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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-80
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
June 26, 2013
To honor and recognize Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. on the occasion of his retirement from the Metropolitan Police Department.
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. was born in 1963 as the youngest of 5 children raised in the Ridge Road neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C., in Ward 7;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. received his spiritual grounding at the Dupont Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church and currently is a member of the First Baptist Church of Deanwood;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. is a product of the District of Columbia public school system, having attended Neval Thomas, Plummer, and Weatherless Elementary schools, H.D. Woodson Junior High School, and McKinley High School;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. is the husband to Alicia, and father to 3 children, Floyd Roger, Jr., Dawn Nicole, and Isaiah Romero;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. became a member of the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) in 1986, and was first stationed at the Third District as a patrolman;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. was promoted to the Executive Protection Unit 2 years after joining the MPD, where he was responsible for the safety and protection of the Mayor and family during all public appearances and excursions, and also for providing protection to domestic and foreign dignitaries visiting the District of Columbia;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. returned to the Third District in 1991, joining the Drug Enforcement Unit and was promoted to the rank of investigator;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. counseled several government agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Tobacco and Firearms as a result of the excellent work he performed in his 5-year tenure as investigator that yielded 1,500 narcotics arrests per year and a total of 8,000 arrests, and contributed to the improvements in several District of Columbia neighborhoods, notably the areas around 12th and U Street N.W., 14th and U Street, N.W. , 7th and T Street, N.W., and Clifton Terrace;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. was awarded the U.S. Attorney’s law enforcement award for 5 consecutive years, from 1991-1995;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. achieved the rank of detective in 1995 and was transferred to the Sixth District;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. received an Official Commendation by the Chief of Police in 1998;
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. focused his efforts outside of his official MPD duties toward community development and revitalization through one of his several entrepreneurial efforts, FAM Enterprises, LLC, which rehabilitated dilapidated properties and provided low and moderately priced housing to District residents, and through his involvement with the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, where he served as sergeant at arms, chair of the public issues committee, vice chairman of the economic and housing department, and vice chairman of the East of the River Park committee; and
WHEREAS, Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. demonstrated excellence in achievement and a strength of commitment to his profession, community, and family.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. Retirement Recognition Resolution of 2013”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia thanks and congratulates Floyd Roger Myers, Sr. for his over 27 years of faithful public service with MPD, and congratulates him on the occasion of his retirement and his commitment to community and family.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
