Page 38 - September 2019 FOP Newsletter

A
A
A
A
A
A
Tom Flanigan, who served 32 years and retired in 2000, tees off to start his round at the Chica- go Lodge 7 annual golf outing.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A R
R
R R
R
R R
R
R R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R R
R R
R R
R R
R R
R
R R
R R
R
R R
R
R R
R
R R
R
R R
R
R R
R
R R
R
R
R R
R
R R
R
Ro
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
ou
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
u
un
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
nd
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d f
f
f f
f
f
f f
f f
f
f f
f f
f f
f
f
f f
f
f f
f
f f
f
f f
f
f f
f f
f
f f
f f
f
f f
f f
f
f f
f
fo
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
or
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r E
E
E E
E
E
E E
E
E
E
E
E
E E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E E
E
E
E E
E
E
E
E E
E
E E
E
E E
E
E E
E
E E
E
E E
E
E E
E
E E
E
E E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Ev
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
v
ve
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
e
er
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
r
ry
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
yb
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
od
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
d
dy
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
Lodge 7 golf outing provides another great day for members
■ BY MITCHELL KRUGEL
■ PHOTOS BY JAMES PINTO
The old adage that a bad day on the golf course beats a good day at work manifests so virtuously at the Chicago FOP Lodge 7 annual golf outing in memoriam of Thomas J. Skelly. It’s an annual opportuni- ty to remember that as you walk down the fairway of life, you must smell the roses.
With John Dineen and Frank Jemsek greeting members in the FOP’s version of Nicklaus and Palmer hitting the first balls at the Masters, those who have come are reminded of another applicable golf ax- iom: Keep your sense of humor. There’s enough stress in the rest of your life not to let bad shots ruin a game you’re supposed to enjoy.
“It’s a great day all around,” asserts Izzy Gamez, who works in Area South and played in the outing for at least the fifth time this year. “It’s a great golf course and we get to have fun hanging out with col- leagues and having one day off.”
With that said, let’s play 18 with mem- bers, supporters of Chicago Lodge 7 and the Skelly family, who all came out in full force for the 2019 outing on Aug. 28, once again played at the unparalleled Cog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont.
Hole #1
Cog Hill owner Jemsek looks forward
to this day as much as anybody. Pushing 80, Jemsek motors around the entire day thanking players for their service.
“The Jemsek family has been really good to this outing, and that should nev- er be forgotten,” declares Tom Skelly Jr., a detective in Area South who has been on for 25 years and has been coming to the outing his father started for nearly 40 years.
Hole #2
Camaraderie rolls from everybody who explains why they participate in this event. But it’s a special camaraderie that is so important to members.
“We spend a lot of time with each oth- er in squad cars and so forth,” says Tom Flanigan, who served 32 years before re- tiring in 2000. “We have got to stick to- gether because nobody else sticks togeth- er for you.”
Hole #3
Flanigan plays with his son-in-law, Jes- se Gonzalez, who has been on for 26 years. It’s a day like any other for Gonzalez to get advice from his father-in-law, but it’s a day unlike any other for what members get to do that they don’t seem to have time to do anymore.
“It’s great to be with the guys and talk about what we do and what we’ve done,” he reveals. “And laugh while having a great
time golfing.”
Hole #4
Playing in her first outing, Dawn Pet, who has been on for 23 years and works in 016, realizes what the day offers that is hard to get anywhere else on the job.
“You get to decompress for a little while,” she notes.
Hole #5
More first-time players are needed so the numbers can continue to meet the level that make it an annual destination as Skelly built it. Monica Ortiz, who works at O’Hare and has been on for 22 years, decided to try her hand after taking up the game more than a year ago. So the outing is not about one or two great shots, as is the case with the typical 18-hole stroll.
“This breaks up the monotony of work,” Ortiz states. “Just relaxing, enjoying the weather and enjoying the environment.”
Hole #6
The outing also serves to confirm what Skelly intended and the FOP carries on under Treasurer John Capparelli, who co- ordinated the event for third consecutive year. Darren Bourret, a unit rep in the first district, has seen that impact in each of the 20 years he has played.
“A great day of fraternalism and unity,” Bourret announces. “It’s all about great
38 CHICAGO LODGE 7 ■ SEPTEMBER 2019