Retro Bill

My friend in Maine!
Scarborough DARE Officer
Joe Giacomantonio!

"Howdy Partners!"
with Memorial Villages, TX
Police Department's (L to R)
Lt. Bill Sala and DARE Officers
Paul Beveridge and Jody Johnson

My friends from
Miami Township, OH
DARE Officers (L) T.J. Spencer (retired)
and (R) Kevin Petrocelli
help me make a patriotic finish
to my Safety & Self-esteem Show.

My friend,
DARE Officer and
USDA Forest Service Patrol Captain,
Nancy Martinz

My friend in Leavenworth, KS
DARE Officer Mark Lingenfelser

A smile of approval from
my friend in Chandler, AZ
DARE Officer Emma Bribiescas

Hanging out with my good pal "Petro"
from Miami Township, OH Police Department
DARE Officer Kevin Petrocelli

Alongside my good friend in Caledon, ON, Canada,
Ontario Provincial Police DARE Constable
Gord Van der Grinten.

My friend in Rittman, OH
DARE Officer Paul Fiocca
Right on!

"Hey Chief!"
Thumbs up from my friend in Argyle, TX
Chief of Police William Tackett!

A smile and a thumbs up from my friend
Denton County, TX Sheriff's DARE / Crime Prevention Deputy Leslie Willingham

"Thumbs Up" from my friends at the
Mount Pleasant, TX Independent
School District Police Department.
(L to R) Sgt. Ricky Chamness,
Chief Hayes Lesher and
Officer Ronnie Humphrey

Triple Thumbs Up from my friends at the
Macomb County, MI Sheriff's Office
Deputy Nancy Oermann and
DARE Deputy John Twomey.

"Right on!"
Roseville, MI DARE
Officer Tom Pfeifer

My friend, Simi Valley, CA
Police Department DARE
Officer Michelle Bertsch!
"Live Strong!"

Knox County Sheriff Department's
Captain Brian Stannard presents
me with a Proclamation making
me an honorary sheriff's deputy
in Knox County, TN. "Cool!"

A BIG smile of approval
from my friend, Hancock County, IN
Sheriff's Department Sgt. Christine Rapp.

Checkin' out the flames
on my pal, Seminole County, FL
Sheriff's Deputy Joe Rodgers'
DARE police car!

"I support RETRO BILL 110%!"
says Petal, MS
Warrants / Community Police
Officer Mike Childress

My pal in Missouri, Indian Point
Chief of Police / DARE Officer
Scott Thirkell
"Cool!"

At Fort Greely, AK with the
Alaska National Guard
Drug Demand Reduction Unit's
MSgt. Charles Sears (L) and
SSgt. Michael Pulanco (R).

Me and my friend with the
Morristown, TN Police Department
retired DARE Officer Corporal Jenny Ball

An approving smile and
thumbs up from
Sauk Village, IL Police Department's
DARE Officer Nikkole Robertson!

In Ohio receiving a
Mayoral "RETRO BILL Resolution"
from my friend Officer Carol Ice
and other Willowick and
East Lake DARE officers!

"Thumbs up" from my buddy in Michigan,
White Lake Township Police Department
Officer Jeff Way.

A Minnesota "Thumbs Up"
from my DARE Officer friends with the
Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, MN
(L. to R.) Deputy Chad Winters,
Deputy Mike Bromberg, and
Deputy Malinda Hans

"Thumbs Up!"
My big buddy,
Livingston County, MI Sheriff's
Deputy Ken Taylor

"Hoorah!"
A thumbs up from my friend,
former Marine & Randall County, TX
DARE Officer Mike Mezger.

My friend in Cody, WY
Park County Sheriff's
Deputy / DARE Officer
Robin Kerley

"Live Strong!"
My friend in Hart, MI
Sgt. Bill Cummins

Smiles and thumbs up from
my friends in Burlington, MA
DARE Officers Steve Cross
and Ivette Thompson

A friend in York, ME
DARE Officer / SRO
Scott Cogger

Alongside my friends while on tour in Illinois,
DARE Officers from the Norridge Police Department.
"Cool!"

