The public safety community suffered a great loss on Monday, July 20, 2020, when Robert “Bob” Bloom died in a vehicle accident at the age of 61. A vigil memorial for Bloom is scheduled Friday, August 7, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. at the Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St., Alexandria, Virginia. To help plan around COVID-19 restrictions, […]
Silent Key: Robert Goldstein
Robert Goldstein passed away July 13 at the age of 92 in Fox Point, Wisconsin. He was an APCO Chapter Life Member and had been a member of APCO International since January 1965. He joined the Wisconsin Chapter Executive Committee as Chapter Secretary in 1978, became first vice president in 1982, vice president in 1983 and […]
Silent Key: Emil Thomas Vogel
APCO life member Emil Thomas Vogel, 83, formerly of Rochester, New York, passed away in Seneca, South Carolina, on May 25 after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Vogel retired from Motorola and was a supporter of public safety. He was very active with APCO, including as a member of the Spectrum Management Committee. He served in […]
Silent Key: Helen Rushing
APCO Life Member Helen Rushing of the Mid-Eastern Chapter has passed away. She served APCO in numerous capacities including as chapter officer, regional participant, national membership coordinator, frequency coordinator and on many committees. She has often been referred to as Ms. APCO. Helen Rushing joined the Mid-Eastern Chapter in 1957. She served actively as the […]
Silent Key: Bradford S. Smith
Deputy Fire Chief Bradford S. Smith, a senior member of APCO International and longstanding member of the Atlantic APCO Chapter, passed away in the early morning on April 1 after waging a short, but aggressive battle against cancer. He was 56. Deputy Chief Smith dedicated nearly 40 years of his professional career to public safety […]
Silent Key: Robert “Bob” Cook
While attending training at a nearby agency on Thursday, January 23, 2020, Davie County (North Carolina) Telecommunicator experienced a sudden cardiac arrest. Following 27 minutes of continuous CPR, Bob did regain a faint pulse and was taken to a local hospital for stabilization. He was later transferred to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, […]
Silent Key: Michelle Marie Pascarella
Michelle Marie Pascarella, 50, of Phoenix, passed away suddenly on Jan. 6. She moved to Phoenix Arizona in 1997 where she worked at Protection One until finding her true calling at the Scottsdale Police Department, first as a dispatcher and later as a Supervisor of Police Communications Dispatch. For over 20 years, Michelle dedicated herself to […]
Silent Key: Joseph Robert Schaap
We learned recently of the passing of Joseph Robert Schapp, 83 of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Brookeville and Clarksville, Maryland. Joe, who passed away Dec. 19, 2019, was a Washington, D.C.,Metropolitan Police officer, before joining the U.S. Capitol Police where he served as communications commander. He retired in 1993 with 33 years of police service. […]
