INFORMATION FROM PHIL HASKETT (RET)

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Philip Daniel Mulroe of Portage, Indiana passed away at age 74. Phil was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. He graduated from Andrean High School in 1967. Phil took great pride in serving as a Marine during the Vietnam War. He received an associate's degree from Lewis University and a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Northwest in Public and Environmental Affairs. Phil was a dedicated firefighter of 43 years working for the fire departments of the City of Gary, the City of Portage, and US Steel as well as volunteering at Burns Harbor. Phil was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hobart, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philip Derig and Mary Dawn Mulroe, and in laws Edward and Grace Nelson. Phil is survived by his wife; Terri (nee Nelson) in addition to their two sons and their families; Philip Edward, his wife Kristin, along with their two children; Philip Ryder and Hannah. Brendan Daniel, his wife Colleen, along with their two children; Martin and McClane. Siblings; Peg (Lou) O'Drobinak, Mary Mulroe, Mike (Debbie) Mulroe, Karen (John) Mummery, and Kevin (Joni) Mulroe. Brothers-in-law; Tom (Pam) Nelson, Tim (Nancy) Nelson, Ted (Leslie) Nelson, sister-in-law; Tammy (Skip) Drahman, uncle; Daniel (Beverly) McLeod, as well as many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be at Burns Funeral Home 701 East 7th Street Hobart, Indiana 46342 Thursday August 29, 2024, 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Funeral service Friday, August 30, 2024, 10:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church 900 Luther Drive Hobart, Indiana 46342. Internment at Graceland Cemetery 1505 Morthland Dr, Valparaiso, IN 46383. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Firefighter Cancer Support Network www.firefightercancersupport.org or Trinity Lutheran Church Hobart www.trinityhobart.org.



Laura Nunzia La Porte née Baldo, 58, of Chicago at rest August 27, 2024. Beloved wife of Jeff La Porte CPD; loving mother of Giuliana, Francesco and Antonio; fond sister of Giuseppe Baldo, Gabriella Legatos, Daniela (James) Tomaska; caring daughter of Rosalia and the late Alfonso Baldo; fond daughter-in-law of Joe and Marcia La Porte; aunt, zia, niece, cousin, sister-in-law, godmother and friend of many. Visitation Friday, August 30, 2024 from 3-8pm at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home. 6150 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60646. Mass Saturday, August 31, 2024 10am at Queen of All Saints Basilica 6280 N Sauganash Ave, Chicago, IL 60646. Interment All Saints. For information www.smithcorcoran.com or 773.736.3833.



Linda J. Solan, nee Baker, formerly of Chicago late of Effingham, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Beloved wife of Joseph (retired Lieutenant C.F.D.). Loving mother of Joseph (Laura) Solan and the late Michael Solan. Loving grandmother of Tiffany (Ion) Edwards, Jesse (Brandon) Duckwitz, Amanda (Drake) Williams, Amanda Pierce, Natalie Solan and Zann Dunn. Proud Great grandmother of Millie Edwards. Dear Sister of Robert ( Jane) Baker and the late Ronald, late John, and late Edward Baker. Visitation Friday, August 30, 2024 from 4 PM to 8 PM at Foran Funeral Home, 7300 W. Archer Ave.(55th street just west of Harlem). Visitation at the funeral home on Saturday from 9 AM until time of Celebration of Life Service at 10 AM. We will go in procession from the funeral home to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery where Linda will be laid to rest. Linda Solan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information (foranfuneralhome.com).



AND...By Joe Marino and David Propper Aug. 19, 2024, the NY Post.

We regret to inform you that retired Lieutenant Robert DiMartini passed away on June 12, 2024. NYPD’s most decorated ‘one of a kind’ cop dies at 80: ‘Could smell a gun a block away’

The most decorated cop in the NYPD’s history has died – decades after he patrolled a notorious part of the Bronx where he earned the reputation as a “one of a kind” leader who could “smell a gun from a block away.” Legendary Lt. Robert DiMartini, who retired from the NYPD’s Street Crime Unit in 1989, died on June 12 after suffering complications from a stroke, according to friends. He was 80.

“He was a cop’s cop … a top quality leader,” Peter Pranzo, a retired lieutenant who worked with DiMartini, told The Post on Monday, calling his late colleague “a legend in the NYPD.” “We didn’t put our uniforms on frequently — but when you saw Bobby with all his medals it was something,” Pranzo added. DiMartini was a plainclothes officer when he mostly served in the 41st precinct in the South Bronx — known as “Fort Apache” for its disturbingly high crime rate — in the 1970s and ’80s. His fearlessness was only matched by his uncanny ability to find a crime and quickly act. “Good cops were thinking ahead and that was Bobby. He had a tremendous knowledge of the law,” Pranzo said. “And he knew his surroundings; he was so familiar — you drop him in any part of the city — he was a survivor and a worker.” DiMartini was particularly known for his sixth-sense of pinpointing perps who were carrying illegal guns in the Bronx and other parts of the city. Pranzo said his colleague “could smell a gun a block away.”

In the mid and late 1980s, Pranzo and DiMartini worked in the street crime unit that focused on the Bronx, but also tackled other parts of the city where they were in plainclothes or were undercover. DiMartini was the head of the Bronx robbery squad from 1980 to ’85 when his two-man teams that newspapers would call the “Supersquad Six” averaged an incredible 15 arrests and five gun confiscations daily.

DiMartini “has probably taken more guns off the street than any other police officer in the history of policing in America,” Mike Bosak, a retired NYPD sergeant and unofficial historian for the department said back in 2015. When The Post interviewed him that year, DiMartini had 476 NYPD awards — making him the most decorated cop in the department’s history at the time.

In his last few years they finally recognized him being the hero that he was,” Pranzo said of the NYPD. “He got more awards the last few years of his life than he ever did on the job.”

His daughter, Liza DiMartini, called her father a “hero” who was widely respected in a tribute she penned earlier this summer. “Dad was my hero before he was the NYPD hero you all know and love him for. He was so much more than just a police officer,” she wrote on a GoFundMe page. “I listen to the stories and hear all the memories from people he worked with, people he grew up with, and sometimes, people he was just friends with. Even the people that didn’t agree with him. “The one thing we all had in common is we loved him and respected him, no matter what his views were, no matter what he did for a living.” Pranzo described DiMartini’s reputation as “one of a kind. “He was a very, very Strong family guy. He loved his family like he loved the job, the NYPD – so dedicated,” Pranzo told The Post.

“He was a hero. And you can’t say that about too many people.”

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From the CPD Daily bulletin 28 Aug. 2024.

DEATH NOTICES.

Passed away 17 August 2024 RETIRED POLICE OFFICER DAVID S. BROWN, formerly assigned to District 006.

RETIREMENT CAKE AND COFFEE!

P.O. Cordy Fouch Jr. 29 August 24 • 1400 hrs. Airport Operations North-Breakroom!

RETIREMENT CONGRATULATIONS!

Lt. Vernard Ross 31 Years 006th District!