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ABOUT THE ARTIST. Grammy Nomimated Richard Baratta was born into a musically oriented family in Poughkeepsie, NY in 1950. He began his musical journey at the age 12, playing saxophone, flute and drums, and eventually, exclusively drums. He played mostly jazz all through his teens.
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Production Manager: Spider-Man. Richard Baratta is an American film maker, consultant and producer, taking hands on approaches with unit management as well as above the line production, with film such as the Wolf Of Wall Street, Joker and the Irishman, to his credit in such capacities.
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Apr 12, 2020 · Rick Baratta Obituary. Rick was born Richard Anthony Baratta in Queens, New York. His parents were Peter Baron "Buck" Baratta and Loretta" Laura" McGonnell. Buck was Sicilian and Laura was...
Sep 27, 2018 · ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rick Baratta is a past-general manager of PORAC, past-editor of PORAC News, and was also one of the earliest association representatives.
- Peace Officers Memorial Day
- Another Resolution Needed
- The First Memorial
- The Meaning of The Memorial
In 1970, California had done little to honor the final sacrifices made each year by its fallen peace officers. The federal government had already declared May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, but recognition by the state had not followed. Finally, at the urging of Abraham Sussman, who had been instrumental in campaigning for the national memorial...
In 1975, Joe Aceto of San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department was elected to the presidency of PORAC. Aceto, along with PORAC Director Walter Colfer, also of San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department, met with Rick and Don Baratta to discuss the issue of a memorial. Rick Baratta, former chief of police, was then a consultant with POST and a liaison to...
Before the year was out, Rick Baratta was employed by PORAC as the General Manager, and Joe Aceto won another term as President. One of the first orders of business was to raise money and construct a memorial to comply with the Senate Resolution. Rick and Don Baratta designed the memorial, and PORAC asked the state’s police departments and associat...
In 1987, Rick Baratta reflected on the memorial’s origins and significance in a speech at the annual memorial ceremony: In the early ’70s we were first developing the idea of the Peace Officers’ Memorial. We had searched assiduously for a concept or a theme that would describe and reflect the importance of what we were attempting: recognition for t...
Aug 17, 2020 · By Rick Baratta. AB 301: The Peace Officers’ Bill of Rights. Click to read the Special 1976 PORAC Law Enforcement News POBR Issue. In 1973 a bill (AB 1800) was proposed that would extend civil rights to officers, which PORAC supported.
Oct 18, 2023 · Grammy Nomimated Richard Baratta was born into a musically oriented family in Poughkeepsie, NY in 1950. He began his musical journey at the age 12, playing saxophone, flute and drums, and eventually, exclusively drums. He played mostly jazz all through his teens.
