamwork, common focus, andtacit understanding of the signifi-cance of the event. Accordingly, manypeople and organizations contributedtheir time, resources and effort to-ward making the ceremony as mean-ingful as It was.

I am personally very grateful tothem all, and extend similar grati-tude on behalf of all POA members

and their families. I also thank eachofficer who attended and who stoodrespectfully in ranks in a light rain,which may have dampened theirClass-A uniforms but not their buoy-ant spirit. I thank each officer forbeingjust that - an officer, for riskinghis or her life on a regular basis andIn a routine manner. I thank eachofficer for their selfless dedication tothe ideal of this profession: that ser-vice to others Is a calling of empyreanorder. I thank each officer for theprivilege to call them panther or friendor coworker. And I thank each fortheir confidence, and for the privi-lege of serving them as President oftheir Association.

And most of all lain grateful for theninety-two who made the ultimatesacrifice, for me, my ancestors andtheir descendants - my own family,

my friends and neighbors, and allSan Franciscans past, present, andyet arrived.

Thank you all, and may I, by wayof these humble thoughts, expressappreciation once again to the fol-lowing for their assistance and sup-port:

Ms. Joyce Aldana

Mr. Randall Anduza,Aspen Graphics

Mayor Willie Brown and staff

Captain Rick Bruce and staff

Captain Rich Cairns and staff

Officer Matt Castagnola

Ms. Lori dyne, The Palace Hotel

Officer Andrew CohenMs. Martha Cohen,

Office of the Mayor

Mr. Ted Fang, SF Independent

Ms. Kay Gugenbay,SF Retirement Board

Mr. Mike Hardeman, Local 250.Sign & Display Union

Captain Heather Fong and staff

Chief Fred Lau and staff

Sergeant Dan Linehan

Ms. Claire Murphy,SF Retirement Board

Mr. Tony Novello, Dept. of Parking& Traffic, and staff

Ms. Joellen RadetichMs. Julie Robey, Holiday Inn,

Union Square

Lieutenant Keith SanfordCaptain Roy Sullivan and staff

Mr. Norm Thompson,Aspen Graphics

Mr. Don Timbie, The Palace Hotel IV

POA President Chris Cunrtie

Surving family members

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OfficerAndreFontenotandReserve OfficerJack Hart. Hart holds a photo of a relativekilled in the line of duty

SFPD Contingent Travels toSacramento for Police Memorial

John Payne, Mike Evanson and Kevin Cashman cluster around Mike'sdaughters, Samantha and Kali, before commencment of the ceremony

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Captain Rich Cairns led a group ofSan Francisco Police Officers to Sac-ramento to attend the memorial ser-vice held at the State capital. Severalcars of officers were escorted to theservice by a squad of motorcycleofficers, including one from Brisbane.

Sixteen names were added to thememorial that graces the civic square

By Tom FeledyFraud Detail

(Editor: This piece was originallysent to the Editors of the Chronicleand Examiner the weekend that DaveChetcuti was killed. Not surprisingly,neither paper printed it.)

What's wrong with this picture -when killers as young as 11 makenewspaper front pages by shootingor blowing up what frustrates them,while at the same time, in anotherpart of the same newspaper, "enter-tainment pages" promote movies thatglorify the use of guns and explo-sives?

CommentaryIn Sunday's Examiner, the head-

line (but not the main headline) reads"Cop killed in hail of shots after traf-fic stop". Two days earlier, the Week-end section front page was coveredwith a glowing review of the movie"The Big Hit". (The bold caption"Laugh? You think you'll DIE" is su-perimposed over a manly but sensi-tive photo of the young male starwith his finger on the trigger of anassault shotgun, while behind him,another man is blown up in a large,fiery explosion.) The movie reviewerdeclares The Big Hit to be "One of thefunniest movies to come along in awhile.

Sure, you've got your explosionsand car chases and enough bulletsflying..." If explosions are funny,maybe the victims of the Fremontbomber should go see this film. Itmight make them laugh as they won-der who's going to be next, since theirsuspect is still at large.

Or maybe the commuters fromLos Gatos to Santa Cruz who gotcaught up in the chase of that hit andrun driver a few weeks ago - the onethat cops had to shoot when he wentfor a gun - I'm sure they'll "thrill" asthey view the ultra-realistic carchases in The Big Hit.

And, when they return from thefuneral, the wife and 3 teenage sons

in front of the capital building. Thosenames were of the California policeofficers killed in the line of duty in1997.

Distinguished speakers includedGovernor Pete Wilson, Lt. GovernorGray Davis, and Attorney GeneralDan Lundgren. A hosted receptionfollowed.

of Officer David Chetcuti may alsoget big laughs as they watch theactors in The Big Hit shoot eachother to death with high-poweredassault weapons.

You know, as a society, we con-sider ourselves grown up enough tono longer see any humor in rape,child abuse, or domestic violence. Iknow, it's only been recently that wede-romanticized smoking in films.And, in this state, murder for hire,that "funny" profession portrayed inThe Big Hit, constitutes a "specialcircumstance", mandating sentenceof death or life in prison withoutparole.

At a time when the #1 cause ofdeath among black youth is murder,why do we still laugh at screen depic-tions of homicide? How long will ittake the public and the media toreject movies that portray killing andbombing as funny and exciting? Dowe have to wait until we're all vic-tims, like Officer Chetcuti and hisfamily?

To all you Hollywood producers,here's a scene for your next "actionblockbuster": Picture a crook with arecord facing hard jail time for pos-session of weapons and pipe bombs.Picture also, a dedicated cop andfather of three, beloved by the com-munity he serves.

The crook gets stopped for expiredregistration. A showdown results onthe side of the road. The crook, an-gered by a lifetime of being misun-derstood and unemployed, takes ahomemade assault rifle out of his carand shoots the cop several times inthe chest, the armor-piercing bulletsgoing right through his vest. Then (asthe camera zooms in for that all-important close-up) our bad guycoldly walks up to the dying cop and"caps" him 3 times with his rifle. Thecrook strips the now-dead cop of hisgun and amino, then calmly drivesoff, as horrified motorists watch.

