Dear Governor Wolf,
October 4, 2020
My name is Dan Walsh. I was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. My ancestors arrived in Wilkes-Barre and settled in the Parsons section in 1850 (attachment W-B). My grandfather Fred Schumacher was the last police chief of Parsons and when Parsons merged with Wilkes-Barre in 1932 my grandfather became a Sargent. I am very proud of my heritage which includes all of our ancestors in Northeastern Pennsylvania that sacrificed for future generations. My grandfather was instrumental in my going to college to pursue a criminal justice degree in the 1970's. After receiving my criminal justice degree I chose to focus more on the entrepreneurial side of life rather than entering public service. Governor Wolf I am sure you are fully aware of what it takes to be a small business owner and the amount of time and energy that is involved in order to be successful. The public sector on the other hand can be somewhat different as we have been witness to many instances of incompetence and disarray within all levels of government. Unlike a small business owner in the private sector it is usually the taxpayer that must suffer the consequences of incompetent "public servants" due to the lack of education and the lack of training or perhaps just having a lackadaisical attitude towards the job they are performing. I would suggest that the state of Pennsylvania and your administration take a look at the "notice of a racketeering complaint" to my brother in law in regards to "police reform" and my father's residency in a local nursing home. In order to make the necessary reforms within law enforcement these suggestions should be implemented when selecting a well rounded individual that decides to become a law enforcement officer as they take a sworn duty in protecting the public (attachment A, pages 1-7). As you can see from my "notice of a racketeering complaint" letter to my brother in law who is a former Pennsylvania State Police Officer, we take this nepotism/racketeering very serious. As you probably know by now Luzerne County has had a long history of hiring friends and family within the ranks of public service. Unfortunately this way of doing business does not encourage the most qualified individual when seeking employment as a public servant especially those people that have actually earned and worked for a career in law enforcement. As stated in my complaint the "kids for cash" scheme should have been a wake up call to all Pennsylvania state officials on how detrimental nepotism/racketeering can be to a community. It is evident that "government corruption" now infiltrates every level of government and it must be eradicated in order to have any type of social balance in this country.
Also, my main concern in this "Notice of a Racketeering Complaint" is my 93 year old father. Since several of my siblings neither want the responsibility nor want to provide the safety of ones own home for my father, I would ask the Governor can you suggest a social program that would give my father the opportunity of having a more active and independent lifestyle as he did not long ago. I have been telling my dad for sometime now he's in pretty good health for his age but he is not receiving the proper physical therapy treatment. In other words my father's main health problem is that he's weak due to the lack of walking and other exercises. Apparently this is not a priority at the Wesley Village Nursing Home and yet I have a good friend who owns Pro Rehabilitation Services in Plains, PA which is a physical therapy facility and he would get my father back in shape in no time. I don't have to tell you about the pitfalls of nursing homes especially now that we are dealing with the pandemic. I have a sibling who is willing to care for my father but unfortunately he is not in a financial position to provide a place of residence. I would think with all this taxpayers money being given away, even confiscated by others who are not in need, that the state of Pennsylvania can help in some way for a person like my father who has worked his entire adult life providing for his (6) children. My father never drank nor smoked and he is a good man. In my opinion he is the last of the greatest generation this country has ever known and he deserves better before reuniting with his ancestors. Sincerely, /s/ Daniel F. Walsh Dan Walsh (walshie) 66 Abbott Street Plains, Pennsylvania 18705 Tel.: 570-793-5268 Email: walshie 50 @aol.com My father's 93rd birthday picture in the Citizens Voice Newspaper on October 4, 2020 https://www.citizensvoice.com/lifestyles/announcements/francis-d-walsh-celebrates-93rdbirthday/article_913b8af2-f6aa-540a-a0d3-569621558dd4.html Small picture at the bottom of page : https://www.citizensvoice.com/lifestyles/