At my appearance in Lake Mary, FL
with my Big Buddy, DARE Officer
Chris Taylor of Winter Springs, FL.

A"thumbs up" from
my pal in Lake Mary, FL
Officer Anthony Seda

With my pal in North Carolina,
Haywood County Sheriff's
Deputy Anthony Justice

On tour visiting my pal,
Lake County, MI Sheriff's
Deputy Chad Hurrle

My friend in Paso Robles, CA
DARE Officer and SWAT
Team Leader, Jon Tatro

Alongside a friend and fan,
retired Las Vegas Metro DARE
Officer Bob Swift

A visit to the Hershey Chocolate Factory
with my buddy, Fairview Township, PA
DARE Officer Andrew Paul

A thumbs up from East Bridgewater, MA
DARE Officer Jan Cunningham

A cheerful thumbs up from Casper, WY
Police Officer Kristi Crowell

"ALOHA!" A thumbs-up from my friend
Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Deputy Rick Wright

"Hey Joe!"
Me and my pal in Indiana,
Clinton County Sheriff's Department
Lieutenant Joe Mink.

"Good Times!"
alongside my friend,
Corporal Eric Rooks
while on tour in Pasco County, FL.

Right on!
"Thumbs up" from my friend
Officer John Condon,
Irvine, CA Police Department

With my buddy, Bexar County, TX
Sheriff's Deputy Steve Lopez
"Cool!"

"Thumbs Up" from my DARE Officer
friends on tour in Muskegon, MI

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ATTENTION DARE OFFICERS
AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS!

If you have had Retro Bill visit your schools
thank you so much for having invited me!
I look forward to returning soon!

If you have not yet taken advantage of the
wonderful opportunity to bring Retro Bill
to your schools, I look forward to hearing
from you soon! Please note that there are
a number of ways to cover the cost of
a visit from Retro Bill:

Local Sponsor
Department DARE Funds
Crime Prevention Funding
PTA Funds
School Assembly Money
PTO Funding
Community Sponsorships
Fund Raising
Safe & Drug Free School Grants
Title 9 Funds
Character Counts funding
or
Other Educational Grants

Officers!
Great prizes for
Essay Winners!

D.A.R.E. America's
Executive Director, Charlie Parsons
presents Retro Bill with a
Certificate of Appreciation
for his efforts on behalf of the safety
and well being of America's children.
Click on picture to view certificate

Leeza Gibbons calls Retro Bill
"The 21st Century's Mr. Rogers!"
Click here to read more!

A "thumbs-up" from retired
United States Army Colonel
and FOX NEWS Military Analyst
Colonel, David Hunt.
Hooah!

A hearty embrace from my friend
Gerard Baker, Superintendent of
Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
"Wakatanka!"

Retro Bill receives a "thumbs up" from members
of the United States Army California National Guard
Drug Demand Reduction Unit

The Official DARE Safety Buddy, Retro Bill,
(riding in Warren County Sheriff's Department's
CrimeFighter Corvette, driven by Captain Joe Jakub)
waves hello to fans in front of the Alamo in
San Antonio, TX as the Grand Marshall of
the 2005 DARE Officer's National Training
Conference vehicle parade

With Deputy Chief Ranger Lane Baker (right),
and National Park Service Rangers
(and DARE officers) during my
appearance at Yellowstone National Park, WY.
"Support our National Parks!"

A patriotic finish and troop salute to close my appearance
in Orange, MA with help from my friend,
DARE Officer Robert Fisher.

Celebrating 20 Years of DARE in Maumee, OH!
A "Thumbs Up" from Police Chief Robert Zink
and DARE Officers Wendy Newsome and Bob Lindsay

Honorary Bexar County Sheriff's Deputy
RETRO BILL
stands alongside Daren and
Bexar County Sheriff's Deputies as he makes a
personal donation of 251 copies of the
Award-Winning DARE Safety Tips Video
to every San Antonio and
Bexar County Elementary School.

