Greetings: You should have read the minutes of the 10-13 meeting by now and I want to address you now concerning our organization, officers for 2002, etc. I have enjoyed serving this year as president. I consider it more of an honor than anything else and I appreciate the confidence you've seen fit to bestow upon me. We have had a successful year, none of which I can claim happened due to me or my serving as president. Annette Womack served the first several years as president and did a marvelous job. The torch was well lit when she passed it to me and because of that we managed to keep it burning for another 12 months. She, Sue Badeaux, and Peggy Beaubouef again did a wonderful job with our quarterly publication which I have always said is the reason we have the large membership we do. Peggy Beaubouef has done a wonderful job of having great programs at all meetings and put together a very informative and successful conference in September. Lenora Martin has out library in good shape. The Shell sisters, along with help from Barbara Moon and others, has made sure we had good food at each meeting. Dr. Paul Peters and Austin Abrams, with help from others, have done a wonderful job with our World War II Oral History Project, and we're still working on that. I assure you all that one day, after we're long gone, someone will be praising our efforts for having done this project. I am certainly proud of it thus far, and we realize we are not yet out of the woods with it. The organization is in good standing, we have a few bucks in the bank, we don't owe anyone, we have our own meeting place and a small library which continues to grow, so I don't have a problem in passing the gavel to someone else, which is what the subject of this email is about. Most of you know that I am the chief deputy for the Winn Parish Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Jordan has never once balked when I had work to do for our organization and he has supported us in many ways (advertising, inmate labor, etc.). As you might be aware, my job is a fairly busy one. Besides my responsibilities to the sheriff's office and to the people of Winn Parish, I have two daughters in college. Hence, I am teaching criminal justice classes at Northwestern State in Natchitoches two nights a week, from two to three seminars a month for L. S. U.-Shreveport (statewide), and also I teach periodically at the Alexandria Regional Police Academy. My plate is full. I am ready to relinquish the presidency in 2002 to anyone of you who are willing to accept the job. I can say that the organization is in good shape and with the membership we have and all the fine members who have come forward when asked to assist, it is not like I am leaping from a sinking ship and trying to get it out of my hands and into someone elses. In other words, whoever takes over will have a good organization to steer and good people within it to help. I certainly plan to continue being active in the organization and do whatever I can to help it along. I ask that you give consideration to accepting an officer's position next month for the 2002 year. Please try and come to the meeting November 10 and let's see that our organization continues on the proper path. Thanks, Gregg Davies