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LETTERSContinued from Page 10police and firefighter fun BROQKFTBl n dances. — GRANfIn June 1965, they and theofficial records report that 1,095 soldiersand Luella Seida family foundOOKFIEWestchester Historical Commission,By unofficial recordssuicide among Iraq and Afghanistannow called the Franzosenbusch HeritageSociety. In 198$, the Seida family, sup-veterans has increased to 8,000 per year, an ported by the Slanker family and dozensaverage of 23 per day.nof others, saved Westchester’s oldestJonah is a 12-year-old young man from house, moving it south over the DiscipioLa Grange and is an Eagle Scout candi -family farm. Part of that land becamecame uponSummerdale Street.this information, but he and his parentslearned of the high suicide rate amongRenaming Summerdale Street to Robertveterans returning from Iraq, and Jonahand Shirley Slanker Way would erasejust wrong and decided to tryassociation of Westchester with a Chicagodo something aboutscandal and honor a family that facilitatedmuch civic improvement.movieby Olivier MorelLowell M. Seida, Westchesterwho wrote theis a veteran of the Iraq War and one whoPatronizing local merchantstried to commit suicide. Asin the middle of the conversation, but I didhelps keep village vibranthear that the movie would be screened atAs Christmas rapidly approaches, I hopethe La Grange Theater followed byall Brookfield residents will make an effortThe panel wouldto try to buy in Brookfield whenever pos-few others.Jason Moon andsible. While I understand that Internet andbig box store shopping has some advan-I viewed the hour-and-a-half movietages and is necessary in some cases, wefor most of the discussion beforecan all try to support those who invest theirneeding to be elsewhere. I was moved bytime and money in our village.both segmentsOur local business owners pay propertyJonah Reardon and his efforts are to betaxes, sales taxes and license fees that sup-tliat through hisport local government services. Thev alsohe has already brought aboutgive back to our community through theirchanges he may never be aware of.participation in special events and spon -Kathy Lovitt, Palos Heightssorships of sports teams and communityprojects.Street in WestchesterAs you finish your shopping list or arelooking for that stocking stuffer or last-deserves better nameminute gift for your family, friends or service people, please consider our BrookfieldGive Westchester’s Summerdale Street a businesses, service companies and restau-decent name - Slanker Way!rants.The Westchester village manager insult-Maybe go into the place that sponsoreded the Westchester Police Department byyour child’s Little League team and buyaccepting a street bearing the name of thesomething. Perhaps go browse in one of theworst Chicago police scandal. Summerdale shops you saw in the program listing theDistrict Chicago police let crime happen,sponsors of the Village Holiday celebra -and did some themselves.tion. Most of these places offer gift certifi-Orlando W. Wilson was brought in ascates that make gift giving easy.the new Chicago police superintendent.By making the effort to buy inHe brought in the first police mainframeBrookfield, not only will you be sayingcomputer (IBM) and the first police heli-thanks to our local business owners whocopters in U.S. history. When he left for Los Put in lon8 hours but you will be helpingAngeles, Chicago stopped using helicopters y°ur own village. The increase in sales taxbut LA began using them. O.W. Wilsonrevenue will help reduce the burden onremains the biggest innovator of municipal property tax and other fees.police in 20th century United States.Thank you, and may everyone have aRobert and Shirley Slanker publishedMerry Christmas and a happy, healthy andthe Westchester News for two decades.safe 2013.They gave much free coverage to village of Miks Garvey, village president,Westchester events, including Westchester Brookfield
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