This month's ' Spotlight ' proudly presents Brother WALTER MACK. Walter was born November 8, 1930, in Sumter,South Carolina. He attended Chelsea Vocational High School in New York City before entering the U.S.Army in 1951.After service in Korea during the war, he was honorably discharged in 1954. Walter joined the New York City Transit Police Department in May, 1960, and worked in Districts #2, #33, #30, CSPS,Anti-Crime, District #35 and the Revenue Unit. He retired in April, 1991 in the rank of Sergeant.

Walter and Alberta have been married for 48 years, the union of which has produced three sons and five grandchildren.Both are extremely proud of their sons, all of whom are Detectives in the New York Police Department. The oldest,Walter, has been 'on the job' 20 years and is in the 73rd Squad.  Gregory, holder of a Ph.D. in psychology, is the Department's ONLY uniformed Psychologist.  Dr. Mack is assigned to the Medical Division. Last, but not least, is Roger, who is assigned to the Bomb Squad. Roger is affectionately known as the "Jackie Robinson of  the Bomb Squad " insofar as he is the first Black member of that elite unit in its 100 years of existence. Walter's pride in his sons is not so much in their accomplishments, but in the realization that he and Alberta raised three exceptionally fine young men. "Way to go, Walter".

Walter resides in Rosedale, New York, and can be reached via E-mail at waltbert@webtv.net .