Honoring all Police Officers and those Killed in the Line of Duty Declaration of week May 10th as Law Enforecment Memorial Week

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A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, HONORING ALL POLICE OFFICERS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND THE DECLARATION OF THE WEEK OF MAY 10TH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK IN SOUTH BEND. INDIANA 'IlViJtrtsg, nationally approximately 700,000 sworn law enforcement officers have chosen to serve society by protecting our communities twenty-four hours per day; and 'flD bMttl8, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that despite crime statistics being lowered, police officers killed in the line of duty continues to increase; and VbgVtas, this afternoon at 3:00 p.m., the City of South Bend, Indiana, publicly honored officers of the South Bend Police Department who paid the ultimate sacrifice in a special annual ceremony of prayer and dedication; and the Common Council hereby publicly honors each of the memories of these officers again tonight who served the citizens of South Bend so proudly: Hans Brandt Paul R. Deguch Neil McIntyre Fred E. Buland Thomas J. DeRue, Sr. Delbert Thompson Oscar Christenson Charles E. Farkas, Sr. Lloyd Thompson Samuel Cooper Ronald St. Germain, Sr. Howard Wagner Lewis Keller W btrt08, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated on October 15, 1991 and bears the names of over 14,000 peace officers who have been killed in the line of duty since 1794 and will add the names of 156 federal, state and local officers killed in 1998 who served as the "thin blue line" standing between the lawful and the lawless; and 'D biMtas, on May 13, 1999, the 11th Annual Candlelight Vigil will be held at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial at the Judiciary Square in Washington, D.C. where a reading of the names newly engraved on the Memorial will take place. Ad), Zb9Vd0r1Z, 09 It ®rbdit O by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I On behalf of all the citizens of the City of South Bend, the Common Council hereby publicly commemorates and honors the thirteen (13) members of the South Bend Police Department who paid the ultimate sacrifice in serving and protecting the residents of our City; and also remembers the officers from the Indiana State Police Department and the Goshen Police Officer who selflessly put their lives on the line for a greater good. Section IL The Common Council honors each of these fallen police heroes, not because of the way they died, but because of the way they lived and performed their police duties each and every day since they raised their right hand to take the solemn oath of a peace officer. Section III. The South Bend Common Council hereby declares the week of May 10th as Law Enforcement Week in South Bend, Indiana, and urges all citizens to work toward peace and harmony in all of our neighborhoods in partnership with our dedicated police officers. Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. James Aranowski, First District Charlotte Pfeifer, Second District Roland Kelly, Third District Karl King, Fourth District David A. Vamer, Fifth District attot: Loretta Duda, City Clerk Andrew Ujd Sixth District Sean Coleman, At Large John Hosinski, At Large Rod Sniadecki, At Large Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand Council Attorney