The Widows’ and Orphans’ Aid Association of the San Francisco Police Department held their monthly meeting on June 8, 2021 via Zoom technology. The meeting commenced at 1200 hours.
Roll Call: President Al Luenow, Vice President Rob Forneris, Secretary Mark McDonough, Treasurer Dean Taylor, Trustees Lou Barberini, Ryan Walsh, Leroy Lindo, Ray Kane, and Jim O’Meara, and Administrative Assistant Sally Foster were present.
Approval of the Minutes: Vice President Rob Forneris made a motion to accept the minutes from our May 2021 meeting. Trustee Ray Kane seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Receiving Applications; Suspensions and Reinstatements: There were no new applications or suspensions. There are five reinstatements. Suspended members Todd Burks, Scott Dumont, Seth Riskin, William Van Laak, and Alvin K. Wong paid their back dues and fees and requested reinstatement. President Al Luenow made a motion to reinstate the five suspended members. Trustee Jim O’Meara seconded the motion. Burks, Dumont, Riskin, Van Laak, and Wong were all unanimously voted in for reinstatement. Motion passed. Debbie Gizdich was mistakenly reported as an unpaid member and was subsequently suspended. Debbie in fact did pay her dues on time and has been a member in good standing was suspended per our error. We apologized to Debbie and we do so again in print. Suspended members who neglect to pay their back dues and fines will be dropped from our role on August 31, 2021. Any dropped member who wishes to rejoin the WOAA must apply for membership accompanied with back payments and a note or document from a physician that said member is in good health. We have had members in the past, who have attempted to come back from being dropped but could not get a declaration of good health. Per our Constitution and By-Laws, they were denied. Members have a two-year window to reapply after being dropped.
Communications and Bills: Treasurer Dean Taylor read aloud the regular monthly bills and the beneficiary claim for deceased member Randall Wardlaw. Trustee Jim O’Meara made a motion to pay the bills and accept and pay the claim for Randall Wardlaw. Trustee Ryan Walsh seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Report of Visiting Committee: There were no visitations for services of fallen members.
Report of Trustee: We received the sad new of the passing of one of our members:
William Frazier, age 65: William Edward Frazier entered the San Francisco Police Department on February 27, 1984 was assigned to Star #1479. William left the Police Academy on July 1, 1984 having been assigned to Central Police Station. William transferred to Property Control on October 31, 1984, and separated from the San Francisco Police Department on January 16, 1985. William was a San Francisco Police Cadet from June 25, 1973 to July 10, 1975.
Report of Special Committee: No report this month.
Unfinished Business: No report this month.
New Business: No report this month.
Good of the Order: No report this month.
Adjournment: President Luenow led our Board in a moment of silence for William Frazier, and for all our fallen members. President Luenow then scheduled our next meeting for Tuesday July 13, 2021, via Zoom technology, at 1200 hours.
To All Members: WOAA members may access new beneficiary forms from our website at sfwidowsandorphans.org. Click on the Resources Box on our face page, and follow the link. Print and complete the form with all requested information. Please include complete contact information of your beneficiary. Mail the form to WOAA, P.O. BOX 4247, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94913-4247. I can be contacted at 415 681-3660. Each month I express my thanks and gratitude to the following people who assist me each month in providing the best customer service possible for our members: Retired San Francisco Police Captain and the current San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA) Defense Administrator, Paul Chignell; Retired San Francisco Police Lieutenant and the host of the Gold Country Reaper email (who connects with thousands of active and retired police officers), Rene LaPrevotte; Retired San Francisco Police Sergeant and the long – standing editor of the SFPOA Journal, Ray Shine; Risa Tom of the San Francisco Police Commission Office, David Ng of the San Francisco Police Personnel Office, and to the entire Traffic Command and Officers who have graciously afforded us space for our meetings and files. Traffic Command will be relocating their office in September 2021, Our long association with Traffic Command will most likely come to a close, but they could not have been any more gracious, professional, and accommodating to the WOAA. Thank you from all of us.