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Knights honor police and fire and rescue officers

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Wednesday, 08 December 2010 00:00

On Nov. 17, the Knights of Columbus, Council 6624 of St. Cloud-Kissimmee during its November Social honored the members of law enforcement and fire and rescue officers who vow to protect and serve our community.
Grand Knight Bill Waggener delivered a speech in their honor.
"The Knights of Columbus would like to personally thank each and every member of these great organizations for the service they provide to our community,” he said. “However, it is impossible for us to reach out to all that serve, so those that are here tonight have been selected by their leadership as the best of the best, and that is who we are here to honor tonight.”
He continued, “I know that you and your peers get little thanks or recognition for the outstanding job that you all do on a daily basis, and this is our way of showing you are appreciation. May the work that you have demonstrated inspire your fellow officers to aspire to your level of achievement.”
Awarded from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Department as Officer of the Year was Lt. Mark Thompson, honored by Sheriff Bob Hansell. For Osceola County Fire Rescue, awarded Officers of the Year were Lt. Jackie Spence and Engineer Derek Curtis, honored by Fire Chief Richard Collins. For St. Cloud Police Department, Officer of the Year went to Officer Mark O'Connor, honored by Capt. Rinehart. For St. Cloud Fire Department, Officer of the Year Engineer/Paramedic was Richard Tonks, honored by Assistant Fire Chief Presby. For Kissimmee Fire Department, Lt. Randy Madison was honored by Deputy Fire Chief Jeremy Donavan. For Florida State Highway Patrol, Officer of the Year was Trooper Maria Palisin-Bonilla, honored by Capt. Thompson. The Kissimmee Police De-partment, Officers of the Year were officers Joseph Mata and Glen Ford, both of whom were unable to attend. Their awards were accepted by Capt. Bill Burnham.