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RESOLUTION NO. Q 155—
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
<br />HONORING THE MEMORY OF CORPORAL THOMAS J D R >F SR
<br />Vbgreas, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby wishes to honor the
<br />memory of Police Officer Thomas J. DeRue, Sr.; and
<br />btrtas, Thomas J. DeRue, Sr., born on June 24, 1946, officially joined the South Bend
<br />Police Department on September 1, 1968, under Thomas McNaughton, Chief of Police; and
<br />fWb9rt4s, Thomas J. DeRue, Sr., was promoted to the rank of Corporal by the Board of Public
<br />Safety on September 1, 1973, upon the recommendation of Robert Urban, Chief of Police; and
<br />V btrtas, Corporal DeRue was an active member of the Police Honor Guard, and the PAL
<br />Program where Police Officers played baseball with the youth of our City; and
<br />Ubtrtas, Corporal DeRue received from Police Chiefs Thomas McNaughton, Loren M. Bussert
<br />and Robert J. Urban an extraordinary number of Police Commendations in his six (6) years of exemplary
<br />service on the South Bend Police Department, with twelve (12) such Commendations being presented on:
<br />April 17, 1969
<br />June 17, 1969
<br />November 24, 1969
<br />September 16, 1970
<br />November 27, 1970
<br />September 30, 1971
<br />May 23, 1973
<br />September 25, 1973
<br />January 23, 1974
<br />February 15, 1974
<br />February 25,1974
<br />June 6, 1974
<br />'UWhtrt88, Corporal Thomas J. DeRue, Sr., was fatally wounded on November 14, 1974, during
<br />a confrontation with an armed robbery suspect while responding to a dispatch of a robbery in progress
<br />alarm in the 100 Block of West Colfax Avenue; and
<br />Mbereas, Corporal Thomas J. DeRue, Sr., at the age of 28 years, made the ultimate sacrifice for
<br />the City of South Bend and its citizens, while in the line of duty as a South Bend Police Officer; and
<br />'V bgrtao, the South Bend Common Council wholeheartedly endorses the City's dedication of
<br />"DeRue Court" named in the honor and memory of CORPORAL THOMAS J. DeRUE, SR.
<br />Xoln, tbtrtfort, be it orbaineb by tilt tbommou Coutttil of the letup of 0outb Venb,
<br />1lnbione, as follows:
<br />SECTION I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
<br />hereby publicly commemorates the memory of CORPORAL THOMAS J. DeRUE, SR., on the
<br />20th anniversary of his ultimate sacrifice to serve and protect the citizens of the City of South Bend.
<br />SECTION II. The South Bend Common Council proudly honors the widow of Corporal DeRue, Patricia
<br />DeRue- Nemeth, who is an Internal Operations Officer at Policemen's Federal Credit Union, and Thomas J.
<br />DeRue, Jr., who is a sophomore at Indiana University at Bloomington majoring in Political Science and
<br />English, with plans for law school upon graduation.
<br />SECTION III. The South Bend Common Council especially recalls this outstanding Day Shift Corporal
<br />of the South Bend Police Department who will always be remembered for always taking the time to talk
<br />and play with children; and being a role model as a Police Officer, citizen, and family member.
<br />SECTION IV. In tribute to the memory of CORPORAL THOMAS J. DeRUE, SR., the City of
<br />South Bend through the South Bend Common Council hereby declares and designates the week of
<br />November 14th as CORPORAL THOMAS J. DeRUE, SR. WEEK in South Bend, Indiana.
<br />SECTION V. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common
<br />Council and approval by the Mayor.
<br />Stephen Luecke, First District
<br />Cleo Washington, Second District
<br />R n Kelly, Third ct
<br />n uzzello, Fourth Dis
<br />Linas Slavinskas, Fifth District
<br />q1ttest:
<br />Irene K. Gammon, City Clerk
<br />PRESENTED //-lq -�q
<br />NOT APPROVED
<br />ADOPTED /I- ILI-gV
<br />Thomas Zakrewski, Sixth District
<br />Sean Coleman, At Large
<br />Loretta Duda, At Large
<br />Eugene Ladewski, At Large
<br />Dattb this 14th bap of Po9tmber, 1994.
<br />Joseph E. Keman, Mayor
<br />Filed in Liark's Office
<br />LNOV - 9 1994
<br />INENE GAwFd,.0N
<br />CrrY CLERK, $41. BEND, IN,
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