Tom Cooney Jr., BA’72, Temple University, a veteran of the USAF, served 23 years on the Philadelphia PD achieving executive rank. In 1984, while a captain, he started a part time business providing services to police and security organizations. In 1993 he retired from the PPD to devote full time to his business. While conducting seminars in 1999, he met his future wife, Irene, a Philadelphia police officer. When she was diagnosed with 4th stage cancer in 2003, he decided to fully retire to devote his time to support and care for Irene through her terrible illness.