The Citation from the Chief

On Wednesday May 12th Sharron and I attended a special event at the Police and Fire Training Academy in Charlotte, NC as our son in law - Joshua was awarded a special citation by the Chief of Police.

I was able to move through the crowd and find a seat up front to take this picture of Josh and members of his unit receiving their awards:


In 2009 the North Tryon Division invested in the Priority Offender Strategy Team program to reduce crime in Charlotte by identifying a group of chronic offenders in order to cease their criminal activity. They have helped the North Tryon Division reduce crime by double digits over the past two years.

Following the ceremony was a time for pictures of Josh and his family. This was the first major out of house excursion for Stephanie following her c-section to give birth to Breeley.

We are very proud of Josh. He is an outstanding police officer; the best son in law I could ever ask for; a faithful and caring husband to Stephanie and a fantastic and loving dad to Alyse and Breeley. Sharron and I have known Josh since he was in high school in Strugis, Michigan. He has grown as a man and as the Christian we prayed for to be the spouse of Stephanie since she was a baby.