There is no question Hollywoodwill produce such trash —if not now,then maybe next year. My questionto you is: Will newspapers like theChronicle and the Examiner continue

In the Opinionof the

TreasurerBy Jack Minkel

to do full-page reviews and ads tout-ing violence as "entertainment"? Isincerely hope not, because this isjust the sort of shooting violence kidsand adults see hundreds of timeseach year as they watch TV and themovies.

Of course, in the movies, there areno scenes of family members mourn-ing and trying to pick up their shat-tered lives - nothing to spoil thegood "clean" fun being served upendlessly by a movie industry fo-cused on profit and promoted bynewspapers eager for advertising rev-enue.

Few will dispute that there is anepidemic of gun-related violence (themedia euphemism for "shootings") inthis country, and that kids are in-creasingly taking out their frustra-tions just like their grown-up movieheroes - by getting guns and shoot-ing people who bother them. Whenalmost every other movie nowadayshas human beings getting shot orblown up on the screen in total real-istic detail, it's no mystery why adultsand kids alike are no longer sensitiveto such senseless violence, and whysuch violence keeps getting morecommonplace on newspaper frontpages.

No responsible family newspaperwould run full-page reviews of por-nographic movies, yet sex isn't any-where near as dangerous to societyas gun violence. Smoking is no longeradvertised, yet smoking leads to deathonly after several years. So why donewspapers run full-page promotionsof violent motion pictures this way?

I urge Bay Area newspapers andtheir readers to say "no" to violencein the media, as we have previouslysaid "no" to drugs in our schools.Let's stop joking around with vio-lence, and realize that shooting peopleand blowing them up is not funny -in real life, or in the movies.

Let's find our humor withoutbombs, guns, and bullets - for thesake of Officer Chetcuti and the hun-dreds of others who will be shot todeath this year in our great State.

I am also proudto be a resident ofSan Mateo County,and the way inwhich the commu-nity reacted andresponded to thistragedy. The outpouring of sympa-thy and grief was enormous. It seemedas though every resident felt the lossof this fine officer. The sheer num-bers of attendees to the rosary onThursday evening, and the funeralon Friday, showed me how muchlove and respect a community canhave for their police officers.

While riding along in processionon El Camino Real I could not getover the crowds of people who linedthe way: Some held American flags;children stood in their school uni-forms: passers-by stopped to gazeand pay respect. Businesses closed.Traffic halted. All was silent but forthe police radio on which someonebroadcast aloud the thought com-mon to us all: "I don't think I haveever seen a community come out likethis."

Since that day I have consideredoften the ways different communi-ties treat the officers that serve them.I have seen first-hand the differences,travelling often as a representative ofthe department, of the POA, or as acompeting athlete at the Police Gamesheld around the State. And you knowwhat? I don't like what I've seen!

It seems that the more difficult thepolicing job of any one department,the less respect and support is givenby the community. Usually this trans-lates to large, urban departmentswith a diverse population. I'm nosocial scientist, and I can't give con-crete reasons why this is. But I havea gut opinion, and you know I'mgonna tell you what that is. Maybe ithas something to do with balanceand perspective.

A case in point: The headline of aSan Francisco newspaper read some-thing like "Cop Killed, Accused Sus-pect Mentally Disturbed". A headlinein a San Mateo newspaper read "He-roic Police Officer Slain; MurdererApprehended". Is it just me, or doyou read a disturbing message inthat comparison?

I guess I would just like to see thesame degree of professional respectafforded to our own, hard workingmen and women in the San Fran-cisco Police Department. After all, isit more important how and why anofficer might give up their life, ormerely in which community they diethat becomes the essence of thematter?

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I was very proud of the large SFPDcontingent that turned-out to payrespects to this heroic officer killed inthe line of duty, and proud to be amember of one of the finest policedepartments in the world.

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226?By Pete Walsh, SFPOA Member

I have read with some interest thevarious takes on Proposition 226.Most opposed to the measure saythat it will hamper union politicalclout as well as give employers andcorporations a strong hold on politi-cians and government.

OpinionThe opposition to Prop 226 throws

statistics around saying that corpo-rations outspend unions 10-1 in cam-paign and political causes. The op-position has unwittingly shot them-selves in the foot with this argument.

One of the most contested ballotinitiatives, school vouchers, was de-feated in large part by unions and inparticular the California Teacher'sUnion. Apparently, David beat

Goliath and proved that voters canmake up their mind even when bom-barded by Corporate America's ad-vertising campaign. I think that theMembers of the Association can alsomake up their minds if they are in-formed of all the facts, pro and con,instead of a steady stream of nega-tive statements made by our Execu-tive Board.

I would like to clarify some state-ments made by Chris çunrne thatare either completely false or half-truths. These statements were madein the March 1998 POA paper. Presi-dent Cunnie calls the Prop 226 the"Anti-Worker Initiative." The initia-tive is not anti-worker. It is anti-union spending without membershipapproval. Prop 226 requires thatunions get individual members, in a12-month period, to sign off on spend-ing for political causes. If you aredead set against an issue and aregoing to vote against it, why shouldyou contribute to its passing? It does

('See 226?, page 17)

By Stephanie White

Wednesday, April 15, was a verybad day for me - not because myincome tax was due along with every-body else's, but because I lost a verydear friend. My former partner atSouthern Police Station, TomMandelke, was forced into surren-dering to the one adversary he couldnot win against - cancer. The hos-pice worker had said that Toni hadoutlived his prognosis and I knewthat was not a miracle - Tom was atenacious man, not known to give upeasily.

