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Faces of Florida ... real people,
real stories
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The FPPTA is gathering testimonials that portray the real-life experiences of Florida’s
public employees. It is designed to reveal the real people behind the public discussion
about public employee benefits.
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Raymond Edmondson, Jr.
Ft. Lauderdale Police Officer, retired
Service included Special Tactical Unit
23-year career, 22 career commendations
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Story:
While working the tactical unit in Ft. Lauderdale, Ray Edmondson came closer to catastrophe than he could have imagined one night during a gun battle with criminals; but it was the phone call he made to his wife that night that he remembers most.
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Renee Lipton
Pension Fund Administrator, retired
A co-founder, Florida Public Pension Trustees Association
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Story:
After retiring from the Ft. Lauderdale Police Department pension fund, Renee helped found a groundbreaking new organization to strengthen public pensions – the FPPTA, which is now 26-years old.
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Jeffrey "Scott" Bayne
Ft. Lauderdale Fire Rescue - active duty
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Story:
In 2009, Scott left his wife and newborn daughter to serve a critical search & rescue mission in Haiti. What he learned there made him grateful....."The equipment that we utilized and the technology that we used to perform these rescues, the other teams don't have it…"
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Carol Knapp
Ft. Lauderdale Police Department, Dispatcher, retired
Pension Fund Administrator (23 years)
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Story:
"I was working the radio……my husband had been involved in an accident." Carol Knapp, was working dispatch the night her husband suffered a disabling accident. Their need for his disability benefits turned into a new 23-year career for Carol who now works as a third-party pension fund administrator.
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