Kelly Cook - TAFR V.P./ Secretary
Joe Matthews - TAFR President
Bill Booth - TAFR Member- Sargeant HPD
Joe Pyland - HPD Senior Police Officer
Mary Pyland - wife of HPD Officer Joe Pyland
John Yencha - HPD Sargeant
Mike Hamby - HPD Senior Police Officer
George Craig - HPD Senior Police Officer
Tammy Craig - TAFR V.P./ Treasurer
Texas Association
of
First Responders

"First to show....last to go"
Upcoming Events

Our 1st Annual Wild Game Cook-off was a huge
success.  With the proceeds that were raised
TAFR made their first charitable donation to
The 100 Club of Houston in the amount of
$6,500.00.
Dennis Williams - TAFR Director - Retired FBI
Steve Turner - TAFR Director - HPD
Rick Hartley - 100 Club - Executive Director
Tony Nelson - TAFR Director - HCSD
Chen"Buddy" Yen - TAFR Director - Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Dept
Texas Association of First Responders hosted a fund
raiser on August 29, 2008 for Houston Police Officer
Joe Pyland, who was injured in the line of duty on
the Katy Freeway service road at Hwy 6
on Sunday, June 29, 2008.

This was a very successful event; thus resulting in
being able to present Officer Joe Pyland with a
check in the amount of $16,002.11.
Specials thanks go out to the to the companies
(listed below) who donated funds and products to
assist in the expense of putting on this benefit.
There were many men and women who donated their
time and hard work to make this all possible who
also deserve thanks.