The years have passed since Iworked with him. My seniority wasn'tgood enough to remain his partner. Iwent to nights and then transferredto Mission where I'm almost consid-ered an old-timer. I would visit South-ern Station occasionally on my tripsto the Hall and know that he wasnever really far away. I would see hisbicycle standing abstractly in thestation with its decals and funnylittle duck mascot. His face wouldpop around the corner and it wouldbe like old times. He'd be on someproblem-solving mission and catchme up-to-date on a senior citizen wehad both known and cared about.We'd part company and I'd fleetinglyfeel lonesome for the days we workedtogether.

The guy was definitely different -what you see is what you get - nopretenses, no gratuitous lip service.I know the expression is trite, butwhen Tom was created, the mold wasthrown away. He had this great wayof talking to people and letting themknow that the solution to their prob-lem was just around the corner. Inever knew what he was going to say,but it always made sense. I can hon-estly say he knew every character onthe beat, and each one respectfullycalled him "Tom".

POA Mourns DeathOf Tom Mandelke

On Wednesday, April 15,1998 OfilcerTorn Mariclelke diedof cancer. Tom's death has left aemptiness at Southern Stationthat will be hard to fill. A legend-ary SoMa beat cop, Tom wasdeeply committed to the resi-dents and merchants on hisbeat, reportedly turning downan opportunity to pilot our newSFPD helicopters in order toremain on bicycle patrol, serv-ing the community in the wayhe felt was most immediate andmost effective.

Our prayers and sympathygo out to the Mandellc.e family,as well as to those officers at Co.B who knew and appreciatedTorn as a coworker, friend, and

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Tom had been a helicopter pilot inViet Nam and survived (once again -no miracle for him) and would gladlyhave been received into SFPD's newair unit, but the guy truly loved whathe was already doing.

I found out that Torn had shownup at Southern's last Christmasparty, despite his failing health. Ionly wish I had known he'd be there.According to the guys and gals whoattended the party, he got up andspoke, basically saying he wouldn'tbe returning to work. He said he'dgladly trade places with anybody whowas complaining about working NewYear's Eve.. .1 miss you, Tom.

Tom's Memorial Service was onSaturday, April 18, 1998 at St.Raymond's Catholic Church inDublin, California. For those of youwho were unable to attend, I wouldlike to share the following movinghomage to him:

God saw you getting tired

And a cure was not to be.

So He put His arms around you

And whispered, "Come with me."

With tearful eyes we watched you

And saw you pass away.

And though we love you dearly,

We could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,

Hard working hands were put torest.

God broke our hearts to prove to us

He only takes the best.

Is Cancer a HealthConcern of Yours?Would You like ToLearn More AboutViable, AlternativeTreatments?

Rick Schiff, Park Station, has in-formation on the subject that he iswilling to share. Rick and his familysuffered a devastating loss severalyears ago when one of his daughtersdied following a gallant fight with thedisease. The lessons of that tragicordeal did not go unheeded by Rick,and he has set himself upon a jour-ney of realization and discoverywhichhas culminated with his heartfeltdesire to help others understand thecomplex issue of cancer treatment.

Some of Rick's opinions and ad-vice are considered unconventionalby the mainstream medical commu-nity, but Rick is convinced that alter-natives to conventional cancer treat-ment do exist, are viable and effec-tive, and can save lives. Rick is not adoctor, but he is a knowledgeableresource in the much-maligned areaof alternative cancer treatment.

If you are a person who has ques-tions about these alternatives, Rickinvites you to contact him directly atPark Station.

The San Francisco Police Officers'Association does not endorse thejudgments, conclusions, or opinionsof Rick Schiff, or of any person ortreatment recommended by him. Onthe other hand, the POA does notdiscourage anyone from seeking suchinformation, or the knowledgeableconsideration of it.

- Editor

Notebook

May 1998

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LettersBad Attitudes?

To the editor -

Maybe it's only my perceptionand I'm just not with the times.However, since I retired, thereseems to be less "professional" inthe professional I've dealt with.Sadly, this is most true amongyoung police officers - those thatcame along to replace me [after Iretired].

Our fellow American lawmen inthe first half of this century sureknew better and had a muchdifferent, and I believe better,attitude. They were proud of theirwork, loyal to their profession andto themselves. Here is one bit ofadvice from a veteran lawman thathas helped me keep my keel in thewater and my course reasonablystraight during my law enforce-ment career.

Said then Sgt. Jack Reed, SanFrancisco Police, in 1964 to mewhile I was still a tyro policeofficer: "Try never to report offduty, even if you are a little late,without doing something nice for acitizen, and you can take thatattitude home with you."

That worked for me for 28 years.

Bill LangloisRetired SFPD

Dear Bill,

Thanks for the tip. There's a lotof truth in that bit of advice, and Ipass it along to our members -both young and old - with enthusi-asrri.

But, just for the record, I have toagree with your opener: I think itonly your perception; and you arenot completely in step with thetimes! We do have dedicated, welltrained, and very professionalyoung officers in the SFPD, most ofwhom, incidentally, have greatrespect those who have gone beforethem. Stop around sometime andIT introduce you to afew.

- Editor

With Respect

SFPOA510 7th StreetSan Francisco, California 94103

457 DeferredCompensation Plan

April 23, 1998Clare Murphy, Executive DirectorCCSF Employees' RetirementSystem1155 Market Street, 2nd FloorSan Francisco, CA 94103

Dear Ms. Murphy:

Thank you for your letter of April8, 1998 notifying the San Fran-cisco Police Officers' Association ofthe selection of Watson Wyatt &Company to provide consultingservices for the FRP process.Thank you for the invitation toattend the Board's meeting of April28, 1998 at which time the con-sultant will highlight the structuraloptions available to plan sponsorsin administering the 457 Plan. Ihave asked the POA welfare officerMichael Hebel to attend on mybehalf. Also attending will be twoother members of the POA's De-ferred Compensation AdvisoryCommittee.

In my letter of December 18,1997 I conveyed the POA Board'sResolution urging and requestingthat the Retirement System'sCommissioners select a deferredcompensation administrator(s)which best suits the requirementsof city employees. We urged that noconsideration be given to lobbyingefforts, but rather that the selec-tion criteria include: administratorsafety, past performance, fees,education and service.