On tour in Ontario, Canada.
A "thumbs up" from (L to R) Ontario Provincial Police
Constable Jonathan Beckett, Constable Pablo Perreira,
Inspector Rose DiMarco and Constable Gord Van der Grinten

With The Liberty Bell behind us
in Philadelphia, I proudly stand
alongside my friends from
Franconia, PA DARE Officers
Dave Klepfer(L) & Tim Boyle(R).

On tour in sunny Santa Barbara, CA!
A thumbs up from Santa Barbara PD
DARE Officer Anita Chamberlain.

On tour in San Antonio, TX!
A thumbs up all around from my friends with the
Southside ISD Police Department (L to R)
SISD Chief of Police Richard B. Palomo,
Sergeant Robert O'Callaghan
and DARE Officer Mike Massaro.

On tour in San Antonio, TX!
A cheerful thumbs up from (L to R)
South San Antonio Chief of Police Guadalupe Cruz,
Daren the Lion, and
South San Antonio Independent School District's
Assistant Superintendent David Ochoa
and Superintendent Ronald Durbon.

My friend, Franconia, PA
Chief of Police Joe Kozeniewski

With my good friend in the Sunshine State
Seminole County, FL Sheriff's
Deputy Neal Fowler.
"Right on!"

Me and my friends in Michigan,
Kent County Sheriff's Department
Deputies Mandy Trevino and
Tom McCutcheon. "Right on!"

RETRO BILL donates copies of the
Award-Winning DARE Safety Tips Video
to Key West, FL DARE Officers!

RETRO BILL makes another
DARE donation. This time, he donates
53 copies of the Award-Winning
DARE Safety Tips Video to every public
library in Clermont & Hamilton County,
covering greater Cincinnati, Ohio.

Woodland Park, CO Police Department's
Sgt. Bill Sumner proudly holds his
"Official RETRO BILL Rubber Chicken"
while Officer Sean Goings gives me
the retro thumbs up!

Cool car!
Double thumbs up from my buddy
Lake County, FL Sheriff's Deputy
Corporal Scott Wardingley

A "thumbs up" from Woodland Park, CO
Police Department's School Resource /
DARE Officer Glen Jardon!

Major "thumbs up" from my big buddy
Oak Lawn, IL DARE Officer Jim Pacetti!

In memory...
A Friend and a Hero.
DARE Officer Larry Cox,
Chillicothe, OH Police Department.

Kalamazoo Township Michigan
Officers presents me with a
Certificate recognizing my
commitment and dedication to
the safety education of children!
That's my pal officer Pat Burnham
(standing to my left).

Proud to stand along-side
my friends from the Knox County, TN
Sheriff's Department and to be their
DARE Graduation Keynote Speaker
two years in a row.
"Cool!"

A thumbs up from my friends at the
Zephyrhills, FL Police Department.
I was honored to be their
DARE Graduation Keynote Speaker.

On tour in Tampa, FL sponsored
by my friends at the
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

On tour in Pueblo, CO alongside my good
friends from the Pueblo Police Department!
"Big time thumbs up!"
(L to R) School Resource Officer David Jacober,
Officer Eric Gonzalez, DARE Officer Steve Atencio, Me,
Deputy Chief Michael Bennett, DARE Cpl. Melissa Jacober,
DARE Officer Rebecca Stamm,
School Resource Officer / DARE Sgt. Dan Rutherford
and Cpl. Gene Ragulsk

A friend and fan, San Luis Obispo, CA
Sheriff Patrick Hedges presents me
with a Sheriff's Proclamation commending
my efforts on behalf of the children in his county.
"Cool!"

Receiving the Key to the City and a
Mayoral Proclamation from my friend
Bedford, IN 2003 DARE Officer of the Year,
Steve Gilbert

Hanging out with my friend,
North Muskegon, MI
Police Department's
Captain Bill Regan
Thank You for your U.S. Army
Military Service Captain Reagan!

A thumbs up from my friend and fan
Linda Furlow with the Provost Marshal Office
at Fort Sam Houston, TX.

