04 Police Commendation City of Paris
POLICE DEPARTMENT
KARL LOUIS 811 BONHAMSTREET P.O. BOX9037 JAMES BARNETT
PARIS. TEXAS 75461-9037
CHIEF ~- (903) 784-6688 FAX (903) 737-4142 ASSISTANT CHIEF
TO: OFFICERS: CPL. JOHN BERRY, LARRY
HOGAN, ROBERT MILTON, TODD VARNER,
RAYMOND MOSS, JIMMY WOMACK AND
DISPATCHERS: JULIA HARRISON AND
RItETT POWELL
FROM: CHIEF KARL LOUIS
SUBJECT: LETTER OF COMMENDATION
DATE: FEBRUARY 27, 2003
Each of you are hereby commended for your actions involving
the search and recovery mission in Nacogdoches, Texas
relating to the Space Ship Columbia tragedy beginning
February 4th through the 7th, 2003. Each of you elected to go on
this humanitarian mission due to your desire to help your
fellow man and fellow officers in a time of need. Each of you
presented yourself in an extremely professional manner and
the citizens of Paris, the people of Nacogdoches, Texas and the
personnel involved there and including myself, are proud of
you and your unselfish actions.
The impact each of you made with your assistance was
significant. So much so, that I have received a letter from the
Nacogdoches Police Department praising each of you, bragging
on your actions, (and rightfully so), individually and as a
whole. You have brought pride to this department and honor
to the badge that you wear. I would like to express my sincere
gratitude and thanks to each of you for a job well done. Also, I
have ~ttached the letter from the Nacogdoches Police
Department to this commendation. These will be placed in
your personnel file. May God bless and keep each of you.
Sincerely,
Chief of Police
Paris Police Department
Paris, Texas 75460
Cc: Mayor, MichaelPfiester
City Manager, Michael E. Malone
City Attorney, Larry Schenk
Individual Personnel Files
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.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you again for sending help. Jimmy Womack, Todd
Varner, ,lohn Berry, Larry Hogan, Raymond Moss, Robert Milton, Rhett Powell and Julia
Harrison ~,ere our heroes that week. If by some mistake I have inadvertently let~ some
one offthe list, please accept my apology.
Most sincerely,
Sgt. Brett Maisel
Nacogdoches Police