At the POA's Board meeting ofApril 21, 1998 we again engaged ina discussion

of Deferred Compensation. TheBoard adopted the 8-point resolu-tion of our Advisory Committee.The Board would therefore urge thefollowing 8-point resolution bebrought to the attention of all theCommissioners as well as theconsultant. We believe that thisresolution is in the best interest ofour membership with respect tothe selection of a planadministrator(s).

The POA resolution is urging the

Retirement Board Commissionersto:

(1) Select a deferred compensa-tion program that provides forat least two administrators;

(2) At least one administratorprovide separate accounts(mutual funds) with theadministration fee based onper capita and not on apercentage of assets;

(3) That no separate account(mutual fund) charge a 12 (b)(1) fee unless that fee is givendirectly to the participants;

(4) That no administrator levy acontingent deferred salescharge of any nature whatso-ever;

(5) That no administrator levyany surrender charge nor anyback end load charge;

(6) If possible (but not required),that one administrator providea self-directed brokerageseparate account;

(7) That any administrator,which charges a separateasset fee for any separateaccount, charge participantsno more than 0.50%; and

(8) That there be full disclosureof any and all fees, charges,levys.

The POA believes, with over one-half billion dollars in the City's 457Plan, that no contract should beentered into with a planadministrator(s) which provides foror continues to provide for acontingent deferred sales charge.The time has arrived for thischarge to be completely deleted.We also believe that the City's 457Plan is large enough so that noseparate asset fee charge by a planadministrator(s) should exceed

0.50% for any separate account.We realize that the selection of a

457 administrator(s) is an arduousand time consuming task. We alsorealize how important this selec-tion is to the financial well-being ofall city employees. The POA thanksyou and the Retirement BoardCommissioners for undertakingthis task on our behalf.

Sincerely,San Francisco Police Officers'

AssociationChris Cunnie

President

Editor

The Retirement System is not upto date on the new ranks andmany of us will probably run intoproblems in July when we retire ifthe situation isn't corrected. As ofApril 22, 1998 when I went for myappointment, the situation re-mained the same.

Please feel free to impart thisinformation to the members in thenext edition of the Notebook. a lotof people retiring in July will needthe info.

Thanks,Jim Pera

Thank You SFPD Family

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calls, cards, gifts, plants, flowers,and Donated Time. I am most grate-ful and truly blessed.

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Always file a "Report of Contactwith Contagious Disease" wheneveryou come in contact with an infec-tious person, blood, or other bodilyfluids. I have two documented expo-sures on file with the department.Worker's compensation preliminaryfindings state I probably acquiredHCV in 1984 when I had a bloodtransfusion after giving birth. Sincecoming into the department in 1985,I have participated in the depart-ment wide Hep. B vaccinations in theearly 90's, donated blood periodi-cally since 1985 and had regularmedical checkups which includedroutine blood tests. Nothing was ir-regular prior to my exposures. Hav-ing worked Co. B for 9 years (mids)and being assigned to the Muni Tran-sitDetail for 3 years there is no doubtin my mind that Hepatitis C wasacquired on the job. Worker's Com-pensation is continuing their inves-tigation and hopefully I will be cov-ered.

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I have been placed on a drug calledInterferon, which I inject into myblood system 3 times a week to helpmy body fight the virus. Interferonmay slow the disease by reducing theamount of the virus in my body andprevent further damage to the liverby protecting uninfected cells. Theside effects from this drug have me ina constant "haze." I have all the sideeffects except weight loss (the onlyone I gladly welcome). This drug hasa 20% success rate with HCV. Unfor-tunately I am in the 80% and willsoon begin a new drug Infergen.Inlergen is administered the sameway as interferon however, it is stron-ger and I will be taking a higher dose.The side effects are similar only moresevere. Hopefully this medication willwork for me.

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Letters to the EditorSan Francisco Chronicle901 Mission St.San Francisco, CA 94103

Editor—Yesterday, May 6, 1998, my wife

Pat and I, along with Mayor WillieBrown, Supervisors and otherelected officials, hundreds of SanFrancisco Officers and their farni-lies and friends, and especially thesurvivors of those San FranciscoPolice Officers who gave their livesin line of duty, assembled to honorthose fallen officers. It was awonderful and heartwarmingexperience. There was a greatamount of both the electronic andprint media in attendance. Yet, in

the May 7th edition of theChronicle I find only a picture ofthe "riderless horse" and a shortcaption, in the obituary section yet!Would it have taken so much togive a little more depth to thisstory? Is it too much to ask for amore complete description of whatwas going on, at least so people inthe area might know what all of thehubbub was about? You gavealmost half a page to the closing ofa Barbra Streisand 'shrine' that noone I know has ever even heard of.Makes me wonder if anyone reallycares about those police officerskilled in the line of duty. Except, ofcourse, when one of us is killedand you get to go into a mediafrenzy reporting the gory details.Guess there isn't enough shock, orsales, value in a large publicsquare filled with cops, theirfamilies and friends.

Larry P. BarsettiLieutenant, S.F. Police Department

Pat BarsettiS.F. Police Wives Association

Thank You

Chris CunniePresident, SFPOA

Dear Chris,

Thank you for the beautifulflower arrangement. Your thought-fulness is greatly appreciated.

The Mandelke family

Steve Johnson, Secretary, SFPOA

Dear Steve,

The wives' association would liketo thank you and the other offic-ers/board members of the POA foryour most generous donation. Themoney we raise during each con-ference pays for the annual schol-arships that POWCA awards. The

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awards banquet is always held inApril and we are especially pleasedto be hosting the April Conferencebecause two of the three scholar-ship winners are the children ofSFPD officers. The first placewinner ($1500) is Christina King,daughter of Tom Flippin: thesecond place winner ($1000) isNick Barsetti, son of ... guess who?The scholarship program is impor-tant to us because it benefits OUROWN.