A thumbs up from Tennessee Highway
Patrol pal, retired Commander
Leonard Moudy

"Semper Fi!"
A thumbs up and endorsement from
retired Marine and Oak Lawn, IL Police
Chief Robert Smith, Jr.

"Thumbs Up, Sarge!"
My friend Zephyrhills, FL
Retired Police Sgt. Rob Perrault

On tour in League City, TX
with my friends, DARE Officers
John Griffith(L) and Todd Young(R)

A thumbs up from my friend
Corporal Michael Ford
from the Iola, KS Police Department

My buddy in Virginia
York-Poquoson County
Sheriff's Deputy
Mark Medford

With my friends in Maryland,
Calvert County Sheriff's Deputy
Mike Bomgardner and his daughter.

A thumbs up from my friend,
Caldwell, TX Police Chief B.J. Hegemeyer

Smiles and thumbs up from my friends
in Colorado, Craig Police Department
DARE Officers Carolyn Wade and Jesse McAvoy

Alongside my pal,
Officer McMurrer
while on tour in Sanford, FL!

"COOL!"
With my friend in Arizona, Oro Valley
DARE Officer Ferdinand Tolentino

"Goin' Retro!"
With DARE officer friends from Orland Park, IL

A visit with my pals in Texas at the
Texas Crime Prevention Association
Training Conference!
(L to R)
Officer Mike Clowdus (Pflugerville PD),
Officer Lottie Isaacs (Horseshoe Bay PD),
Deputy John Dees (Hays County Sheriffs Office),
Deputy Paul Cowan (Caldwell County Sheriffs Office),
Officer Henry Levine (Austin PD),
Deputy Rusty Kohler (Bastrop County Sheriff's Office),
Lt. Northcutt (University of Texas PD, Houston),
Officer Pete Weaver (San Marcos PD),
Sgt. David Pierce (Round Rock PD).

"Great Video!"
DARE Officer and training mentor
Chuck Williams, LAPD gives his
full support to RETRO BILL!

DARE Friends,

I am trying my best to get caught up on our pictures being posted on this page! If you have a picture of you and I together that you do not see posted, please e-mail it to me in JPEG or BMP format with the names of the officers in the picture, and your department and state.

Keep up the great work you are doing!

                                            Cool!
                                            Your Friend & Fan,
                                            Retro Bill

With my good friend,
San Luis Obispo County, CA
Sheriff's Department
DARE Deputy Susy Corriea

With my pal, Officer Al Torres
as his DARE Graduation
Keynote Speaker in Santa Maria, CA

"Right on!" says my friend
Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Department
STAR Deputy, Casey McMichael

Alongside my friend in Rapid City, SD
Officer Brian Blenner.
"Cool!"

On top of
Mount Rushmore National Monument
with my friend National Park Service
DARE Officer & Chief Ranger, Don Hart.

My friend in Coeur D' Alene, ID
Detective / DARE Officer
(and retired US Marine) Tom Sparks
"Semper Fi!"

Going "retro" in Indiana with my friend
Shelbyville Police Department
Officer Floyd Hastings.

Double Thumbs Up from my friends
with the Caswell County Sheriff's Office
(L to R) Sheriff Michael Welch
and 1st Sgt. Mike Atkins.

Thumbs Up and a Smile from my friend
in Gowanda, NY Officer Jen Alessi!

"Cool!"
My friends with the Cheektowaga, NY
Police Department (L) Officer Tom "Buck" Rogers
and (R) Officer Paul Nazzarett.

A "thumbs up!" from my friend,
Knox County, TN Sheriff's
Deputy Debbie Sexton

A smile of approval from my friend with the
South Williamsport, PA Police Department,
DARE Officer Carl Finnerty!

My buddy in Illinois,
Retired Mt. Vernon Police
Captain, and DARE Officer
Steve Lamar
"Right on!"

A "thumbs up" from my
friend and fan, San Diego, CA
Sheriff's Department DARE
Deputy Kathy Wayne!

Thumbs Up from my pal,
DARE Officer CPO Jonathan Cortes
with the Newport, RI Police Department!

My buddy in Avondale, AZ
Officer Ray Harris
"Cool!"

