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workers hold reunion Retired and current personnel of the Police Dept.s
911 emergency telephone system the lifeline of New York
donned party finery Oct. 12 and gathered at Leonards of Great Neck for a
reunion that was one year in the planning.
Barbara Terrelonge of DC 37s
Research Dept. worked with a 19-member committee to plan the celebration. Former
911 staffer Ron Arnero, now an assistant director of the Clerical Division, said
the evening renewed the bonds forged among co-workers on a stressful, high-pressure
job.
It was beautiful more than we hoped for, said Terrelonge.
We were unprepared for the outpouring. People didnt know whether to
laugh or to cry. It was very emotional for a lot of people.
Retiree
Allan Prescott summed up the evening: It was one of those great events that
you wish wouldnt end so soon, and it made me kind of melancholy for the
times gone by. The celebration was captured for all to enjoy on a CD. | |