Ralph,

I'm glad to see you cover the passing of Lenny Holmes in a positive and dignified way; a way which I have come to expect of you because you always represented yourself as a class act.

Lenny Holmes was a very good man to many of us at NYCD. As recruits, as fellow Correction Officers, and as co-workers at the Correction Academy, he always looked out for us in a big brotherly kind of way.

I will miss seeing into him on Conduit Blvd on his horse; and will always remember how he tried to guide us during our careers. I will miss his laugh and his stories. The lives of Correction personnel that Lenny has touched reads like a Who's Who of NYCD.

My sincere condolences to his family.

May he rest in peace.

Dominick Provisiero
"Capt Pro"

PS: Keep up the good work, Ralph. Proud of you!

July 25, 2008

       In Memory Of Lenny Holmes

         THE MASTERS

             BY The Monroe Klan

Greetings Ralph E. Smith: Guardian Chronicle.com
My brothers & I had the pleasure of being introduced to Master Lenny Holmes at the ages of 6 & 9.We then joined his Dojo, The Ro-Hom School of Ju-Jitsu located in Astoria Queens.Master Holmes taught us discipline, respect for ourselves as well as our art,Courtesy,proper Dojo ettiquette, as well as how to fight.I must say " I even thought Master Holmes was half-japanese, because of his chinky eyes", back then.After changing karate schools later in life, my oldest brother and I came in contact with Lenny again.This time it was through our current job titles, "Correction Officer".If it wasn't for Master Lenny Holmes, there would not have been a "Master Rich Monroe Jr."-(5th Degree Black Belt) or "Sensei Lamont Monroe"-(1st Degree Black Belt). May Master Lenny Holmes Rest In Peace, from your former students:


The Monroe Klan
Goju Elite Dojo