Today was Clancy's first day back in full uniform. It's been over 9 months and he said it felt great to be officially back with the troops. He still has some weight to take off - those dang steroids and inactivity over the winter packed it on. He had to order "fat pants" since he'd exceeded the capacity of his old trousers' waistband.
The "269" pin you see below the badge honors Trooper David DeLaittre who was fatally shot on duty last December by a deranged man. Every MHP trooper will wear the pin for one year in David's honor. The pin will be worn for one week each year thereafter commemorating the anniversary of this incident. Pins are also worn on anniversaries in honor of the three troopers killed in the line of duty over the past few years in the Flathead Valley: David Graham, Evan Schneider and Mike Haynes.
Clancy is back umpiring a few baseball tournaments. He worked 7 games over Father's Day weekend and that was too much. He did three last Saturday and is signed up for two this Friday and two Sunday. That's about the right pace for where his endurance is at this point. He still has no tolerance for uneducated and pugilistic coaches. That was something he hoped chemo would cure - no such luck. However, he is a man of conviction and still has yet to eject a coach from a game. He believes it just gives them too much satisfaction and they are trying to get on SportsCenter anyway.
Thanks to all of you who keep checking the site. Sorry we've been bad about updates. Fortunately the maintenance treatment is going well and there hasn't been much to report. Clancy's first quarterly checkup in Salt Lake is mid-August. Hope you are enjoying your summer. It's arrived in the Flathead Valley. Our summer is usually July-September anyway, but the long winter made it seem later this year.
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