County honors Deputy Delcotto for service
6/15/01
J-ad Graphics News Service


Today is Sue Delcotto's last day on the job as a deputy with the
Barry County Sheriff's Department, so the County Board of
Commissioners Tuesday adopted a resolution to honor and thank
her for 25 years of "dedicated service" to county citizens.

Delcotto, who is retiring, began work as a jail matron/dispatcher for
the county May 17, 1976. She was transferred to road patrol as a
deputy sheriff in November 1978 and became a security officer for
all four divisions of the Trial Court in January 1998.

As part of her road patrol duties, Delcotto placed herself in peril to
protect citizens. The County Board's resolution points out that she
received the Meritorious Service Award in the fall of 1991 for her part
in apprehending two suspects wanted for murder. She entered a
building and took the suspects into custody "without knowing if she
would be fired upon."

As a member of the Trial Court Security Committee, Delcotto "has
been instrumental in developing policies to secure the safety of
court and county personnel alike," the resolution said. While not a
part of her duties, she "has been instrumental in assuring that court
personnel are well fed by spending part of her free time cooking and
baking delicious things for their enjoyment," the resolution
continued.

In commending Delcotto for her service, commissioners also wished
her "below par golf and no scratch pool in the future."