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Lighthouse Baptist Church in downtown Pleasanton held its annual First Responder Sunday on Aug. 19, which included Senior Pastor Bill Bryson presenting the First Responders High Honor Award to local California Highway Patrol Sgt. Joseph Azevedo upon his retirement after 28 years of service.

In all, 10 officers with CHP, Pleasanton and Dublin police and Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies were onhand for the recognition event — local firefighters were invited but unable to attend due to response with active fires throughout the state, Bryson noted.

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    First Responder Sunday at Lighthouse Baptist Church in downtown Pleasanton. (Photo by Rossana Tucker)
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    Senior Pastor Bill Bryson presents the First Responders High Honor Award to local California Highway Patrol Sgt. Joseph Azevedo upon his retirement after 28 years of service. (Photo by Rossana Tucker)

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Jeremy Walsh is the associate publisher and editorial director of Embarcadero Media Foundation's East Bay Division, including the Pleasanton Weekly, LivermoreVine.com and DanvilleSanRamon.com. He joined...

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  1. Sargent Joseph Azevedo is our nephew and to state that we are both proud and grateful for his service and dedication to patrolling the freeways that surround our community and representing the CHP as a true professional is the understatement of our lifetime. We wish him the best as he begins a new chapter in his life’s journey.

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