EMERALD SOCIETY OF ILLINOIS
From the President
I hope that every one enjoyed the holidays and has managed to recover by now. We had a wonderful time at our Annual Children's Christmas party, seeing the excitement in the children's faces was quite a treat. We had a Clown, Elves, Magician and the star of the show Santa himself. I still don't know if I'll ever get used to seeing Santa led into the room by bagpipers but I wouldn't have it any other way. I would like to thank Kathie Ebeling and all the others who worked so hard to make this another successful event, an event that these children will remember for a long time to come.
On a sadder note, I would be remiss if I didn't mention the passing of Don Egan. Don was an integral part of this organization. He did most of his work behind the scenes, usually the jobs that no one else wanted to do. He always seemed to manage to keep us focused on our objectives. Don attended every event and meeting that his health and the weather permitted. Don will be missed by all of us, we will keep his family in our thoughts and prayers.
I would like to apologize to anyone that was inconvenienced by the sudden change of locations for the January meeting. There was a mix up on the church calendar and the hall was double booked for the evening. Thanks to the FOP we were fortunate enough to have an alternate location to meet and the other group did not. In spite of the mix up the meeting went well. Our chili contest contestants supplied us with a wide variety of chill's to choose from. I'm sure I saw several individual try them all, myself included. If you are a chili lover this is definitely the meeting to attend every year.
Twenty Officers were honored at our February Awards Night. These officers were nominated by their fellow officers, this alone speaks volumes about the character of these individuals. Their actions saved an untold numbers of lives, prevented numerous future crimes and have brought honor and credit to their respective departments and our profession.
Fraternally,
Richard Toolis
President
Our annual family event was a success due to the efforts of so many people. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mike Atkins, Mark Rue, Patrick Moran, Mr. Donnelly and Kevin Taylor for helping with the set up. Rick Toolis and the Kitchen Krew, whose culinary skills, provided our wonderful lunch. Kevin Barry for his outstanding train layout, our awesome elves for their assistance at the crafter's comer and assisting Santa, My daughter Allison, Chris Taylor, and the clean up crew. I truly appreciate all you did - Wishing all of you a healthy, happy and incredible 2007.
Thanks,
Kathie
We would like to thank all of our members that took part in this years Annual Chili Cook Off. We had about eight entries ranging from turkey to vegetarian and everything in between. Our judges Smith & Wollensky's Executive Chef: Hans Aeschbacher and Saddle & Cycle Club General Manager Richard Duggan both said they had a hard time deciding this years winners. We even had a tie for second place, but this years winner was Rick "just the chef Toolis. Everyone in attendance got to sample the smorgasbord of chili's' supplied by our contestant and it looked like many of them sample them all. We would like to give a special thanks to our guest judges for making time in their busy schedules to help us with this annual event.
At the February meeting the Emerald Society recognizes officers nominated by their peers for actions that go above and beyond the call. The actions of those officers, was performed without regard for their own safety.
The below listed Officers were recognized at our February meeting:
| Narcotic & Gang Investigations Section | 23rd District Officers |
| Sgt James Sanchez | P.O. Rick Haljean |
| Det Michael Bocardo | P.O. Nick Spencer |
| Det Gary Bush | |
| Det Jose Lopez | 11th District Officers |
| Det John Roberts | P.O. Patrick Jaycox |
| Det Randy Troche | P.O. Tony Henry |
| P.O. Lawrence Gade | P.O. Alan Rogers |
| P.O. Ildefonso Lara | P.O. Matthew Nowak |
| 25th District Officers | Merrionette Park Police |
| Sgt Richard Sliva | Lt. Fisher |
| P.O. Joseph Ferraro | |
| P.O. David Cummens | Blue Island Police Dept |
| P.O. Daniel Young | P.O. Dan Stone |
We are proud to announce that this years Police Officers of the year will be:
Lt Joseph
Gorman Chicago Police DepartmentSgt Matthew Little Chicago Police Department
P.O. Michael
Brosnan Chicago Police DepartmentP.O. Harold Bone Chicago Police Department
These officers will be honored at our Annual Dinner Dance in September.
The 2007 St. Patrick's Day party will be held on Saturday 17 March 2007 and will be considered as the March general meeting. The St. Patrick's Day party is for members and their guest only. The party will be held at the Galleria Marchetti located at 825 W. Erie St. in Chicago. The Galleria is located just north of the Ohio St. feeder ramp, south of Ogden Ave. between Milwaukee Ave. and Halsted St. Food will be provided by 0'Connor's Unforgettable Edibles. The cost for admission is $20.00 for uniformed officers and federal agents marching in proper attire, $30.00 for adults and non uniformed officers and $15.00 for persons under 21. Children 12 and under are free. The parade steps off at noon on Columbus Drive north of Roosevelt Rd. We will not know our parade number or staging area until the week before the parade.
