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a dent in the department.
His gift, however, might have been a relentless desire to go above
and beyond the call of duty. Much evidence of that determination
has already been eulogized in this tribute, but the Local 1 members
wanted to share a few more memories of Tamby’s professionalism.
Of his compassion. Of his gift.
When Paterson would have an accident investigation that in-
cluded a fatality, the department would call on Yagan to deliver the
news to the family.
“To listen to him talk to these families, it was amazing,” McIvor
said.
Gencarelli recalled how more than a few times Tamby would
show his kindness when issuing a ticket. He would explain what
had occurred, what was going to happen next and how the situa-
tion might be corrected. “People would thank him for giving them
a ticket,” Gencarelli shared.
Galvan cited example after example of Tamby going the extra
mile.
He recalled when he was investigating an accident that took
place at 4 a.m. Tamby came on two hours early to help and never
asked for a single minute of overtime.
He recalled the time when he was directing traffic and Tamby
came by to make sure Galvan had taken a lunch break. “He told me
to take his car, go get something and just come back when I was
done,” Galvan added. “Another time, I was directing traffic after a
flood, and Tamby came by and stayed four hours with me. He al-
ways made sure you were OK, even if had to do extra work himself.”
Of course, the greatest example of Yagan’s desire to make the
ultimate difference came through his work with the city’s home-
less. Botbyl remembered that Tamby would arrest them when that
was needed or help them if that was a viable option. He knew their
names. He knew about their lives.
“He treated them like human beings,” Botbyl exclaimed.
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That is the lesson that
fellow officers want to pass
on to Duny. They have al-
ready started looking after
him, including creating a
GoFundMe page to provide
financial support. Other
fundraisers are in the plan-
ning stages.
The Paterson Traffic Unit officers will be there for Duny on Fa-
ther’s Day and any time they can to take him to Chuck E. Cheese’s,
to Monster Trucks or to go bowling. They will always tell Duny sto-
ries about how the man he called “Baba” made the lives of so many
people better, happier and more memorab