Guiding Lights

Isah Bell, Eddie Jenkins, Dennis Johnson, Chadwick Little
Solid Waste Management
Dog-sitting for her daughter’s family is usually fun for Pat Morrison. Unfortunately, this time the dog got out. Morrison, who is disabled and uses a scooter, chased after the dog, but could not catch her.

Isah Bell, Eddie Jenkins, Dennis Johnson and Chadwick Little were picking up heavy trash and “came to my rescue in a big way,” Morrison wrote. They caught the dog and brought her home.

“I cannot thank them enough,” Morrison wrote. “My grandchildren would be devastated if I lost their dog.”

Kendall Baker
Finance & Administration
Although Kendall Baker was on vacation when Robin Konetzke left a complaint on his voice mail, he still returned her call. The week Baker returned to work he called Konetzke for more specific information.

After his investigation, Baker called Konetzke to tell her that the facts she had given him weren’t accurate. “He was polite and sensitive,” Konetzke wrote. “I apologized for my hasty judgment. Mr. Baker is a true professional.”

Joe White
Planning & Development
Their home remodeling, landscaping and new carport are finished, wrote Claude Cullinane.

“And through Joe White’s kindness and common sense, we saved some $6,000 on foundation and electrical costs,” Cullinane wrote. “After Mr. White pronounced ‘overkill on top of overkill,’ the engineer changed his beefy plans.

“I never expected that kind of time and advice from a public employee. My wife and I appreciate you – a heap,” Cullinane wrote.

Torry Anderson
HPD
After she was dismissed from jury duty, Betty Campbell called her husband from a pay phone and went home. At 5 p.m., she received a call from Officer Torry Anderson. He had found her wallet by the phone and wanted to return it.

“I was dumbfounded,” wrote Campbell, who didn’t know she’d left her wallet. “But more importantly, when I met Officer Anderson, I met a public servant who was honest and a fine gentleman.”