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Protectlttg "The Oldest To~*~t in T~as" Home of St~hen ?~ .4ttst~ Ut~ivers~' ~ ~ P.O. Box 635030 Nacogdoches, Texas 75963 (936) 559-2607 (936) 564-4622 - Fax February 21, 2003 Chief Karl Louis Paris Police Department 811 Bonham St. Paris, Texas 75460 : Dear Chief, Hopefully by now my letter has run the Paris News. In addition, I wanted to write to you personally and thank you for the help that you sent our way. You may never 'know what it meant to us in Nacogdoches and your insight in sending communications personnel and police personnel proved to be most valuable. Your crew worked hard. We got more per person out of the Paris Police Department group than any other. They came in ready to go and after the first day and a half were running on their own. Whenever I looked up needing a recovery crew to go out, Paris Police Department officers were either immediately available or had completed their previous assignments so quickly that they had returned and we were able to send them out again. Don't doubt for a minute your decision to send assistance, or whether or not your personnel made a difference in Nacogdoches. Rest assured they made a big impact. Rhett's and Julia's work in our various operations centers was every bit as important as the work that was done in the field. One of my main responsibilities for the first 11 days was to help coordinate debris recovery in the city and the county of Nacogdoches. Many volunteers, both civilian and law enforcement, were utilized. All of them were very much appreciated and contributed greatly to our efforts. However, none were more helpful than your personnel were. I know you are proud, as we are proud, of the way your police officers and communications officers worked. They conducted themselves as consummate professionals and represented your city and agency well.