This one's for Tracy...

The CHP lost one of its finest to retirement today. 29 years she spent as a real road dawg. Never promoting and moving to the dark side like most do, she wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty. Her and I were partners everyday for the past five years. She was as loyal a partner as you'll ever find. We could read each other's minds and finish each other's thoughts. While on scene, I never had to ask her for anything, cause she already had it done. Smart and sexy and cussed like a sailor. We chased bad guys together and even wrestled one together in a chicken coop, coming out covered in chickenshit. There wasn't a stranded motorist she'd neglect. No highway cops go as above and beyond as she did to help them out. In our rural county, she was known as that "blonde lady cop." She never slowed down like most senior officers do. She was always tops in activity, showing the young guns up every month. Between all that hard work, she'd never say No to coffee, a staple of the highway patrol. She was the best partner I've ever had.
This one's to you Tracy