Fuerste Letter of appreciation
WILLIAM C. FUERSTE
ALLAN J. CAREW
MICHAELJ. COYLE
STEPHEN J. JUERGENS
ROBERT L. SUDMEIER'
DOUGLAS M. HENRY
MARK J. WILLGING
MICHAELJ. SHUBATT*'
A. THEODORE HUINKER
NORMAN J. W ANGBERG
DANITA L. GRANT
Law Offices Of
FUERSTE, CAREW, COYLE, JUERGENS & SUDMEIER, P.C.
200 SECURITY BUILDINO
151 WEST 8TH STREET
DUBUQUE, IOWA 5200 1-6832
TELEPHONE:
(563) 556-4011
April 8, 2004
TELECOPIER:
(563) 556-7134
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ALL ATTORNEYS LICENSED IN IOWA
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Hon. Mayor, City Manager, Members of the City Council, Emergency Services
Supervisors, and all others concerned with the subject of this letter
Dear Public Servants:
Your octogenarian and "slipping" correspondent is constrained to make this
communication concerning the care, consideration and support he received on Saturday
last (April 8th) at his home in Dubuque under emergency conditions.
I slip to first person. I was well aware of my increasing enfeeblement from a long
standing and chronic back problem gradually shutting down my mobility. But I firmly
believed it was within my capability to use my garden kneeler to work on my back yard
brick patio. I was correct in this assessment, but found at the end of the chore I could not
get up in spite of my best efforts and those of relatives responding to my Mayday!
911 was called as my pain increased and my strength ebbed. In an order unknown
to me there appeared in response to my predicament four men wearing the uniforms of
Dubuque's Finest, Messrs. JeffSanderfield, Dave McQuiggin, Cal Motsch, and Tom
Sutter, and, believe me, it took all of them and considerable people skills to heave-ho me
to an upright posture and into a welcome seat followed by skilled and competent
examinations. All of this occurred in the kindest, most considerate, and compassionate
marmer imaginable. I want very much to make it known how fortunate we are to have
such able and caring public servants to rely on and to call in adversity.
My sincerest thanks to them and the City Staff supporting them!
!JJ~CF~
William C. Fuerste
1360 So, Grandview Ave.
Dubuque, IA 52003