Me and my friend in Michigan,
Livingston County Sheriff's
Deputy Deb Utter
"Right on!"

"SEMPER FI!"
with retired U.S. Marine
Lt. Bryan Gums of
Brookings, SD

On tour in Alaska with the
Alaska National Guard's
Drug Demand Reduction Unit's
Sergeant Houck

On tour with Alaska's
North Slope Borough
DARE Officers
Steve Lee and Joe Pruitt,
and Ipalook Elementary School
Principal Glen Olson

With my buddies in sunny Florida!
Port St. Lucie Police Department's
DARE Officers (L to R)
Paul Griffith and Gerry Cantalupo

Maury County, TN Sheriff's
Captain Nathan Johns and
DARE Sgt. Ronnie Blackburn
present me with a
Certificate of Appreciation
from the Sheriff's Office!

Quadruple Thumbs Up!
My pal, Grand Blanc Township, MI
Officer Scott Theede

A Thumbs Up from my friend,
Palos Heights, IL DARE
Officer Christy Pace

Cool!
My friend, Natrona County, WY
Sheriff's Deputy / DARE Officer
Cheri Frimmi

A Rhode Island "Thumbs Up"
from my friends with the
Smithfield, RI Police Department
(L. to R.) DARE Officer Robert Squillante,
DARE Officer Orlando Braxton, and SRO
Joseph Marcello.

On tour in the Smokey Mountains
of Tennessee with my buddy
Polk Sheriff's Deputy /
DARE Officer Joe Price

A friend in Las Vegas, NV
Metro DARE Officer,
Sgt. Mark Sharp

With my buddy in Bowie, TX
Investigator / DARE Officer Guy Green
"Right on!"

"Right on!"
With my friend
Sanford, FL DARE
Officer Claudia Webber

A "Thumbs Up" from the Sarge!
My friend in Kingsburg, CA
Sgt. Kevin Pendley

With friends in the Lone Star State,
Wichita Falls, TX DARE Officers
Jeff Hughes and Kris Holub.
Congratulations on receiving
the Texas DARE Officer Association's
DARE Officer of the Year 2005 Award Jeff!

On tour up north with my buddy
Crystal, MN DARE Officer Mark Peterson.
"Right on!"

In memory...
A Thumbs up from my
friend in Galion, OH
DARE Officer Ed Moser

With my DARE buddies in Van Wert, OH.
Van Wert County Sheriff's Department
Chief Deputy, Keith Allen (L)
and Van Wert Police Officer Greg Blackmore (R)!

"Cool Kicks!"
My pal, Zephyrhills, FL
Retired DARE Officer Chad Folsom

"Yeehaw!"
With two of my buddies in Wyoming,
Douglas Police Department's
School Resource / DARE Officers (L to R)
Ron Casalenda and George Meyer

Me and my pal in Wyoming,
Mills Police Department's
Crime Prevention Officer Jimmy Brierley
"Right on!"

Me and my buddy in Minnesota,
Retired Winona County Sheriff's Deputy
and current Mayor of St. Charles, Bill Spitzer.

Thumbs-up from my friend in Indiana,
Boone County Sheriff's Department
Sergeant Deb Martin.

A big grin and a thumbs up from
my friend, Forsyth, MO Police
SRO / DARE Sgt. Steve Huggins

With Lompoc, CA DARE Officer
Joe Stetz during my appearance
at "The Drug Store" Event.

My friend in Austintown, OH
DARE Officer Jeff Toth.
Cool!

A big smile of approval from
my friend in Cheyenne, WY
DARE Officer Colby White

A smile and a thumbs up from Warren, MI
DARE Officer Jodi Walny

A solid thumbs up from Sterling Heights, MI
DARE Officer Bev Zuelch!

"Cool Shades!"
Me and my friend
Auburn Hills, MI
DARE Officer Craig Medon

Alongside my buddy at Fort MacArthur, CA
Retired DARE and Department of Defense
Officer Tim McDannold
"Cool!"

Standing behind my big buddy.
Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA
DARE Officer Jerry Iose.

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