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LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
RECOGNITION CEREMONY
JANUARY 28, 2010

Ron Gray found an L.A. County Deputy Sheriff's badge and displayed it at our November 2009 meeting (and won for Best Unique Find). Shortly after that presentation, he returned it to the local San Bernardino Sheriff's Department office in Apple Valley, who forwarded it to L.A. As a result of returning the badge, the Sheriff Lee Baca of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department issued certificates of recognition to Ron Gray and to our club. In addition, the Sheriff and his assistant, Sgt. Tracy Di Mello, handed out LACSD challenge coins, cuff links, money clips, and mini-badge pins to club members. The Sheriff also spent about 10 minutes after the ceremony chatting with club members, where we learned that the badge had been lost about two years ago before being discovered 2 in. deep in South Park by Ron. Photos of the ceremony and the discussion afterwards appear below.

On behalf of the entire club, I would like to congratulate Ron for his award and thank him for inviting the rest of us to participate as well.

Club members attending the ceremony included guest of honor Ron Gray and his wife, Yvonne, president Jerry Myers, photographer Korry Myers, Sabrina Myers, Board member Jim Fuller, Ernie Scolari, and membership chair Doug Schmitz. All photography (except Sheriff Baca's official photo) by Korry Myers.

[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: www.lasd.org]

[For more information on LACSD challenge coins, see: http://www.badgehistory.com/challengecoins.html]

Sheriff Lee Baca