Comments on: Retired MPD Detective Larry Powalisz is still making a difference for young people

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:26:00 +0000

Thanks Larry and Lynn,

You’re a team our family are all proud of. . .

I’m all for your goals. . .
Change the society forward to the best it can be . . .one kid at a time . . . .
Or, by a cluster of friends in an assembly audience. . . .

You’re a perfect role model. . . I’ve known you 28+ years since you were on the force with Mark and then married my cousin. . . We’ve all been lucky. . . we had you with us at the best of times. . . Not needing to be violent with us, but showing us your heart of goal for everyone . . . believing everyone can change with a desire and appropriate role model. . . You’re capable of being as tough as nails. . . and as gentle as love can be.

I hope you have decades of writing and speaking to the youth of our world ! See you on the Morning News Shows out of New York soon . . . Toni

By: Dave_Sheboygan

Dave_Sheboygan — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:35:51 +0000

MilwHowie is onto something here….the PD’s in the area should hand out this book like baseball cards! Not only would this encourage kids to read, the story has a moral to it.

Great idea!

By: Kevin Kindt

Kevin Kindt — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:42:21 +0000

Being the printer of this book, my relationship with Larry and his wife Lynn has just begun, although they have known family members of mine for years, all I can say is what genuine nice people. It is great to see someone to continue to try and help people.

By: Greg Erdman

Greg Erdman — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:57:49 +0000

I’ve known Larry since we pounded the “mean streets” of State Fair Park as police officers after our respective retirements from our “real” jobs. I finer man I have yet to meet!! Though he has found great success and I wish him well, I am still PO’ed that he moved away and left me back here in the frozen north…………..Good luck Larry and keep up with the dreams…………for you they all seem to come true……….and this time to the benefit to all those kids that read and maybe are changed by your book.

By: mickey

mickey — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:29:44 +0000

Roland, as you may know, I’ve got a Jeffco-,Colorado, Sheriffs deputy brother, and a State Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security former USAF Maj. “little” Brother.
My 2 “little brothers”. Colorado brother went to Marquette University High School. He’s 40 and I’m so f’ing proud of him. But, he doesn’t need my pride like Lee Holloway does.
None the less, I love him more than he’ll ever know.
Jefferson County brother, we’ll call him Jamie (JAY are you paying attention for payback?) had his first SWAT incident at COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL. Jamie was given the task of telling parents of MISSING students the up to date info.
In other words, he had to placate and actually deal with parents whose children had been slaughtered. He had to tell Mom that her child had not been accounted for YET.
My brother “anonymous” “smirk” Jamie,was on the cover of Police Magazine. I own several copies, and the pic is of Jamie from behind, with families FREAKING in the foreground.
I’ve always adored my 2 little brothers, but BOTH, have shown me that, THEY HAVE TAKEN THE BATON and ACHIEVED. Neither of my 2 little BRO’S is political in the least. They both DO, rather than SAY.
Both have told me how VALUABLE my BIG BROTHER INFLUENCES made them good, better or BEST. One time I actually CRIED (JAY YOU CAN RELATE TO THAT?) when my 2 HERO, little brothers told me that I HAD BEEN THEIR MAJOR ROLE MODEL AND INFLUENCE!!!!!!!!!!
These 2 great Americans thought that I had been a factor in their formation!! I guess I was, but they are better not because of ME. Maybe??? Brett Favre must LOOK UP to someone. My 2 little brothers looking up to me is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FLATTERING and I do not deserve it!
OR DO I?

By: Roland Melnick

Roland Melnick — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:06:49 +0000

“Larry is a good $hit”, which is to say he is a good guy. Glad to see life is treating him well in retirement.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:18:34 +0000

What an awesome man. Thanks for bringing us this interview Bruce.

By: milwhowie

milwhowie — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:32:30 +0000

Knowing Larry Powalisz for many, many years, his motives for his book are to turn as many youngster’s lives around and put them on the right track to contribute to society. This is the Larry fellow officers, myself included, have admired for so many years. How wonderful it would be for central city leaders and residents to purchase his book for distribution in high crime areas. Larry might consider a Spanish version for similar distribution on the near southside.

By: Dave_Sheboygan

Dave_Sheboygan — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:40:25 +0000

Finally you can find something that’s made in America!

You want to support a cop and all around good guy…buy this book…”The Island Treasure Hunt”.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:37:42 +0000

Mr. Powalisz visited my sons school and spoke about his job as detective and his new gig as an author. The kids were excited to have him there and asked a ton of questions. He was very friendly and authentic, of course later that day I bought his book at Fireside Books in West Bend.

The illustrations are fantastic and as a parent I like the moral to the story. If you have a 2nd through 5th grader this book is for you.