Transportation will be provided to and from the parade route. We will muster at the Galleria Marchetti when the doors open at 10:OOAM. Wrist bands will be on sale in the morning and also at the parade route. Parking is at a premium in this area! We have worked out a deal with a valet service to provide parking for $8.00 a car. For further information please check the web site a few days prior to the event,
www. illinoisemeraldsociety. org. All members and guest marchers are reminded that there will be no drinking of alcohol in the staging area or while marching in the parade. If anyone feels the need to drink alcohol during this time they will be asked to leave. Do not embarrass yourself or the Emerald Society. Be proud of the fact that you are representative of the Irish American Police Association of Illinois.Other St. Patrick Day Parade
'sThe Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society, Chicago Police Department will be performing at the northwest side St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday March 4th and the South side parade on Sunday March 10th. Uniformed officer are invited to march behind the band.
The 2007 golf outing will be held on Monday July 9, at Carriage Greens Country Club in Darien Illinois. There will be a shotgun start at 10:00 AM. The cost for this years outing is $100.00 per golfer or $400.00 per foursome. The price includes green fees and cart, lunch on the course, four hour open bar including bottled beer and seven course meal. Each golfer will also receive a souvenir shirt for participating in the outing. The outing has sold out for the past five years so the committee suggests that you make your reservations early. Only your payment will secure a position in the outing. For further information or to find out where to mail your check, contact Patrick Moriarty at
pjmossi @sbcglobal.net. Please include your name, e-mail address and phone number or call my voice mail at 847-772-0709.Please make checks payable to the Emerald Society of Illinois. The golf outing is the most successful fund raiser for the building fund and generates the bulk of the revenue from its sponsors, not the golfers. You are paying for what you get. We hope to see you at the outing again this year. If you know of anyone that would like to sponsor a hole or make a donation, please contact Patrick Moriarty at the above e-mail or voice mail for further information.
The 2007 picnic will be held on Saturday Aug 4th at Lions Woods in Des Plaines. Lions Woods is located at the comer of River Road and Golf Road. The price of admission is $10.00 per person or a maximum of $20.00 per car.
It has been brought to our attention that Folding Chairs and Tables will be needed for this Saturday's Event, as there is a shortage of picnic tables, and we are not sure if the forest preserve will be able to get any more.
So please bring folding chairs and tables if you can, and pass this information around.
Thank You.
* Correction in Red
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of the following members:
Don Egan, Member of the Board of Directors and a founding member of the Emerald Society. Don was a retired Chicago Police officer of 32 years. Don is survived by his sister and brother and numerous nieces and nephews.
Anthony Dioguardi, Former Cook County Sheriff. Tony is survived by his wife, Maureen (Moriarty) Dioguardi who is also with the Cook County Sheriffs Department, his parents Dave (retired C.P.D.) and Eileen, seven sisters and many brother-in-laws and numerous nieces and nephews.
Warren McLaughlin, Retired Chicago Police officer assigned to the 022dist passed away on January 11 2007. Warren is survived by his wife Eileen, two sons Thomas and Ryan and Maureen.
Our thoughts and prayers also go out to past President Kevin Taylor and his family on the passing of his mother-in-law Evelyn
J. Szpila.We would also like to send our condolences to President Rick Toolis and his family on the passing of his mother Catherine Toolis.
We still have several openings left for our trip to Ireland. We will be departing Chicago for Dublin on Saturday, July 21, 2007 and returning to Chicago on Wednesday August 1 2007:~Fbr a detailed itinerary check our web site www.Illinoisemeraldsociety.org. The cost is as follows:
| Land & Air Costs | $2,980.00 per person/double |
| occupancy from Chicago/O'Hare | |
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Insurance Protection Plan: |
$119.00 per person |
| Single Supplement: | $525.00 per person |
| Payment Schedule: | 1st/due 3/07/07 $1500.00* |
| Final/due 4/28/07 $1480.00** | |
*lf you are purchasing insurance, add $119.00 to your first payment. **lf you sent in a deposit prior to 1/1/07, deduct it from your final payment.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kevin Taylor (CPD) at 773-430-6550 or email tavlor9596
(a).amail.com or Kathie Ebeling at 847-687-0933 or email kathieebeling@comcast.net .
Friends, members and long time supporters running for election:
Alderman Patrick J. Levar Alderman Tom Alien
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