Category: Retirees’ Association News

Please join your fellow retirees tomorrow, Tuesday, August 8, in sharing some food and learning more from a speaker about health care options.

Health by Designs Director of Strategic Account Management Yvonne Garcia will describe how the company strives to improve patient participation and, thereby, healthy outcomes. She will discuss how patients can receive care through the channel that meets their specific needs at the time, confident that no matter which avenue they choose, they will receive the same exceptional patient experience they’ve come to expect from Health by Design. 

The monthly members meeting of the San Antonio Fire and Police Pensioners’ Association will be Tuesday August 8, at its usual 1:30 p.m. start time. We’re meeting at the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund building, address below.

Snacks, not meals, will be available at the meeting. Remember, we have meetings every second Tuesday, except in December, so mark your calendars!

Invite one of the recent retirees from the police and fire departments and bring them into our fold! Please encourage them or retirees from your years in the departments to come and enjoy the fellowship.

Members who come to the July 11 meeting of SAFPPA will learn more about a program that provides insurance for legal defense costs when a self-defense situation occurs.

The presentation from U.S. Law Shield answers the question of what happens, legally, when you are forced to defend yourself. USLS helps its members take proactive measures for responsible self-defense, including instruction and training for whatever the future may hold. Learn more at their website www.uslawshield.com.

The monthly members meeting of the San Antonio Fire and Police Pensioners’ Association will be Tuesday July 11, at its usual 1:30 p.m. start time. We’re meeting at the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund building, address below.

Snacks, not meals, will be available at the meeting. Remember, we have meetings every second Tuesday, except in December, so mark your calendars!

Invite one of the recent retirees from the police and fire departments and bring them into our fold! Please encourage them or retirees from your years in the departments to come and enjoy the fellowship.

The San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund is located at 11603 W. Coker Loop, Suite 201 | San Antonio, TX 78216. Call 210-534-3262 or write info@safppf.org for directions.

In case you missed it, the SAFPPA extended well-earned recognition to Earnest and Diana Gay for their years of service to the San Antonio Fire and Police Pensioners’ Assocation at the June 13 member meeting.

“They were completely surprised,” said Charlie Ricketts, the SAFPPA Treasurer.

SAFPPA President Michael Trainer presented plaques to the couple.

Mr. Gay served as the organization’s recording secretary from 2008-2022 and played extensive role in organizing elections and the yearly steak luncheon.

Mr. Gay’s plaque read: “The San Antonio Fire and Police Pensioners’ Association wishes to extend our sincere thanks in appreciation of your dedication and service to our association. Best wishes and good luck on retirement.”

Mrs. Gay prepared many meals for member meetings and assisted the organization in innumerable ways over the years. Mrs. Gay’s plaque said, “Thank you for all you have done. Your love and care for all our members is much appreciated. We will always be thankful for the meals you prepared, the work you did on the luncheons and the many other unseen touches you have added. Your gift of hospitality has been on fully display.”

Thank you Earnest and Diana!

The monthly members meeting of the San Antonio Fire and Police Pensioners’ Association will be held Tuesday June 13, at its usual 1:30 p.m. start time.

And as usual we’re meeting at the San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund building, address below.

Snacks, not meals, will be available at the meeting. Remember, we have meetings every second Tuesday, except in December, so mark your calendars!

Invite one of the recent retirees from the police and fire departments and bring them into our fold! Please encourage them or retirees from your years in the departments to come and enjoy the fellowship.

The San Antonio Fire and Police Pension Fund is located at 11603 W. Coker Loop, Suite 201 | San Antonio, TX 78216. Call 210-534-3262 or write info@safppf.org for directions.

TO ALL RETIREES AND FUTURE MEMBERS OF THE FIRE AND POLICE HEALTH FUND.

JUNE 1, 2023

This report is the continuance of the May report, which dealt with Wills and Estates. At that time, we discussed the necessity to protect a person’s assets that will eventually pass or have passed into the realm of God.

Besides having a Will, we need to have some other instruments that are necessary to protect the assets and make it easy for the loved ones we leave behind.

The instruments that I mentioned to complete the Will and other arrangements at the time of passing are as follows:

1. Statute durable power of attorney
2. A medical power of attorney
3. Directive to Physicians
4. Directive for disposition of remains
5. Declaration of guardian in the event of incapacity

If you do not have a Will, you do not have an Executor or an Executrix to distribute the dictates of a Will, and you do not know what to do, you should seek help from an Estate Attorney.

I want to repeat that I am not an Attorney, a CPA, or an Estate Planning Guide. I sincerely suggest that you consult with an Attorney to complete a Will. “Group Legal Services.” at (210) 822-7678 specializes in working with Fire Fighters and Police Officers. They are very good people and will take good care of providing any information you may need.

Appointing an Executor or an Executrix is vitally important. An Executor or an Executrix of an estate is responsible for ensuring that the property and assets are distributed in accordance with a person’s Will. An Executor or an Executrix must gather all the decedent’s assets, and all the debts of the decedent. Nothing should be distributed until all the initial assets, including debts and chattel items, have been accounted for.

I do not want to get overly technical about what the duties of Executors or executrices are; it is best to get the assistance of an attorney. I will mention one essential qualification of an Executor’s or an Executrix’s control of the distribution of a Will. An Executor or an Executrix can override a Beneficiary. If you act in the estate’s best interest and as the Will dictates, an Executor or Executrix can override a Beneficiary.

This will probably be the last report I will write about Wills and Estates. However, I have gathered some vital and detailed information that I can send to you if you wish. The report will give you an idea of what steps you should take to prepare for dealing with a death.

In addition, this information could help a loved one prepare their paperwork before death. Finally, there are a lot of telephone numbers in the report that Fire Fighters can call to get immediate assistance. The Police Officers must contact the Police Chief’s office to get help.

I will gladly send you this information if you wish. It is free; there is absolutely no charge. You can send me your email, or you can call me on the telephone. (210)-710-7378. My email is; htre2003@aol.com

Henry Trevino

NO GOOD IS EVER DONE IN THE WORLD BY HESITATION.
(Thomas Huxley)

Moral of the story: “Errrrrrr” means I do not know what to do. Hesitation is an evil that immediately makes you wrong. Do not dwell on deciding; it is either “yes” or “no;” or “right or wrong.” If you are wrong, at least you do not have the lingering thought of, “What if I was right.” On the other hand, if you are right, you can pat yourself on the back and say to yourself, “I knew I was right all time.”