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Gentry's Journey

Past Presidents

The Fraternal Order of Police has three distinct classes of membership:  Active, Associate and Auxiliary.   Each Lodge sets the criteria for membership.  

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Past Presidents

Gentry's Journey

Past Presidents

Our lodge was chartered on March 21, 1957.  Since that time, we've had a great deal of success thanks to our Past Presidents.  We recognize them here.

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Gentry's Journey

Gentry's Journey

Gentry's Journey

In 1971 Larry Gentry and his partner responded to a call of a suicidal subject. When the officers approached the suicidal subject, that subject had his arms folded across his chest, with his head down. 

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Active Member

Associate Member

Associate Member

Active Members must be a sworn law enforcement officer of the Warren Police Department or Center Line Department of Public Safety.  An Active Member may be considered a Retired Active Member once they have paid their dues for at least 10 years.

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Associate Member

Associate Member

Associate Member

Associate members are friends and families of law enforcement officers, responsible and respected business persons, professional men and women, and citizens from all walks of life. Its people willing to devote a portion of their time and efforts toward assisting the various law enforcement agencies of our communities, states and nation.  

Associate members are friends and families of law enforcement officers, responsible and respected business persons, professional men and women, and citizens from all walks of life. Its people willing to devote a portion of their time and efforts toward assisting the various law enforcement agencies of our communities, states and nation.  To be eligible, you must live or work in the City of Warren or City of Center Line and be sponsored for membership by a Lodge #124 Active Member.

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Past presidents

1950's

Leonard Sikorski

1957

Howard Galenner

1958

Joseph Mruk

1959

1960's

Herbert Kauffman

1960

Glen O’Dell

1961

Alvie Harrington

1962

Arthur Sommers

1963

John Connors

1964

Douglas Gill

1965

Robert Reichenbach

1966

Thomas Suhy

1967

John Welch

1968

Lawrence Mallet

1969

1970's

Edward Leahey

1970

Paul Pash

1971

Arthur Bidoul

1972

Allan Rumball

1973

Leonard Trzaskoma

1974

Leonard Trzaskoma

1975

Ronald J. Muschong

1976

Ronald J. Muschong

1977

Irvin Booms

1978

Irvin Booms

1979

1980's

Robert Lorenz

1980

Donald Buback

1981

Walter Forthoffer

1982

Judy Eckstein

1983

George Hughes

1984

George Hughes

1985

Michael Metz

1986

Michael Metz

1987

Michael Metz

1988

Robert Jucewicz

1989

1990's

George Hughes

1990

Kevin M. Sommers

1991

Kevin M. Sommers

1992

Kevin M. Sommers

1993

Kevin M. Sommers

1994

Mark Leahey

1995

Mark Leahey

1996

Mark Leahey

1997

Mark Leahey

1998

Darcy Leutzinger

1999

2000's

Darcy Leutzinger

2000

Jose Jimenez

2001

Jose Jimenez

2002

Jose Jimenez/Michael Roehr

2003

Michael Roehr

2004

Michael Roehr

2005

Michael Roehr

2006

Robert Plotzke

2007

David Maye

2008

David Maye

2009

2010's

Scott Taylor

2010

Scott Taylor

2011

Scott Taylor

2012

Chris Strackbein (Vice President)

2013

Chris Strackbein (Vice President)

2014

Christopher Strackbein

2015

Christopher Strackbein

2016

Michael Sauger

2017

Michael Sauger

2018

Scott Taylor

2019

2020's

SCOTT TAYLOR

2020

SCOTT TAYLOR

2021

Scott Taylor

2022

Scott Taylor

2023

SCOTT TAYLOR

2024

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Gentry’s Journey

In 1971 Larry Gentry and his partner responded to a call of a suicidal subject. When the officers approached the suicidal subject, that subject had his arms folded across his chest, with his head down. Unknown to the officers, was that the subject was armed with a knife.


Suddenly, the suicidal subject lunged at Larry with that knife. The subject then plunged the knife into Larry’s chest, striking his heart. Knowing that seconds counted, his partner didn’t wait for an ambulance to arrive. He immediately grabbed Larry and carried him to their patrol vehicle. He rushed him to a nearby hospital where they were met by a medical intern. That intern placed his hand into Larry’s chest to hold-off the bleeding, until a heart surgeon could arrive. Larry underwent emergency surgery. Doctors worked feverishly to save his life.


While on the operating table, his heart stopped. Doctors feared that Larry would die. However, the doctors were eventually able to regain a pulse. Moments later, Larry’s heart stopped again. Doctors again worked feverishly to get his heart pumping, and were successful. While on the operating table, Larry’s heart stopped a number of other times. Miraculously, after each stoppage of his heart, doctors were able to regain a pulse. However, each time his heart stopped, his brain was being deprived of valuable oxygen. Doctors were finally able to keep his heart beating. He was in grave condition…but he was alive.


While recuperating, doctors learned that because of the loss of blood to his brain due to his heart stopping so many times, that he had suffered severe brain damage. The brain damage severely diminished his motor skills. His balance would be affected and his speech would be significantly slowed. After a lengthy recuperation period, he eventually returned to the Warren Police Department, where he assisted in the Property Room. However, continued physical therapy would be a way of life for Larry.


One form of Physical Therapy that Larry undertook was bicycling. Even with his diminished motor skills, he found that bicycling was great therapy, as well as great exercise. As he continued to bike, he found that his stamina was building and he could ride for longer times and longer distances. In 1989, he approached the membership of Fraternal Order of Police, Warren Lodge #124 and asked for the Lodge’s assistance to undertake a cross-state bicycle ride to raise money for charity. The Lodge offered seed money to get the project underway. A riding partner volunteered and a support crew was established.


In June of 1990, the first Gentry’s Journey got underway. Larry and his cast of characters started their first ride in St. Joseph / Benton Harbor with the rear wheels of their bikes actually in the waters of Lake Michigan. Four days later, they arrived at the State Convention of the Fraternal Order of Police in Novi. In 1991, Gentry’s Journey started in Sault Saint Marie and four days later arrived at the Fraternal Order of Police State Convention in Grand Rapids. Riding along with him was one survivor, as well as two police officers. Then, in 1992, the third edition of Gentry’s Journey began again in St. Joseph / Benton Harbor, and traveled to the Fraternal Order of Police State Convention in Saginaw / Bay City. Riding along with him on this trip were two survivors and two police officers. That turned out to be the last cross-state run of Gentry’s Journey. In the following years, Gentry’s Journey has been held locally in the Metro-Detroit Area. Now, instead of a few survivors and police officers riding with him, dozens of survivors and police officers ride along in Gentry’s Journey. The trip now goes from Metropolitan Beach in Harrison Township to Sterling Heights and back.


In all of the years that Gentry’s Journey has been in existence, it has raised tens of thousands of dollars for MI-COPS. But more importantly, it has created a way of fellowship and support for dozens of survivors and law enforcement officers.

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