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September 8, 2008                  UPDATE ON RET. DET. FREDDIE MACK

We wish to thank Lou Hollander for sending this information:
 
Freddy Mack is now at home after being released from a rehab facility.  He is going to continue outpatient therapy a few times a week.  You can e-mail Freddy at det1013@verizon.net or call him at home at 727-372-1969 or on his cell 727-247-2526.  I am sure he would love to hear from you.
 
Thanks for the good news, Lou, and our best wishes for a speedy recovery, Fred.

August 30, 2008        UPDATES ON P.O. ROBERT "BOBBY' LAWRENCE
                                      RET. P.O. ED MERRILL, RET. P.O. FRANK WAKELY
                           RET. DET. FREDDIE MACK & RET. DET. LOU BARTOLOMEO
We wish to thank Alex Gilchrist and Lou Hollander for sending the following information:
 
I just spoke to Pamela Lawrence, Bob's daughter. She said that Bob underwent the operation yesterday. She is not sure if he will be returning to his room or going to rehabilitation. Bob has difficulty remembering, and it frustrates him. She will let us know when and where he will be going. If you wish to speak to Pamela, her phone # 516-771-9807. She would like to hear from you.

Bob's daughter Pamela said that he has been moved to a different room. Section 1B room125. His new phone #516-256-6964. Pamela said don't be alarmed if he doesn't answer immediately. She said that Bob has also a touch of Emphysema.

Just to let all know, Ed Merrill had a bit of a setback having another episode of congested heart failure.    He is doing better again, but it was a pretty bad experience for all of us.    We were three days on a cruise from NY to Caribbean when Ed took ill.   After staying in the ship hospital for 7 hrs until it docked in PR, Ed was taken to PR hospital where he stayed for four days.    Lucky for us, David, our son, flew to join us to help with among other things, his knowledge of Spanish.  
June & Ed
 
 If you would like to send a card, e-mail all call, here is Ed's information e-mail emerrill@optonline.net
EDWARD MERRILL            
268 KERRY STREET 
HOLBROOK NY 11741  
631-585-3263
 
Here is an e-mail I received from Frank Wakely
 
Lou,
 
I had the intention of driving over to the reunion on Saturday. My plans got changed on Friday, with my heart going flip-flop; something they call A Fib, or atriel fibulation (or something close to that).
I wound up in JFK Medical Center, in Lake Worth.  I just got out after six days (today), and they jumped started my heart (yesterday). Right now, my heart is working fine (Sinus Rhythm). I am in a great deal of discomfort due to a pain in my neck, not related to the jump starting. I don't know how I got, or when it will go away. Right now they gave me pain pills, with no explanation has to why the neck was stressed out. I am sorry I missed out on the reunion.
 
I hope that the reunion went well. If success is measured by the effort you put in to something, then I am sure it was successful.
 
Regards,
Frank Wakely
 
Frank would love to hear from some of his friends.
 
FRANK WAKELY            
169 BERKSHIRE DR. BLDG H 
WEST PALM BEACH FL 33417 
561-471-8334
e-mail address FPChief9091@Comcast.Net
 
 
Freddy Mack just had a partial knee replacement this past Tuesday.  I went to see Freddy Wednesday night at the hospital.  He said the operation went well but he had some discomfort.  They had him up walking a bit that day.  He was moved today to a rehab center in Palm Harbor, where he expect to be for about 2 weeks.  Knowing Freddy, I can see them kicking his ass out of there before his 2 weeks is up.  Here is the contact info for Freddy.
 
FREDERICK MACK
8236 SETTERS POINT DR. 
NEW PORT RICHEY FL 34653 
 
You can e-mail Freddy at det1013@verizon.net  Susan will bring all the e-mails to the Rehab center.  He is in a private room.  His phone # there is 727-789-8162.  As of now he don't know what kind of a schedule he will be on, so if you call and he don't pick up the phone after 4 or 5 rings he is probably doing therapy.  He would love hearing from you.
 
I had just recently heard from Chuck Berl's sister Janet, that Chuck's son Bobby had wrote a tribute to his father and posted it on the St's Jude's Hospital web site.  It was a very nice tribute to Chuck.  If you would like to see it go to http://stj.convio.net/site/TR/Events/Tribute?px=1606823&pg=fund&fr_id=1341  If you like you can sign a guest book on the site which I am sure the family would appreciate.
 
 
Ret. Det, Lou Bartolomeo  recently underwent cancer surgery ( July 8th ) of the bladder and was also diagnosed with hypertension and recently got back blood results showing that his kidneys are not getting enough blood. His white blood cell count is high which is an indication that his body is fighting something of what they don't know yet. For anyone who wants to send a card or contact Lou, his address is 13541 Fountainview Blvd Wellington, FL 33414, cell# is 561 503-8122, his e-mail is PrOcOp85@aol.com

To all our members and friends, we wish you all a speedy recovery from your illness and a quick return to enjoying your retirement.- Tony
August 6, 2008                                    P.O. JIMMY SEALS

We wish to thank Lou Hollander for sending this information:

Jimmy Seals had open heart surgery on July 9th, and had two valves repaired.  All is well now and he'll be out of commission for about another ten weeks.  He went into surgery at about 3:00 pm on the 9th and didn't wake up till almost 6:00pm the next day. 

 
He came home on the 22nd.   He is now up, walking, eating well, and sleeping like a baby.  The good thing about his surgery was the Doctor was able to repair both valves, which means he will be off all the meds Feb 01st.
 
I am sure Jimmy would love to hear from you.  His e-mail address is Klaatu327@aol.com  574-522-3005

I had the pleasure of working with Jimmy in Dist. 34.  Our best wishes for a speedy recovery so Jim can get back on the road again. - Tony

June 5, 2008                                    P.O. LENNY LANYO
Yesterday, I spoke to Ret. P.O. Lenny Lanyo, with whom I worked in District 34 for a number of years before he retired in 1980 to start a new career.  Lenny is suffering from neck and oral cancer and the current prognosis is not very good.  Despite this, he is totally upbeat about his life and is living each day to its fullest. During the term of his illness, Lenny became a member of a support team aiding other people who have come down with this tragic disease.

The name of the group is SPOHNC which stands for Support for Persons with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer and is a patient-directed, self-help organization dedicated to meeting the needs of oral and head and neck cancer patients. SPOHNC, founded in 1991 by an oral cancer survivor, addresses the broad emotional, physical and humanistic needs of this population. Their website is http://www.spohnc.org or by phone at 516-759-5333.

Lenny has willingly given his time to many people in the past several years and we applaud him for his determination to help others while he is still on this earth and able to do so.  If you or a family member or friend has come down with this form of cancer, Lenny will offer his assistance to help the person understand the illness and its treatment.  Lenny can be contacted at 516-799-5455.

Please keep Lenny and his family in your prayers - Tony