TAMPA CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES COMMUNITY TRAILBLAZERS
During Thursday morning’s (Feb. 20th) Tampa City Council meeting, the Council members honored four retired Tampa Police Officers. Rufus Lewis, Frank Gray, James Dukes and Clarence Nathan were recognized as “four courageous men who paved the way for eq ual opportunity for Blacks, women and other minority groups in the Tampa P0lice Department,” the Commendation read. The Commendation also referenced 1974 when the group had the courage to see justice done by traveling to Washington, D. C., to fight indifference and discrimination. Shown are: Frank Gray, Sgt. Kimberly Hill, Officer Melanee Gardner, James Dukes, Senior Corporal Sonja Wise, Councilman Orlando Gudes, and Rufus Lewis. In the rear, Major Calvin Johnson, Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan, former St. Petersburg Police Chief, Goliath Davis, and Clarence Nathan. (Photo courtesy City of Tampa)
