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Chris Greicius For as long as he could remember, a boy named Chris Greicius dreamed of some day becoming a police officer. But there was a major obstacle standing in his way — he had leukemia and he was not expected to make it to adulthood. When he was seven years old, Chris’s battle with the disease took a turn for the worse and that is when a family friend, who was a U. S. Customs officer, arranged for Chris to come as close as he could to living his dream. He made a call to Officer Ron Cox in Phoenix and arranged for Chris to spend the day with officers of the Arizona Department of Safety. When the day arrived, Chris was welcomed by three squad cars and a police motorcycle ridden by Frank Shankwintz. Then he was treated to a ride in a police helicopter. They finished the day by swearing Chris in as the first and only honorary state trooper. The next day, Cox enlisted the assistance of the company that manufactured the uniforms for the Arizona State Highway Patrol. And within twenty-four hours, their people presented Chris with an official patrolman’s uniform. He was ecstatic. Two days later, Chris died in the hospital, his uniform close at hand. Officer Shankwintz was saddened by his little friend’s death, but he was grateful he had experienced the opportunity to help Chris. And he also realized there were many children in circumstances similar to Chris’s. That prompted Shankwintz to co-found the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In the twenty years since then, he and his organization have enlarged the experiences of more than eighty thousand children. In his experience with Chris, Officer Shankwintz learned that there is nothing as valuable or as rewarding as adding value to the lives of others. For more information about Ken Chapman and Associates’ Leadership Development Programs, contact Ken Chapman at 205.366.0265 or email Ken at kchapman@leaderscode.com. <End> |
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