R S four honoring Eileen Tiano military and law enforcement

1:01:05Now we'll go to R S four.

1:01:11Okay. I do believe this is a surprise for someone special in the audience. Eileen Mary Tiano. Could you please come to the podium or anyone who is with her who'd like to also step to the podium?

1:01:34Wonderful. I'll go ahead and read the resolution. Ready? And did I pronounce your last name correctly? Yes. Okay. Resolution number 26-197, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida. Florida. Honoring the distinguished military and law enforcement service of Eileen Maritiano. Whereas M Eileen Maritiano was born on june fourteenth,

1:02:05nineteen forty three, in Upper Derby, Pennsylvania, and was adopted at the age of four. And whereas Eileen graduated from Archbishop Pendergras High School in nineteen sixty one and pursued business studies before beginning an extraordinary life of service and dedication. And whereas at the age of nineteen, Eileen joined the U.S. Marine Corps and specialized in small arms and tanks. While in the Marines, Eileen was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, and volunteered

1:02:36her time reading to and writing letters on behalf of the U.S.

1:02:40and whereas after leaving the Marines as a private E One, Eileen joined the National the Army National Guard as a sergeant first class, later joining the U S Air Force and officially retiring as a Master Sergeant. And Res after leaving the military, Eileen decided to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a Philadelphia police officer. After being turned away due to age, Eileen won an age discrimination lawsuit against

1:03:10the Philadelphia Police Department, paving the way for others and removing the age limit for becoming a Philadelphia police officer. Anne Raz, Eileen graduated from the Philadelphia Police Academy and proudly served in the Major Crimes Unit. Strength, resilience, and tenacity made a lasting impact on the law enforcement community. Anras Eileen was married to her soulmate Jim for over fifty years, and was a mother of seven children, a proud

1:03:40grandmother of sixteen grandchildren, and a great grandmother to nine with two more on the way. And Raz, Eileen Mary Tiano lived boldly, loved deeply, served proudly, and was a formidable woman and a force to be reckoned with. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby honors the distinguished military and law enforcement service of Eileen Maritiano, done and resolved

1:04:11in regular sessions. session with a quorum present and voting this twenty first day of April 2026.

1:04:17Move to approve. Second.

1:04:19All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye.

1:04:22Oh, Oh, I'm holding back tears. Um On Veterans Day I had the uh honor of meeting your wife and Jim. and um I was just blown away. by your wife, how she had served three branches in the military. Um her funny story was she tried to join the Navy but she was twelve pounds overweight, so you know, she said, Fine, I'll join the Marines and her her service kept going. Um Something that I love

1:04:52is when she joined the uh police department, she got the same badge number as her husband, which I think is very sweet. Uh they just renewed their vows in August, so that was very special. And um This guy here, Mr. Jim, he is eighty one and um he still plays softball. So he he was supposed to be at a softball game today and his daughter said I I have to I have an errand to run. So we wanted to surprise you, Jim,

1:05:23and honor your wife's legacy by by doing this resolution today. Thank you. So um if you would like to and I also Um, I have a flag that was flown over the Capitol from Congressman Gus Billacus to present to you as well. But if you would like to say a few words.

1:05:40Well that uh Veteran study. It was very difficult. To get her there. She was in very bad shape. Just getting her net. W uh uh

1:05:57Just getting there there that day was so very difficult. And she lasted about Twenty days after that. Thank you.

1:06:07And she looks so beautiful in her American flag dress. Would you like to say a few words? Um

1:06:14Yes, thank you. I I so appreciate that all of my mom's efforts all of her life. She's had a lot of difficult times and it's unusual for women in the military, let alone serve in three different branches, and then have the tenacity to join the police department even after being told you're too old.

1:06:32And how old how old was she when she was told?

1:06:34Forty.

1:06:35Oh, how old was mine? Do the

1:06:37men get

1:06:38a few.

1:06:38She was fifty-one when she actually joined. It took it took several years for the lawsuit to go through. But when she joined She became a a cop. She loved it. She was in the uh Um Major crimes unit and she enjoyed it very much. And it was another honor to have my dad's badge number, 6832. It's very unusual to have that, but when you move up in rank, your badge number goes back into circulation. And when my mom graduated the academy, it happened to be available.

1:07:09And we were just kinda like, Hey, can she have it? and She did. So it's it's wonderful and it's a connection. And um yes, my mom's pretty much a badass.

1:07:21Thank you. Would you like to say anything?

1:07:25I just want to say thank you for honoring my mother.

1:07:28Oh you're so welcome. Honoring your mom. And Jim, I have a little surprise for you because I was totally blown away when you told me that you play softball still. My brother in law has his own bat, so you have a Jaeger bat for your game to

1:07:46Along with a flag.

1:07:48Thank you.

1:08:12And this flag was flown over the capital school as well. So wonderful. In your mom's honor. And then where's the resolutions? Did I leave them? them? Okay, sure.

1:08:23Okay. Okay, we need just we'll get one more copy of the resolution and you can put it on.

1:08:34Ready?

1:08:39Yeah.

1:09:03Mm-hmm.

1:09:05Hey, you have to let me know if you hit a home run or get on base with that one. All right. We're playing on Thursday. Oh, okay. Okay.

1:09:18That's