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Roger Meredith - all better now!


Lansing Police Historical Preservation Association Website:
www.lanspolicehistassoc.org

Lansing Police Historical Preservation Association high quality navy blue t-shirt sale - see sales page and flyer for more details and order form.


08/26/08 - Just a note to tell you that I am fine now and my healing went well. I seem to be able to walk with out any pain for a change. Thanks for all your prayers. You can take me off the sick list at long last. - Roger Meredith

Police and Fire Retirement Board July 2008 Minutes


Previous LPD officer Claude Thomas passed away 08/18/08

Claude Thomas was born March 15, 1943 in Clarksdale, MS to George and Pearl Thomas. At the age of 9 months, his family moved to Lansing, Michigan.
As a youth, Claude joined Mass Memorial Church, where he later taught Sunday school and later attended Friendship Baptist Church. Mr. Thomas attended Lansing Schools. He earned his B. A. Degree from Michigan State University in 1972, and his Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1976, where he was the first black student and graduate. He was the first black Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor, one of Lansing's first black police officers, and Lansing's first black District Court Judge.
Claude was preceded in death by his parents, George and Pearl Thomas and brother George Thomas II. Survivors include: his sons, Claude Thomas II, Dr. Jerry Thomas, and Patrick Thomas; daughters, LaTonya Terry, Alexandra Thomas, Andrea Thomas, and Ashley Thomas; 12 grandchildren; brother, James Thomas; sisters, Mary Murray and Jackie Bonds; former wives: Park Thomas, devoted mother of his four oldest children; Cindy Fontus, devoted mother of his two youngest; and Katherine Morehouse, mother of daughter Ashley; special friend, Michael Sandborn; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Friends may visit Mr. Thomas Thursday, August 21, 2-7 p.m., at the Riley Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 22, 12:30 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 2912 Pleasant Grove Rd., Lansing. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the funeral. The family will also receive friends at the Elks Lodge, 5334 S. MLK Blvd. Friday at 4:30 p.m.

08/13/08 - Anyone attend the LPD Reunion at Mountain Lake Golf Club on August 9th & 10th and have stories or pictures to share? Send them to us and we'll get them posted. Send them to mickey@apex-internet.com.


Jan and I recently made a trip to Washington D.C. where we made a visit to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. If you have yet to see this beautiful Memorial, I urge you to do so. Once there you will never forget it . I had a personal goal to find those I had worked with and considered my friends:

Panel
Side
Line
Mac Donnelly, LPD
60
East
13
Jim Johnson, ELPD
58
East
15
Dean Whitehead, LPD
56
East
10
Julie Englehardt, LPD
64
East
17
Paul “PC” Cole, ICSD
2
East
20

After obtaining the panel and line information from the directory, we took a couple of the pencils and a pad of the tracing paper that’s provided for you and went looking We found them all. It was a very emotional and moving experience for me. I’m very glad that I finally got to see the Memorial and found my friends. I can’t stress enough to all of my fellow retirees and friends to go to Washington D.C. and see the Memorial. - God Bless, Mike Ross


Thank you for your recent support of the LPD Retirees and Friends website:
Richard & Hedy Gleason
Stan & Anne Burnett
Doug & Elaine Williams


Help Renee Korrey raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. See the Events page.


ALL SWORN OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RETIREES OF LPD

The Lansing Police Historical Preservation Association is in the process of publishing a historical pictorial book of LPD. We invite you to submit photographs. However, we do not guarantee that all photos will be used in the book. We recommend photos of officers performing their duties and also of officers taking part in community activities--photos that are important/meaningful to each of you.

Each photo must also have a note attached with your name, email or phone number and the approximate year of photo & names of everyone in the photo. THERE MUST BE A HARD COPY OF EACH PHOTOGRAPH - THEREFORE, photos may be dropped off at the Heyden's in the mail slot @ 4901 Devonshire or mailed to that address-OR given to Jim Heyden on Tuesday's from 8am-12pm at the South Precinct, OR-you can send them by interoffice mail to Jim Deline.

We welcome your comments and suggestions. If you have questions please call 882-9913. THE DEADLINE FOR ALL PHOTOS IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2008.


Mike Tellschow, the Clevenger Brothers and Jim Rapp would like to invite all active/retired Police Officers, friends and family to the first annual LPD REUNION at Mountain Lake Golf Club in Gaylord MI on August 9th and 10th. See the events page for more details.


Jobs in exotic places - see the jobs page for details - 05/15/08


You may check the progress of Bruce Lankheet’s daughter, Elizabeth Pierce at their blog - http://elizabethpierce.blogspot.com/


City of Lansing 2008 Retirement and Health Care Conference at the Lansing Center, Tuesday, September 23rd - see more details here.


Ingham Circuit Court Judge Bill Collette is running for re-election. For more information or to help the Judge please visit his website at:

www.colletteforjudge.com


Fellow Retirees and Friends:
Please consider volunteering to host a dinner during 2008.

We need hosts for June, July, August, September, November, and the Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange and Christmas Dinner

See the dinner calendar page for details.


Half Price Golf at Mountain Lake in Gaylord

All active and retired police officers, fire fighters and military personnel are welcome to play our golf course at 1/2 price. The name of our course is Mountain Lake and we are located at 1233 Charles Brink Rd, Gaylord MI. Phone is (989) 731-1300. You can also find us at www.mountainlakegolf.com. - Howard Clevenger



April 1968 lansing PD Motorcyle Cops
The officers from front to back are: J. Backlund; B. Behrmann; J. Heyden; T. Munshaw; K. Getts; C. Finn; D. Fink; W. Skinner; R. Reisner; I. Ruby; W. Castle; P. Klein; C. Shawnee; and G. Stout.
The command officers are from left to right: Capt. Eddie; Lt. R. Jackson; Sgt. W. Cavanaugh; and Sgt. R. Becker.

If anyone has some pictures like this or of other events please contact us. We would like to put them on the website and share them.


1968 Lansing Police Department Employee Roster Photo

Click here to enlarge

If you wish to have a copy of this photo please contact us at:
info@lpdretirees-friends.org


Thanks to all that are helping with the Retirees' website expenses! - 08/06

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Steve & Kimberly Naert
Doug & Elaine Williams - 08/06, 08/08
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Jim & Pat Heyden
Capitol City Lodge 141 - FOP
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Richard & Hedy Gleason - 04/08
John & Anne Assiff
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Jim Rapp
Fred & Barb Roush
Craig & Jennifer Gleason
Roger & Judy Meredith - 09/07
Mike & Jan Ross
Kay & Bob Werner
Ray & Nancy Carter
Dave & Pamela Verderese
Mary & Jeff Aveiro
Peggy Black
Tommie & Bonnie Wright
Gary & Debi Guiles
Chuck & Em Reifsnyder
David & Bonnie Bowen
Tom & Carol Kelly
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