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Greetings, In a recap of the 2023 year, it was a year of sor- rows and joy for the Ger- man American Police As- sociation. Several of our families personally experi- enced loss of loved ones, or endured medical or finan- cial difficulties. Our Associ- ation was no...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of longtime member and our President of the German American Police Association, Tim Schaefer. Please keep Tim’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers during this time.

Guten Tag! Wow, what year so far. To think we are in April already. 2023 is starting to fly by but we are trying to stay ahead of things: your officers and board members are all working hard to plan upcoming events. The first item that GAPA will be participating in is...

President’s Message Guten Tag and Frohes Neues Jahr (Happy New Year) Starting out I would like to give you an update on our Trip to Milwaukee for the Cubs vs Brewers game. I’m sure by now you have heard that our trip was unsuccessful. The Cubs blew it and we had to...

Clarence “Ed” Heerdt, age 90, Ret. C.P.D., SFC Army Ret. Beloved husband of the late Nancy J. Heerdt, nee Tross; loving father of Donna L. (Peter)

President’s Message Guten tag! I hope everyone is enjoying their summertime with their family and friends. The Board and Officers have been hard at work keeping GAPA current during these summer months. Once again a big thank you to Rita Geoghegan (I spelt her last...

President’s Message Guten Tag! Welcome to summer and some interesting weather. I hope everyone is enjoying themselves. As I looked back over the last six months and my last article, I realized how many things I left out of it. First, many thanks to Rita Gehagen for...

2017 Von Steuben Parade in Lincoln Square   President's Message: Lord Hear Our Prayers I’m sorry to report that our good member Bob Issel succumbed to injuries resulting from a tragic car accident this past summer. His wife Marianne was also in intensive care...

President's Message: Maifest Thanks to all who worked the Maifest last weekend. Just about everyone who signed up showed up. Special thanks to Tim Schaefer for coordinating it all for us. It was a huge success. Good weather, good crowds, and no trouble. The Maifest...