Thank you again for your sup-port.

Sincerely,Patricia P. Barsetti

Chris CunniePresident, SFPOA

Dear Chris,

As a member of the POA for thepast 20 years, I always appreciatedthe efforts of fellow, officers, whoeach year, dedicated themselves toenhance both the working andliving conditions of San FranciscoPolice Officers. Furthermore, Iwould like to acknowledge theefforts of our Association in theirsponsorship of events that affectnot only the community it servesbut also the families and friends ofpolice officers.

One such event, the Annual POAGolf Tournament, benefits both theparticipant, and the recipient, apolice officer's child. This tourna-ment not only provides a great dayof fun for golfers, it also raisesmoney to award college scholar-ships to qualifying high schoolseniors who are children of SanFrancisco Police Officers. My son,Nick, was one of those studentschosen. He would personally like tothank Insp. Bob Huegle and theScholarship Committee for award-ing him this generous scholarship.Furthermore, my family and Iwould like to acknowledge you, thePolice Officers Association, and thetournament organizers for yourtime and effort in such a worth-while event.

Sincerely yours,Sgt. Vincent Simpson

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Scholarship Committee

Thank you very much for therecent scholarship. I am attendingSonoma State University in the Fall1998 semester and the award willbe greatly needed and used.

Thank you all once again for thisaward

Sincerely,Stefanie Lynne Selby

San Francisco Police Officers'Association Scholarship Committee510 Seventh St.San Francisco, CA 94103

Dear Committee:Thank you for awarding me a

$1,000.00 Scholarship. I greatly ap-preciate the time and effort the com-mittee spent on evaluating my essayand transcript. I plan to maintain thededication and enthusiasm I have inboth school and the communitythroughout my career. Thank youonce again for the generous gift.

Very Yours Truly.Jennifer M. Williams

Board of DirectorsSFPOA510 7th StreetSan Francisco, Ca. 94103

Dear Board Members,

We are extremely grateful to youand your fellow SFPOA Boardmembers for your recent generouscontribution to the San FranciscoPolice Department's WildernessProgram. For the past eighteenyears the San Francisco PoliceOfficers' Association has been anessential part of the funding tomake this program possible. Wethank you so much for your con-tinued support.

Your donation will purchase thet-shirts for over 1,000 youngpeople who will participate in theyear-around ropes course andbackpacking adventures with theSFPD this year. As you know, theSan Francisco Police Officers'Association Is highlighted on theset-shirts which have been worn bythousands of young people over theyears.

Since 1981 the San FranciscoPolice Department's WildernessProgram has provided challengingand cooperative outdoor adven-tures such as ropes courses,backpacking, river rafting, seakayaking, and day hiking for over23,000 San Francisco boys andgirls. It is a year-around programthat works in partnership with theSan Francisco Unified SchoolDistrict during the school year;and with the United States MarineCorps, The Guardsmen, andvarious community agenciesduring the summer. San Franciscopolice officers share in theseadventures with the youth andother staff.

Thanks again!

Sincerely yours,Officer Walter Scott

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not make sense.Another tool that opponents of

Prop 226 use is to point the finger atout of state contributors as meddlingin California politics. President Cun-nie lists Newt Gingrich as an Indi-ana, insurance executive that is la-bor phobic. For the record, NewtGingrich is the Speaker of the Houseof Representatives, third in the lineof succession for the Presidency andfrom Georgia. Perhaps PresidentCunnie meant to identify J. PatrickRooney as the insurance executive.

Mr. Rooney is being painted as abad guy for his past ballot initiative.He was one of the leading pushers ofthe school voucher program. Thatlittle fact makes him the target ofnegative ad campaigns by theteacher's union that has a huge in-terest in defeating Prop 226. As forbeing an out of state citizen contrib-uting to Prop 226, there is absolutelynothing illegal about it. If Mr. Rooneyhas business interests in the State ofCalifornia and California regulatesthose interests, he has every right toparticipate in this debate. I wouldargue that Mr. Rooney's right is ex-pressed in an often maligned docu-ment called the U.S. Constitutionunder the First Amendment.

President Cunnie, ibelieve that allanyone wants is his or her say to beheard. The Membership is often toldwhat is good for it and is given a onesided argument to show that weshould support things blindly. PropE was a bad initiative and nearlyruined the Association financially andhas caused great distrust among themembers. The Membership was toldall the pros and none of the cons andnow we are seeing the consequencesof a proposal that was too good to betrue.

As of today, three of the four officeholders on the POA executive com-mittee were not elected to their cur-rent positions. The past Presidentand Treasurer resigned without ex-planation. Rumors continue to cir-culate of a golden parachute given toour past legal counsel when his firm

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The Murder Of Jesus SantosBy Sandi Bargioni,Special Investigations Division

On April 13, 1998, Jesus ManuelSantos, was returning home fromvolunteering at his stepdaughterClaudia's school, when he wasgunned down in front of his home, ina case of mistaken identity. Jesus'wife, Ruth, heard the gunshot. Shegrabbed a-hold of their 3 year olddaughter, Lifiana, went to the frontdoor of their home and found herhusband lying in a pool of blood. AsRuth screamed, Jesus looked up,asked his wile to call 911 and said"take the baby inside, I don't wanther to see me like this." Those werehis last words. A few hours later,Jesus died, another innocent victim,of senseless street violence in SanFrancisco. It is this image which Icannot get out of my mind.

Jesus was a hard working man,who recently immigrated to San Fran-cisco from San Salvador, in order tobe reunited with his wile and twodaughters, ages 12 and 3. AlthoughI did not know Jesus, I have knownhis family for many years. Jesus'mother-in-law, Rosa, was the live-incaretaker for my father, until hisdeath in 1991, and she has beencaring for my 95 year old grand-mother since that time. Rosa and herdaughters have been there for myfamily in times of great need. Now itis my turn to be there for them. I

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This department is taking steps torelocate the family of Jesus Santos. Iam forever grateful for that effort, forthis is a close knit family of modestmeans that works hard for the littlethey have. Erasing the memory ofwhat has happened is impossible,however, and the lives of this familyare forever changed. Their dreams ofa happy future in America have beendiminished by this senseless mur-der.

