The 81st Annual Retired Officer Banquet is scheduled for September 20th at the SPAA pavilion. Rich and Kevin O’Neill are preparing for another successful gathering like last year, with over 400 in attendance. The changes this year are the banquet doors will open earlier at 3pm and like last year, it is held on a Saturday.
We have streamlined the reservations with an electronic reservation program. You can also pay electronically with the Zelle banking app, or you can mail me a check. This year we will honor all those who ever served on the SPD Motorcycle Drill Team with several memories highlighted, along with regular program events.
I take this opportunity to look back at some of our history. The first Retired Banquet was held at the Town and Country Club in 1958. (Honor the Old Guys) was the focus of the gathering of Retired Officers and spouses/guests. Since that time, we have moved from several locations continuing the Annual Banquet. It was once held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, but last year we moved the banquet to a Saturday and heard positive feedback!
Retired Officers 80th Annual Banquet
Retired Officers 80th Annual Banquet
September 14, 2024 saw our 80th Annual Retired Officers Banquet. But for the pandemic it would have been the 81st.
We had over 400 people in attendance including City Council members and the Chief of Police.
The event was produced by Rich and Kevin O’Neill with the support of Stephanie Coleman, Terri MacMillian and a host of others. It was a great success and everyone had an outstanding time.
Follow this article for updates as we will soon be posting more photos and a more proper recognition of all those who worked so hard to make this event a great success.
We have started to load the photos from this event. There are a lot. You can view them at our photo site. We are sorting through and organizing them but most are available for view and download right now. You can add you comments by signing in with your Facebook login info. No need to buy a photo unless you want a high quality printed copy.
Photos from the 2024 Banquet are available. Click here to view the photos.
Mark Sigfrinius was our special guest at this banquet. Follow this link to view a video presented at the banquet.
You will also find a link to the Last Ring video from the banquet.
Chief Rahr attended the banquet. Following the event she sent an email to all of the active members of the department. We think she did a great job of detailing the importance of the RSPOA. We have posted her comments here.