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ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION, INC.

POLICE DEPARTlvIEi T· CITY OF NEW YORK 26 THOMAS STR EET. NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10007 · (2 12) 587 -1000 FA)( (212) 732·4863 ' E· MAIL info @nycdelec tives,or g

OFFICERS MIO -IAEL J. PALLADINO ViCTO R R.

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The Hon, George Pataki Governor State of New York Executive Chamber State Capitol Albany, New York 12224 June 13,2006

MEMORANDUM OF SUPPORT

PAUL Dr G iACOM O

S. 6744 - Sponsored by Sen. Padavan

KEN CARDONA Borough Directo r MdnhaTlan/Bro ru:lH~at!qua r1~ '-'

GE ORG E FAHRBACH

Dear Governor Pataki:

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BRlAN HUNT Ch.;rrrnan. Board of Trus ters

CECIL MARTINEZ

The Detectives' Endowment Association, Inc. (DEA) - the union representing 15,000 active and retired New York Police Department detectives - endorses and supports S. 6744.

TR USTEES JOS EPH T. CUS Al\'ELL1 SA.MU EL T. MJLLER

S. 6744 is much-needed legislation that would amend ex..isting retirement and social security law in order to assist the spouses and children of police officers and firefighters who were killed in the line of duty before 2006.

BRIAN HUNT Manhattan .V/Jrth

KEN SP ARK S Brons

SAL BRAJUHA. Brooklyn Non h

JOE C ALA BRES E BrCkJJJyn South

JO HN LA PIERRE Q UU 1Lf

Tbe current cost of living increases (COLAs) these heroes' families receive have not kept pace with inflation, and these surviving spouses are no longer receiving adequate benefits. Over the years, some line of duty death spouses have even fallen below the poverty level. Considering what their families have sacrificed for the citizens of New York, the least the State 'c an do is to ensure that these spouses are receiving enough benefits to survive.

JEFFREY \'lARD Stat en lstasd

WE L FAR E OFFICERS KEVIN B. DINEE N WILLIANI F. McNEEL Y FRA.l'!K FARRELL PA UL E. MORRISON S TOrtz

ANTHONY CARDINALE

The cost of bill S. 6744 is minimal and would be shared by the State and the local municipalities' police and fire retirement systems. Governor, the men and women who have given their lives in the line of duty should not bave their memory besmirched by having their surviving family members become destitute, Therefore, the Detectives' Endowment Association wholeheartedly encourages you to sign S. 6744 into law, Thank you for your consideration of this matter.

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MICHAEL KEl\'NY

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