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Nick's NotesBy Nick Shihadeh, Sports

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HECK IT OUT - It was inter-esting to hear from retireddepartment member Lou

Barberini who wanted to commenton something I wrote in this columnback in March. I had said that eventhough it was nice that baseball sea-son was coming around I still couldn'twait for football to start up again. Hesent me an excerpt from an article byJoseph Spear (San Ramon ValleyTimes! 10-27-97) that states: "Base-ball is a thinking person's game.Unlike football, wherein a slab ofbeef runs a ball into a wall of beef."Lou also declared that he thoughtthat I was more intelligent than the"football mob" and to remember thatthere were two seasons in the year,winter and baseball. Well, Ijust haveto say that even though Major Leaguebaseball is the great pastime, theysure have done a lot in recent yearsto discourage even the most loyalfan. I mean, I don't ever rememberthe NFL cancelling the Super Bowlbecause of an owner's lock out. Nev-ertheless, thanks for dropping methe line Lou; I hope things are verywell foryou and yours over in Danville.

One league where there will neverbe an owner's lock-out is the depart-ment softball league which I'm gladto say has gotten some games playedduring the respite from El Nifio. The

B Division features an exciting andvery powerful team out of the Airportthat has rolled over opponents intheir first five contests. The team isnow run by Mike Etcheverry, theyrefer to themselves as "The Bureau",and they're calling the season "TheJuggernaut". Etcheverry even wentso far as to declare an early seasonline out of Las Vegas as 2 to 1 in favorof The Bureau winning the leaguechampionship. The rest of the Divi-sion take note.

TheA Division has its usual strongteams coming out of Northern (TheBulldogs), Mission (The Diablos), andTAC. They're almost locks when itcomes to clinching playoff spots, whilethe Park Islanders and the BayviewPitbulls will fight for the remainingspot. The reason only two teams aredueling for the last spot is that unfor-tunately the Narcotics/Inspectorsteam folded in the first week of May- pretty pathetic. Bayview was a pow-erhouse in the Division last year but

is struggling to even field a full teamthis year. I'm issuing a challenge tothose players who haven't been show-ing up to get of their collective duffsand go out there and help the teamcapture that last playoff spot.

When it comes to post season play,makeup games from all the rain willhave to be played before the playoffscan start during the first week ofJune. The projected date for thechampionship games of both the Aand B Divisions will be Thurs. June11th, while the date of the ever popu-lar softball banquet is Thurs. June18th at Ron Dumont's City ForestLodge.

The final standings and playoffresults for the department hoopsleague appears on the following page-sorry they're late. The SFPD basket-ball team that will be competing inthe Police Summer Games in ContraCosta this June has been practicingregularly. Seasoned vet Ed Del Carlohas high hopes for the team thisyear: "Every year we get closer andcloser to winning a medal" he said."Maybe this will be the year that wedo it." Good luck to ED as well as therest of the squad that includes: JakeFagan, Kelly Wesley, Eddy Hagan,Tom Walsh, Rod Tong, Carl Bryant,Will "Freddy" Wilson, ROb Walker,Brian Schaffer, and of course there isthe Mayor of Clement St. Eddy Chow.

Rumor has it that an all star soft-ball team will represent the depart-ment in the summer games as well.

My sources say that Matt Hanley andSteve Collins are ringing up a verystrong youth movement to go withtheir many years of cunning experi-ence when it comes to tournamentsoftball. I hope it comes together.

The roller hockey team run byChris Knight will definitely be readyto throw down in Contra Costa thisyear. It looks ever so promising forthem as they recently won a one daypolice/fire tourney in late April. Theother teams competing included:Oakland PD, Concord PD, the BayArea Bruisers (a South bay policecombo team), and the SF Fire Dept.The "usual suspects" that played wellfor SFPD were Mike Gonzales, Scott"Woody" Kendall, Vinny "Don't CallMe Vince" Etchebere, and Troy "BoneCrusher" Courtney.

This month's "capital 'K' forknucklehead" award goes to AlonzoMourning of the Miami Heat. He letthe whole state of Florida down whenhe fought with the Knick's LarryJohnson in Game 4 of the first roundof the playoffs and got suspended forGame 5. He definitely would havebeen a factor in getting the Heat pastthat game and into what would havebeen a great second round match-upagainst the Indiana Pacers. Have agreat off-season "Zo"

Finally, this column sends outhugs and kisses to one of the TACsoftball team's finest, the colorfulcatcher love you, man." .. . .Until nextmonth... So See Ya...

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Finals "B" Division

March 10thIngleside.............67 SF CHP............60Narcotics ............38 Taraval/'lTF ..... 32Championships

March 13th— Ingleside.............56 Narcotics .........55

Mission ..............68 SFFD ...............60

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Basketball Results

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Finals "A" Division

March 9thMission ..............72 Southern .........71

By Steve OrtizSouthern Station

"A" League

Call it an upset, or ask if it was justWCAL experience? Jake "Big Coun-try" Fagan hit both of his free throwswith only one second on the clock!Jake gave Mission a one point leadover the champions of the last twoyears, Southern Station, who couldnot score in that last single second.

This would be Mission's first play-off win against Southern in the lastcouple of years. the final score wasMission 72, Southern 71. A realsqueaker!

The biggest play of the game was aplea from Jimmy Calonoco. with just6 seconds left on the clock, Jimmyconvinced the referee to add onesecond to the game clock. Southernhad a one point lead as Mission in-

SFFD 8 2Southern 7 3Airport 6 4Mission 4 6Bayview 4 6FBI 1 9

Semi-Finals "B" Division

March 5thNarcotics ............60 Inspectors

SF CHP 73 Dvr

bounded the ball, with 7 seconds toplay.

