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Welcome to the
St. Paul Police Retirement Association!
We will have a drawing at the Mancini's Dinner in June
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Annual Retired Officers Firearm Carry Permit Qualification
Wednesday, June 12 (Details here)
THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULITIMATE SACRIFICE
The Saint Paul Police Historical Society is creating a Wall of Honor. The mission of the Wall of Honor project is to design a memorial that will stand the test of time in honoring our fallen officers in a manner in which they truly deserve. It is also extremely important that survivors, family members, friends, fellow officers, and all visitors have access to the wall. The chosen location site at the entrance of the Saint Paul Police Headquarters will provide total access 24/7, 365 to everyone. The Wall of Honor will be located just inside the front doors of Headquarters at 367 Grove Street on the horizontal wall above the dropped ceiling.
There will be a bronze plaque for each officer who has made the ultimate sacrifice, flanked by wooden panel relief carvings. These carvings were created by Clifford E. Letty (1937-2009); and aptly named “Those Who Gave The Ultimate Sacrifice.” Letty is also the artist of a twelve foot long relief panel named Public Safety Memorial. . In Art, that hangs in the Saint Paul Police Headquarters.
One of the most interesting and unique parts of the memorial design will be the old world Celtic wall mounted solid oak lectern. An oversized “great book” cast in bronze will rest in an opened position atop the lectern. The book will house an interactive I-pad providing history of each of the officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. This will enhance the personal experiences of all who visit the wall. (phase 2 of the project is budgeted at $12,000).
The design of the Wall of Honor has been more than an year in the making and is conceived by the same core group of individuals who were instrumental in other department projects such as the Millennium History Book, the 1999 Police Department State Capital Photo Shoot, the Millennium Time Capsule, the Police Federation Memorial Bell, and the Maplewood Sergeant Bergeron 30 Ton Memorial Rock.
Although the current police budget does not allow for this expenditure, the concept has been authorized by Chief Tom Smith. The Saint Paul Police Historical Society is actively in a fundraising effort for $35,000 to complete the Wall of Honor and “Great Book”/Ipad (Phase 1 & 2). If everyone who wants to honor our officers makes a donation we will be able to honor these men with this dramatic memorial. Your donation is to a tax deductible to a 501(c)3 Minnesota corporation in accordance with title 26 USC §170.
Anyone who wishes to donate can send their gift to:
Saint Paul Police Historical Society
313 Selby Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55102
We are proud of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice,
and wish to honor each and every one of them in a very public way.
If you are now looking for training for your current job,
please check out the Saint
Paul Police Professional Developement Institute.
(Retirees — If you can't get into the Members section, try using the username from the newsletter, but don't capitalize the first letter. The username and password should all be LOWER CASE CHARACTERS. Also, the username is the word in the newsletter, not your name. If you need the password, e-mail Jim Arend and identify yourself.)
Most of us have spent three or more decades in the profession and have had the honor and pleasure of serving with outstanding men and women. In fact, if you ask most retirees what they miss most about the job they'll tell you it's the people they worked with. The Association helps to keep us together and informed on the issues that directly affect us. (Read this about retirement)
We hope to use this web site to also help keep us together. After retirement, many of us scattered across the country, making it difficult to know how everyone is doing. Send in something about yourself and we'll post it in Roll Call, in the Members Area, where only members are allowed. To send in your information or to get the members' password, e-mail Jim Arend, the webmaster.
Help everyone to stay in touch by submitting your e-mail address to this web site. We'll post it in the members area.
Some of our goals:
- To create a feeling of brotherhood and affection among its members.
- To perpetuate the memory of deceased members and the services they performed.
- To visit the sick.
- To attend the funerals of deceased members.
- To preserve the benefits and to secure equal rights for all Association members.
Our business meetings are held in January, April, July and October. Occasionally special meetings are held and a meeting notice is sent to every member. We have casual dinners at Mancini's every month, which are strictly social.
Membership dues are only $20.00 a year ($10.00 for survivors). If you qualify and wish to become a member, make your check payable to the St. Paul Police Retirement Association in the amount of $20.00, sign it and mail it to:
St. Paul Police Retirement Association
P.O. Box 7398
St. Paul, MN. 55107-0398
Your dues enable us to:
- Print and mail the newsletter
- Give a $75.00 memorial for deceased members
- Pay hall rental for our meetings
- Pay for our picnic permit
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