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This page is designed to keep the
retired members up to date on issues, from a "Sick List" to Pending
Legislation and anything else we can think of. Hopefully anyone
reading this will pass the word around to all other retired members.
This is here for your use. Please send anything you would like to add to rfanews@comcast.net
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Message from the President |
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The
Local is collecting information that could aide them in getting a
"Presumptive Legislation Bill". This bill will covers any active
member or any member that retired within the approved out years of the
bill that have had or have, heart problems, lung or any of the covered
cancers that may have been caused by the job. They need any information
on retired members that have had these problems or have passed as a
result of these problems.
Please call or send by email the information to any of the above email address or phone numbers of the RFA Board.
Please supply the following
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He only wanted breakfast, but saved a life instead: http://www.somdnews.com/stories/01222010/indytop165402_32207.shtml
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Income Exclusion for Retired Public Safety Officers For distributions beginning in 2007, you can elect to exclude from income distributions from an eligible retirement plan that is a governmental plan if you are an eligible retired public safety officer. The distribution must be transferred directly to an insurance provider to pay premiums for accident or health insurance or qualified long-term care insurance for you, your spouse, or your dependents. The maximum annual exclusion is $3,000. You cannot deduct these premiums as medical expenses or, if you are self-employed, health insurance costs. For more information, see Insurance Premiums for Public Safety Officers in Publication 575. |
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Retired Firefighter, Jerry Spence's Book, "The War" "361 Days, 27 minutes in Vietnam" comes out on February 2, 2010. He was drafted from Engine 19. http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-61566-125-1 |
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5205 Buckystown Pike NOON February 9, 2010
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STATION 7
LUNCHEON Station 7 Restaurant, Pittsville, MD (checkout pictures from the Dec. meeting) Let me know if you will be attending so that a count can be given to the restaurant. http://www.station7restaurant.com/
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Ocean City Elks Lodge 4th Saturday of the month.
DCFD members have been meeting at the on the 4th Saturday of the month. There are 120 members of a group called "Guns and Hoses" Police and Firefighters. This picture was taken before the meeting was started so a lot of the members were not present.
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The "Under Dogs" in Little River and Surfside in Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach, SC area DCFD Retired group meets the 1st Monday of the month at 11:30 AM at different locations. Contact Richard Hunley at: 843-399-2357 or itsmerhh@yahoo.com
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 JANUARY |
 To order, click on the badge and print the form, fill it out and send to the address on the form. |
Reunion Pictures Taken by the renowned Mexican Photographer
Marion Sanchez
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Please keep the following members in your prayers:
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| John Anthon | Leo D. Raulerson 7-2-09 |
| Wendy Baden | Gerald A McPeek 7-4-09 |
| Hugh M. Barnes | Jack M. "Pops" Bernd |
| John A. Bartlett | Wilburn M. (Jerry) Bargdill 7-15-09 |
| Ed Beller | Robert C. Stevenson Jr. 7-16-09 |
| James Bojalad | Curtis M. Fenner 8-1-09 ATF |
| Curt Callaway | Daniel J. Collins 8-4-09 |
| Donald C. Capps | Michael J. McNally 8-15-09 |
| Walter D. Coback | Steven P. Vermeire 8-21-09 |
| Ralph W. Creel | Ernest F. Schnaebele 9-1-09 |
| Frederick B. Davis | John T. (Tim) Connors 9-14-09 |
| Edward F. Dougherty | Gary R. Manders 10-3-09 |
| Lester J. (Jack) Fletcher | Walter J. (Steamboat) Smith 10-28-09 |
| Tom Francella | William B. Swann 11-7-09 |
| John Frye | Frederick W. Reed 11-19-09 |
| Michael Greene |
Charles B. Wilcox 12-8-09 |
| Keith Grimes | Ollie M. Willoughby 12-14-09 |
| Hunter Hetzel | Walter P. (Butch) Carpenter 1-7-10 |
| Bernard Jamerson | William P. (Pete) Schlosser 1-12-10 |
| Ralph L. Kennedy | Donald G. Thompson 1-17-10 |
| Paul V. Macdonald | |
| Jim McIlvaine | |
| Dan Norman | |
| Wayne Preddy | |
| Ken Propst | |
| Charlie Rogers | |
| Andy Saunders | |
| Robert H. Simms, Jr. | |
| Clarence (Al) Size | |
| Kenneth R. Stevens | |
| Timothy E. Wells | |
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I kno I Information from Pat Carpenter is that they are having a memorial service for Butch Carpenter on Sunday January 31, 2010 at 3:00 pm at the Orange Baptist Church in Orange VA, with a reception at the legion to follow. From what she was saying the Orange Volunteer Fire Dept. is putting this on but she would like the information to get out for anyone up in that area.
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION & PRAYERS |
| Jack Miller's wife, Shirley, passed away |
| Please keep Paul MacDonald in your prayers |
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Bill Mould reports that Lester "Jack" Fletcher is very sick. |
| Timothy E. Wells mini Stroke |
| Curt Callaway throat cancer |
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Robert Simms Jr.
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had an accident at home a while ago, then suffered a stroke, and is now
on a ventilator. He can receive visitors, but appears not to respond, at this time. (Thomas More Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3rd Floor Room Pavilion-18 4922 Lasalle Rd, Hyattsville MD 20782 3302 ) |
| Andrew Saunders had a partial lung removal |
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Walter Cobak (Happy) is having his leg amputated, well above the knee. He has been having a constant infection in his leg ever since he had a cancerous tumor removed from his knee years ago which never completely healed and he hasn't been able to get around very well. He went this week to get fitted for an artificial leg. He will be in John Hopkins Hospital for 4 to 5 days. |
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Retired F/F Zimmerman Roberts still
fighting the fight down in Florida. |
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http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
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Look at what else the Jacksonville Fire Dept. is doing. http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/24936101 |
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Members of the Retired Association can now order an official Fire Dept. badge on line. Just click on the site below and find the badge you want and follow the instructions. (The difference between the active badge and our badge is that it has the word "RETIRED" is on the top.)
http://www.blackintondirect.com/DCFire.html
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| PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR BOOK ORDERS IS APRIL 30 2009 |
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| This is a tentative design of the shoulder patch that the Fire Department is contemplating to be used by Retired Firefighters on DCFD uniforms that you purchase, as mentioned in the President's letter. |
Any comments or idea's please e-mail me at rfanews@comcast.net