Gary Lorin brought the ball upand "A.J." Holder quickly reachedaround him and tipped the ball away.The ball rolled into the paint and themad scramble was on.

Eddy Chow hit the floor as the ballbounced around under the basket.Jake and Walker were going for theball, Jake calling for the play, just asthe referee blew his whistle. The refcalled Walker for a loose ball foulwith one second left.

Mission can thank Jimmy's quickthinking. Mission would go on to winthe basketball championship for1998, easily beating the Fire Depart-ment in a 68 -60 final.

The Lorin brothers won the league'sMVP award. Some last minute sched-ule changes proved to be advanta-geous to the new champions fromMission after a frustrating up-and-down season.

Narcotics 10 1SFCHP 10 2Ingleside 9 3Park 9 3Taraval/YJ'F 9 3Northern Gnats 8 4DPT 5 7Inspectors 5 7Southern#2 4 8Daly City PD,4 8Central 2 9Airport#2 2 10Bayview#2 2 10

47 (Alexander 24 pts.;Bruneman 16 pts.)

52 (Bradley 25 pts.;Azzopardi 16 pts.)

When you wishupon a starBy Rene LaPrevotte

For most ten year olds, life's great-est challenges are trying out for LittleLeague or getting marks in the 5thgrade high enough to keep your par-ents off your back. Every six monthsyou have to go to the dentist whereyou pray there will be no new cavitiesand shots of Novocaine. Your love lifeis simple... you hate the opposite sexand do your best to pester them atevery available opportunity. That'swhat being a ten year old is supposedto be about, but sometimes it justdoesn't happen like that.

For some kids, our creator hasinexplicably decided to allow hor-rible, painful disease to invade theirvulnerable little bodies. Instead ofplaying baseball with their friends,they find themselves, scared andconfused, with strangers in frighten-ing adult's hospitals, being jabbed,injected, poisoned, and cut upon inoften vain efforts to arrest childhoodcancers.

It's prevailing theory that if any-one lives long enough, he or she willeventually die of cancer. The experts,after years of research, trillions ofdollars and millions of deaths stillcan only postulate why that is so.But why is this world so cruel toinflict these awful diseases on limo-cent children?

With no answers, but a commit-ment to help, the Wish Upon A StarFoundation called me several weeksago to tell me another all too familiarstory. Ten year old Davie Somervilleof Fortuna, California is at UCSFsuffering from a virulent form of stom-ach cancer. He is undergoing theusual chemotherapy while his folkslive in abject terror in a small apart-ment near the hospital to be close toDavie during his ordeal.

I'm told by Maureen Logan of WishUpon A Star that like most ten yearold boys, Davie is a fan of big leaguebaseball, and would like nothing morethan to attend the Giants homeopener with his Mom and Dad andbest buddy Joey.

The wheels are put in motion bycalling Don Carlson of Field Opera-tions to see if four tickets are possiblefor the Home Opener. I knew theywould be... I've prevailed on Donbefore and he's always come through.

The most pressing worry at this pointis... Will Davie be strong enough toleave the hospital, let alone sit in thehostile environment of CandlestickPark?

The expectation of having a "wish"fulfilled is often the stuff of miracles,and Davie vows he will drag himselfout of bed to see the Game and histwo favorite Giants, Dusty Baker andBarry Bonds.

Our next concern is how to getDavie, his parents and Joey to thegame. A call to Bill Thomas of SilverCloud Limousines assures a luxuri-

The Somervilles with the "RepublicanGuard"

ous round trip to the "stick", andDon Carlson comes through with VIPparking for the family while at thegame.

While putting this "wish" together,my boss, Lt. Keith Sanford noticesthat I'm spending an inordinateamount of time on the phone in hisoffice, so I tell him of the Somerville'splight. Keith's response is immedi-ate. He tells me that the day beforethe home opener, there is a JuniorGiants luncheon being held at theHilton Hotel and immediately gets onthe phone to Chief Lau. The Chieftells us that seven of the SFPD "brass"have purchased $100.00 a plate spotsat a ten-person-table for the lun-cheon, and offers to let the Somervillessit with them where they will meet allthe Giants players in person and getmuch anticipated autographs. With-out a second's hesitation, KeithSanford writes a check for $300.00to assure the Somerville's place atthe table of honor.

The day of the luncheon, Keithand myself pull up at the Somerville'sapartment in a marked SFPD carand meet David Sr. and his wifeGaby. After brief introductions, DavidSr. gets Davie who walks slowly to-ward us from the bedroom with abald head, bleached white skin andan oxygen tube in his left nostril.Davie's mom has tears running downher face as we gently shake Davie'sweak little hand and escort him tothe waiting police car with his dadand best pal Joey. We present Davieand Joey with genuine Giants teamjackets and caps that were purchasedby John Wyman and Bill Pyne of Co.K. The size "small" jacket hangsloosely on Davie's 88 pound frame, abody that was 25 pounds heavierjust weeks before. Into the police car,then red light and siren to the Hilton

San Francisco Police Basketball League Final Standings"A" Division "B" Division

wins losses wins losses

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Semi-Finals "B" Division

March 2ndSouthern #1 .......73 Bayview #1 ......71 (Walker 24 pts.)Mission ..............63 Airport #1 ........46 (G. Lorin 18 pts.; Ed Yu 16 pts.)March 3rdIngleside .............6 Northern ..........53 (Schaffer 20 pts.;

Williams 16 pts,)Taraval/YI'F .......68 Park.................49 (D'Arcy 26 pts.; Anzore 26 pts.)March 4thSFFD..................89 FBI ..................72 (Brown 34 pts.: Buford 17 pts.)

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I Recently Met Some Giants,Young and OldHotel where Davie is wheeled in to

the hotel in his wheelchair and up tothe Grand Ballroom where players,media and fans alike mingle andchat. Mr. Somerville gives the twoboys baseballs for those all-impor-tant autographs.

