Honoring all Police Officers Called in the Line of Duty Declaring Week of May 10th as National Law Enforcement Memorial Week

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RESOLUTION NO. o? A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, HONORING ALL POLICE OFFICERS CALLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND DECLARING THE WEEK OF MAY 10TH AS NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK 11U1W08, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, In ' �M; adness that as of today, 50 law enforcement officers have lost their lives in the of 98, and 176 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 1997 throughou and 'Wbertau, COPS President Sharon Felton ently noted t t "Despite a five -year downward trend in violence across this nation, this ]at aths reminds us that the price for a safer America is being paid for by the blood o aw enforcement officers "; and 'DDlntr900, this afternoon at 3:00 p.m., the City of South Bend 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 Ubtr¢90, 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 also pays tribute to the 700,000 federal, state and local officers who continue to serve our country as the "thin blue line" who stand between the lawful and the lawless; and "D btrtag, on May 13, 1998, the 10th 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; and officers from the South Bend Police Department will be present to hear the name of Corporal Paul Richard Deguch being read along with the other police officers killed in the line of duty in 1997. 110$1, Z%tr9£01U, 1010 It ®rWtttb 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. Section II, 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, often at great risk to their own personal safety. Section III. The South Bend Common Council hereby declares the week of May 10th as National 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 John Broden, Fourth District David A. Varner, Fifth District attot: Andre w U' c Sixth District Sean Coleman, At Large John Hosinski, At Large Rod Sniadecki, At Large Stephen J.Luecke, Mayor Loretta Duda, City Clerk Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand Council Attorney