Anthony Dumrauf:  

Born and raised in the 10th Ward of Pittsburgh- Lawrencenceville. Lived on Dresden Way and went to St Kierans School 1955-1963. Graduated Central Catholic HS in 1967- and still have many fond memories of the times and people I met while there. Floundered about aimlessly trying to find myself after graduation, somehow manageing to graduate Magna Cum Laude from Robert Morris College in 1974 with a Degree in Business Management. Had hope to attend Law School and started working for the City of Pittsburgh Fire Alarm in 1975 as a Fire Truck Dispatcher- that same year I took the City Police Test along with like 3000 other people. My rank was #24 on the White Male List-this was the first time the test had been given in many years and the results were listed by Court order in four categories- White Male, White Female, Black Male, Black Female. After two more years of anxious waiting- I was finally sworn in as a Pittsburgh Police Officer on 2/14/1977-Valentine's Day- and from that day being a Policeman was the "Love of my Life". That day I started out on the most wonderous journey of my life- that would last 24 years. Not all the times were happy- but these days as a Policeman were the best days of my life- and looking back now they seem so long ago, and they went much too fast. Now in my dreams I am still back on the "Job". I spen...Expand for more