While sports figures frequently getthe reputation ofbeing aloof and self-centered, no one could look at Daviewithout instantly recognizing hisplight. He got VIP treatment and bestwishes from all the players, but espe-cially Oral Hersheiser, Brian Johnsonand Rich Rodrigues. Davie's hero,

Davie & Joey wait for afoul tip

Barry Bonds has yet to arrive, andDavie is getting tired so we adjourn tothe dining room where Davie takes abreather. Alter a short respite, Davierecognizes that Dusty Baker hasmade his entry and is surrounded byadoring Giants fans. At Dusty's in-sistence, Davie is whisked to thehead of the line where Dusty signsDavie's baseball, then floors us all byoffering to take Davie on the field thenext day at the home opener. It's notthat Dusty Baker won't have enoughon his mind that day, he just volun-teered to take the boys to the dugout!

The dinner bell is sounded and thecrowd moves in to the dining areawhere Davie, Joey and David Sr. areseated at the SFPD table. They aresoon joined by Chief Fred Lau whogives Davie an official SFPD baseballcap. (What do you think are thechances of the SFPD cap replacingthe Giants cap on Davie's head?).Several speakers talk of their expec-tations for the Giant's 1998 seasonand admonish the fans in atten-dance not to bug the players forautographs during lunch. About thistime is when Barry Bonds makes hisentrance, and the two boy's eyes arethe size of fifty-cent pieces. Notingthat Davie is just about out of gasand still without Barry Bonds' auto-graph, Fred

Lau slips over to the Giant man-agement table, whispers somethingin an exec's ear then comes over toget Davie and Joey and escort themto Bonds' table for introductions andthe treasured signature on the nowcluttered baseball. The boys returnto their table where they are greetedby the great Nate Thurmond andnone other than Orlando Cepeda wholay pen to ball and wish the boys well.

At this point, Davie is exhaustedfrom all the excitement, and his dadconfides in me that Davie hasn't eatenthis much in weeks.

The "wish" is working!A code three escort home and more

chemotherapy that afternoon. Thenext morning the Somervilles aregreeted by the limo from Silver Cloudand four solos for a code three "WillieBrown" escort to Candlestick Park.Once at the park the family is placedin the hands of Sgt. John Fewer ofFOB who takes the entourage downto the Giants locker room to meetDusty Baker and see the Giants dug-out. While in the bowels of Candle-stick park where mortal fans nevertread, the group met none other thanHall of Famer, Willie Mays! Notingthat Davie doesn't have a baseball toget Willie's signature on, the Execu-tive Vice President of the Giants, Mr.Lawrence Baer runs to their equip-ment room, snags a new ball andgets Davie an autograph that reads:

"To Davie Somerville, Opening Day1998, best wishes... Willie Mays"!

Later, the Somerville's shiver inthe balmy Candlestick Wind andwatch the Giants emerge the victorsin their maiden game of 1998, thenCaptain Roy Sullivan, Keith Sanford,Al McCann, Keven Gotchet and MikeLujan pose with the Somervilles attheir limo before whisking them outof the park with a presidential escort.

Several days later, Keith Sanfordpaid a visit to the family apartment,and found Davie was vomiting clotsof blood and had regurgitated thenasal oxygen hose. Keith calmed thefamily and coached Davie to expecto-rate the blood and put his fears aside.The family had, by this point, learnedto trust the good lieutenant, and hissoothing demeanor calmed a franticmoment.

I called the Somervilles today andspoke to the father who was sochoked-up with gratitude that hecould barely speak. He told me thatfor the first time since their ordealbegan, Davie has been able to getthrough the night without supple-mental oxygen and has been holdinghis food down, allowing the all im-portant nourishment enough time inDavie's ravaged body to actually dosome good.

You'll never convince theSomerville family it was medical sci-ence that has caused this welcometurn of events.

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I have had the good fortune ofbeing the sergeant at the ballpark forthe last three years. Everyone is ex-cited about the Giants 1998 Season,including the officers assigned towork the games. Contrary to com-mon opinion, the officers don't shagballs during batting practice, watchgame tapes in the clubhouse, or spitsunflower seed shells in the dugout.I have never ventured into the club-house or dugout and have only setfoot on the grass when there is animmediate threat to the visiting team.

There is an unwritten rule atCandlestick that the police employ-ees do not fraternize with the play-ers. The players rarely give us thetime of day as we place a notch abovethe cotton candy vendor in the orga-nization hierarchy. But, like all copswho are proud of their vocation, wecounter this by focusing on our jobsand refusing to "star chase." Thisposture changed for two days earlyin April.

I recently had the honor of meet-ing a courageous young man. I metDavie Somerville when he was chap-eroned to the Junior Giants Lun-cheon on Monday, April 6th, by Lieu-tenant Keith Sanford and SergeantRene LaPrevotte. Davey was diag-nosed with Adrenal Cortical Carci-noma in December of 1997. Davey isa young boy who is struggling withhardships that are beyond belief andyet he has a spirit that is unmatchedby anyone I have met. Davey is oftenrestricted to a wheelchair as he be-comes easily fatigued and when Ihadthe pleasure of introducing him toball players at the luncheon recep-tion and the Home Opener on thefollowing day, he presented himself

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I have often seen players at anobligatory appearance or at the endof a day's game ignoring the clamor-ing voices of fans requesting auto-graphs. This was not the case whenthey met Davey. Like everyone whomeets Davey, Willie Mays and BarryBonds took notice, spent some qual-ity time with him, posed for photo-graphs, and graciously signed ballsand the season's calendar. It ap-peared that Davey was uncertain ofwho Willie Mays was, but there wasno mistaking Barry Bonds.

I was truly touched by this experi-ence. I cannot say enough good thingsabout Rene LaPrevotte, KeithSanford, and the Wish Upon A StarFoundation. Mentoring is a trendyterm: caring has been with us for-ever. We can all take a lesson fromRene and Keith and model after them.If you were to meet Davey, and thereare many like Davey out there, youwould feel compelled to assist insome way.

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