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CHAPTERCHAT
memorial breakfast and cere-
mony was held honoring our NA
Graduates that have passed on.
The conference then concluded
with the Business Meeting.
The attendees were also treated
to a hospitality room throughout
the week that provided Cajun
sausage, fried boudin, fried
chicken, sandwiches, deserts and
some excellent fermented and
distilled liquors (vivacious spirits).
The Chapter had the pleasure
of the Section II Representative
KevinWingerson in attendance.
Kevin naturally participated
in the golf outing on Monday
morning.
The Louisiana Chapter would like
to express our appreciation to
Ascension Parish Sheriff JeffWi-
ley, his Chief Deputy Tony Bacala
and staff for their participation
in hosting a conference that
rewarded all of the attendees
and vendors.
n Recently the following mem-
bers of the Louisiana Chapter
were recognized for their out-
standing professionalism:
Chief Tim Lentz (220th Session) –
Appointed as the Chief of Police
for the Covington Police Depart-
ment, Covington, LA. Jeffrey
S. “Shannon”Womack (212th
Session) – Promoted to the rank
of Lieutenant – Denham Springs
Police Department, Denham
Springs, LA.
NEW ENGLAND
n Daniel
Jones, 250th
Session, was
promoted
to Deputy
Chief of the
Kennebunk
Police De-
partment in
July 2014.
NEW YORK/EASTERN
CANADA
n Don Marsala, 134th Session,
recently retired from Vassar
College in Poughkeepsie, NY
where he served as the Direc-
tor of Safety and Security since
1994. Don retired from the Tar-
rytown, NY Police Department
after twenty years of service and
became a Senior Investigator for
Pinkerton Investigations in New
York City before joining Vassar.
NORTHWEST
n Lt. Jerome Miller, 214th Ses-
sion, retired from the Sioux Falls
Police Dept. on April 11th, 2014
after 25 years of service.
n Eric Werner, 231st Session,
was appointed Chief of Police for
the Maple Grove Police Depart-
ment (MN) on June 9, 2014.
OHIO
n Donald
Hall, 251st
Session was
promoted to
Director of
the MED-
WAY Drug
Enforcement
Agency, a
multi county
drug task force. The previous
Director, David Smith, 243rd
Session retired to take on a new
business opportunity in Naples,
Florida.
TEXAS
n Mike Thompson, 169th
Session, was recently awarded
the “Constable of the Year “
award from the Justice of Peace
Constable Association. It was
presented in Wichita Falls Texas
on June 26th. JPCA is the largest
elected official Association in Tex-
as and represents approx. 1200
Constables and their deputies.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
n On July 31, 2014, Captain
Larry Horak of the Margate Po-
lice Department (FL), and gradu-
ate of the 239th session attended
the retirement fete for FBI Special
Agent (SA) Glenn R. Bonczek of
the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office.
Glenn served as the Section Two
Counselor for the 239th session
which graduated in December
2009. SA Bonczek’s farewell
party was held at the Hofbrau
House in Pittsburgh. SA Bonczek
served the FBI for 29 years. Prior
to his bureau service, he
served as a police officer for a
variety of departments around
the Pittsburgh area. Post retire-
ment, SA Bonczek will be serving
in a law enforcement capacity
with the South Allegheny school
district.
Dan Marsala
(L-R) FBI SA Tod Wilson, SA Bonczek and Captain Larry Horak. All three served together as first office
agents while employed by the FBI.
Daniel Jones Donald Hall