Chief Garofalo and the entire WWPD family are saddened byt the loss of our friend, Al Swingle, the owner of Al's Sunoco. Al and his wife, Patti, for so many decades have been fixtures in our community. We have attached the services arrangements that are scheduled for Saturday Nov. 10th and Sunday Nov. 11th for Al.
We're sure everyone has a nice memory of Al and I would like to share one that has stood out for me over the years: On a very cold Christmas Day years ago, an employee at The Little Szechaun restaurant who resided in NY, had locked his keys in his car. After I was unable to get into the car, our Dispatchers called Al's Sunoco. Al himself responded so that one of his staff didn't have to come in and could stay home with their family. Al was able to get into the car for the man who didn't have AAA. Al refused to take a penny for his effots.
This sums up exactly who Al Swingle was and the type of giving spirit we all could all learn from. It was an honor to know the man and for WWPD to consider him part of our family. Lt. Lee #359
