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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 28, 2008 state and local law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty, with this annual week of memorial services beginning in 1962 when President John F. th Kennedy designating each May 15 as Peace Officers’ Memorial Day requiring all American flags lowered to half-staff and having week-long activities to honor these Fallen Heroes; and , Whereas the South Bend Common Council further recognizes that on Friday, May 9, 2008 the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge # 36 will be conducting at our Police Department Headquarters, the City of South Bend’s annual tribute and memorial service to honor all of the South Bend Police Department Officers who have given their lives in the line of duty, namely : Hans Brandt Paul R. Deguch Lewis Keller Delbert Thompson Fred E. Buland Charles E. Farkas, Sr. Neil McIntyre Lloyd Thompson Oscar Christenson Thomas J. DeRue, Sr. Nick S. Polizzotto Howard Wagner Samuel Cooper Ronald St. Germain, Sr Scott Lee Severns with each of these officers having served our city with courage, honor and the utmost of professionalism; with each of them also being remembered in the many other activities at the National Peace Officers Memorial and the National Law Enforcement Museum which is a tribute to the essential role which law enforcement plays in a free a society. Now, Therefore, be it resolved, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, , Indiana as follows : Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council hereby publicly commemorates, celebrates, remembers and gratefully honors each of the fifteen (15) members of the South Bend Police Department who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting the residents of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and salutes and embraces each of their family members and friends. Section II. The South Bend Common Council honors each of our fallen police heroes who have had the 10-42 called out; all of the fallen law enforcement officers across the country, and all of their families, friends and colleagues who have been left behind; not because of the way each of them died, but rather because of the way each of these dedicated police officers lived and faithfully and selflessly performed their many police duties on a 24/7 basis. Section III. The Common Council hereby declares the week of May 11-17, 2008, asNational Police Week in South Bend, Indiana. The Common Council urges all citizens , to attend the upcoming Memorial Service on Friday, May 9, 2008and to always remember those who have given their lives while serving as part of the “thin blue line” standing between the lawful and the lawless. The Council honors each of our dedicated police officers for their individual commitment to their police careers and for their daily commitment to making our community safe & secure. Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. st s/Derek D. Dieter, 1 District s/Al “Buddy” Kirsits, At Large nd s/Henry Davis, Jr., 2 District s/Timothy A. Rouse, At Large rd s/Thomas LaFountain, 3 District s/Karen L. White, At-Large th s/Ann Puzzello, 4 District th s/Dr. David Varner, 5 District th s/Oliver J. Davis 6 District s/Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney th Attest: Adopted this 28 day of April, 2008 s/John Voorde, City Clerk s/Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor of South Bend 2