Adios folks! Thanks for the ride!

Off active patrol…remain on watch!

Friends and colleagues: March 4th concluded my professional employment journey spanning 50 plus years.?I have many to thank!?

My wife - Christie, the love of my life, was the remarkable support-agent who kept it all together through raising 4 accomplished kids, over 20 moves, domestic/foreign assignments - none of this would have been possible without her!?Multiple training requirements, deployments - domestic/foreign, and exigent assignments kept me from home for an aggregate of 5 years…thanks to her for keeping it all together, she is a SAINT!

Re my Law Enforcement career - 32 years…7 with Nassau County PD, and 25 years with the FBI, were exhilarating due to the people that I worked with and the Investigative matters addressed.?I’ll never forget the NCPD 6th Precinct and Inspector Mangan’s prescient counsel as I was leaving for the FBI - “Don’t ever forget where you came from!”?Wise advise that served me well during my FBI career.?My experience serving the public as a NCPD Police Officer greatly contributed to my success as an FBI Special Agent, while engaging with state, local and international LE partners - I am grateful to all my LE partners for your trust of me and the FBI that I represented.

Recognition and gratitude to the following:

Uniondale, NY schools; all of the named individuals were either peers or teachers/coaches that were great role models: Phil Mordente, Lotto brothers, Billy Kyranakis, Dr. Rob Ruggiero, Mike Nardotti, Coach Bill Lakey, Coach Megale, and Coach Milt Theodosatos - who was the ultimate motivator, task master - I am forever grateful to you Coach Theo!?

Columbia University; all the advisors, Instructors/Professors and the following individual leaders/coaches and peers: William F. Campbell - my recruiter and freshman year coach; Tom Bresnahan - varsity line coach; football teammates/leaders: Mike Busa, Ken and Dick Alexander (not related), George Starke, Frank Furillo, Paul Kaliades and Don Jackson.

1972 Town of Hempstead Civil Service Commission; Dick Dolan - my first boss - mentor, friend, excellent supervisor and group leader.

1973-1980 NCPD 6th Precinct - all the Officers and supervisors that I worked with.

1980-2005 FBI - Field Divisions assigned; NYO, WFO, NK, Kyiv , Moscow, FBIHQ and the NYO.?Any/all successes were made possible by the great support staffs that worked behind the scenes with the following specific mentions; Regina Smith (NYO), Gina Gallagher (GMRA), Amy Schwartz (Kyiv).?FBI leaders and Special Agents representing and positively influencing the FBI’s domestic and International efforts; Director L. Freeh - thank you for the International opportunities; Danny Coulson - founder/leader of the Hostage Rescue Team.?Crossing paths with countless great Special Agents, the finest representation of Fidelity Bravery and Integrity was/continues to be in the private sector - Edwin Pedersen - thanks Ed for the values that you shared with us all!

2005-2009 Abbott Labs - Global Product Security team - Tom Kneir and Doug Frazier.

2009-2013 AstraZeneca/USA - Simeon Wilson and Patricia DiCostanza.

2013-2022 J&J Global Security - Kevin Donovan, Ed Dickson, Carlos Velez (Supply Chain Expert), Connie Nobile - and the entire GS team!

My personal heroes - brother Bill and son Dennis - thanks for your service as US Marines in Vietnam (1968-69), Dennis in Iraq for 3 tours of duty.?

Special are the accomplishments of my son Greg Pyszczymuka who truly reflects what a student athlete can achieve in life…

And to my parents - Vasyl and Anna Pyszczymuka - Ukrainian POWs/Slave Labor, who met in a Displaced Persons camp in Germany after the conclusion of WW II, moving to Belgium while awaiting sponsorship to the US.?I bow to you in recognition of your sacrifices, your love and sustenance of family.?None of my opportunities would have been possible without your determination, toughness, love of democracy and faith!

God Bless America and Glory to Ukraine!