I was hired on October 1, 1959.  George Dodge and Lt. Clarence Spawr interviewed me.  I was 19 years old.  I had not taken the Civil Service Test so I was hired as a provisional employee.  I took the test and was certified on May 5, 1960.  The title was Police Radio Operator A1.  I worked at the Old Redford Post (Detroit).  In August of 1964 I was called to active duty in the U.S. Navy and sent to the Naval Communication Station, Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico.  I was a Communications Technician.  Harry Warner was hired to replace me while on military leave.  I returned to State Service in September 1966 at the Redford Post.

In 1967 I was promoted to Radio Technician 1 and transferred to the Paw Paw District Headquarters.  I worked with Stacy Thompson.  This position was that I worked as a Radio Operator on Monday afternoons and for vacation relief for the other operators.  Tuesday thru Friday I was a Radio Technician.  On September 1, 1968 I was promoted to Radio Technician 2 and transferred back to Detroit.

Back at Detroit I was promoted to Radio Technician 10 in 1975 and made Shop Supervisor.  In 1976 they built a new District Headquarters and Crime Lab and Post in Northville and we moved there.

I believe it was in 1995 that I was assigned the Third District along with the Second District as a Supervisor.

I finally retired from Northville in April of 1996 after 36 and half years almost all in the Second District.

It seemed like just about all the technicians spent some time at Detroit before moving along to a location of their choice or they got tired of me.

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