Photo: Postal Inspector Thomas K.
Postal Inspector John Johnson and President George W. Bush Caption: Postal Inspector John Johnson presented the Chief Postal Inspector’s Challenge Coin to President George W. Bush during his White House visit. Photo: Postal Inspector Thomas K. Clinton Post Office Renamed for Father of Postal Police Captain Gregory Brown Postal Police Captain Gregory Brown of the Houston Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, attended a renaming ceremony on May 1, 2004, for the Nyack Post Office, located on South Broadway in Nyack, New York. Captain Brown’s father, Waverly “Chipper” Brown, was one of three men gunned down during a robbery on October 20, 1981, committed by members of the Black Liberation Army and the Weather Underground. The gang stole $1.6 million from a Brinks armored car while guards were making a pickup from a nearby bank. The Post Office now bears the names of Edward O’Grady, Waverly Brown, and Peter Paige. Brown and O’Grady were police officers, and Paige was a Brinks armored-truck guard. The legislation was sponsored by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Representative Eliot Engel (D-Bronx), and was approved by the House of Representatives on October 20, 2003, the 22nd anniversary of the robbery. Schumer applauded the community for keeping the tragedy in its heart and thanked the families of the three men. “We remember their families walk with a hole in their hearts every day because of the loss,” Schumer said. “Today, nine children are the best testament to the character of Ed, Peter, and Waverly.
