Commendation Honoring all police officers killed in he line of duty and declaring May 8 - May 15, Police Officers Memorial week in South Bend, IN.

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~''^' .--~. `r~ oy r.~ Resolution No. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, HONORING ALL POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND DECLARING MAY 8-May 15, 2009, AS POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL WEEK IN SOUTH BEND. INDIANA ~ the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that in 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a Presidential Proclamation honoring the tens of thousands of law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice; with an annual memorial service taking place each year thereafter; noting that 140 officers died in the line of duty in the United States in calendar year 2008; and ~X the Common Council notes that the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., honors more than 18,350 of America's federal, state and local law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty, with this annual week of memorial services requiring all American flags to be lowered to half-staff; and has a week of activities to honor these Fallen Police Heroes; and ~ the South Bend Common Council further recognizes that on Friday, May 8, 2009 the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge # 36 conducted 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, commitment, honor and the utmost of professionalism; with each of them also being remembered in the Police Unity Tour, the Candlelight Vigil, the Concerns of Police Survivors Seminar, and the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the events National Law Enforcement Museum held in Washington, D. C. during the 2009 Police Officers Memorial Week. vV~ cJ~,~ ~ ~,.! G~ t~ 5~ ~l~t.~ $'~ ~cA:~aE ~~d, ~d 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. Each of these officers gave their life while serving & protecting the residents of the City of South Bend. We salute and embrace 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 selflessly performed their police duties on a 24/7 basis. Section III. The Common Council hereby declares MAY 8 -May 15, 2009, as Police Officers Memorial Week in South Bend, Indiana. The Common Council urges all citizens to remember those who have given their lives while serving as part of the "thin blue line" standing between the lawful and the lawless. With grateful hearts, the South Bend Common Council honors each of our dedicated police officers who are serving today for their individual commitment to their police careers and for their daily commitment to making our community safe & secure. all be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and J' Al Large Timothy . R use, At rg Karen L. Whi e, At Large ~~ Kat teen Cekanski-Farrand, Council A orney cc~j~dt~ (l~d~ 90~~ zoo9 John ~oorde, City ,~ Stephen . Luec ayor of South Bend