As has become a holiday tradition, the Noon Rotary Club of Plymouth honored the Officers of the Year at their luncheon meeting last Friday at the Community Center. The recipients of the Public Safety Awards are selected for the honors based on their year-long outstanding performance of public service, demonstrating exemplary dedication to helping those in crisis. Chosen for the honors this year were, seated from left: Lt. Peter Bukis of the Plymouth Township Fire Department; Ofc. Jeff Jones of the Plymouth City Police Department; Dave Westendorf a Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) community paramedic; Lt. Tim Cataiano of the Northville/Plymouth Fire Department and Ofc. Christopher Wilder of the Plymouth Township Police Department. Proudly standing the first-responders are their respective department leaders, from left, Plymouth Township Fire Chief Dan Phillips; City Public Safety Director Al Cox; Huron Valley Ambulance Vice President Andy Savage; Northville Fire Chief Stephen Ott and Plymouth Township Police Chief Tom Tiderington. Each of the honorees will have their name engraved on the perpetual plaques displayed at their respective stations, an individual plaque and a $50 gift card from the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce.
(Photo by Dave Willett.)
