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RESOLUTION 3 S g3~" OHO
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
<br />HONORING ALL POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND DECLARING THE WEEK
<br />OF MAY 14, 2006, AS LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
<br />ce,~ the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that 155 police officers
<br />died in the line of duty in 2005, with one law enforcement officer being killed in America every 53 hours;
<br />56,000 officers being assaulted each year which have resulted in over 16,000 injuries annually; and
<br />~e,~.~, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., honors more than
<br />17,000 of America's federal, state and local law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of
<br />duty, an annual week of memorial services which began in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy
<br />designating each May 15~' as Peace Officers' Memorial Day requiring all American flags are lowered to
<br />half-staff; and
<br />G;h~ the South Bend Common Council further recognizes that Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge
<br /># 36 will be conducting on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. at our Police Headquarters ,the City of
<br />South Bend's annual tribute and memorial service to honor all of the South Bend Police Department
<br />Officers who have given their lives in the line of duty, namely:
<br />Hans Brandt Samuel Cooper Charles E. Farkas, Sr. Neil McIntyre
<br />Fred E. Buland Paul R. Deguch Ronald St. Germain, Sr. Delbert Thompson
<br />Oscar Christenson Thomas J. DeRue, Sr. Lewis Keller Lloyd Thompson
<br />Howard Wagner
<br />with the name of an 8-year veteran of the South Bend Police Department, Corporal Scott Lee Severns, PIN
<br /># 2018, being added to the South Bend Police Officers Memorial Monument last month, after he made the
<br />ultimate sacrifice when protecting and saving the life of a citizen during an armed robbery attempt.
<br />c~~, c-T,~~~, ~ std, G~ t~ ~a ~o.~lo~t.~ ~~ ~c~.~ ~~.! tea, 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, celebrates, remembers and gratefully honors the fourteen (14) members of
<br />the South Bend Police Department who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting the
<br />residents of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Section II. The South Bend Common Council honors each of these fallen police heroes, all of the
<br />fallen law enforcement officers across the country, and all of their families, friends and colleagues who have
<br />been left behind; not because of the way each of them died, but rather because of the way each of these
<br />dedicated police officers lived and performed their police duties 24/7, as a sworn peace officer.
<br />Section III. The Common Council hereby declares the week of May 14, 2006, as Law Enforcement
<br />Memorial Week in South Bend, Indiana. The Common Council urges all citizens to attend the upcoming
<br />Memorial Service on May 17, 2006, and to remember those who have given their lives while serving as part
<br />of the "thin blue line" standing between the lawful and the lawless. The Council further challenges all
<br />members of the South Bend Community to work together in making South Bend a safer city for all.
<br />Section lV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the
<br />L and~pploval by tl~ Mayor.
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<br />~lR d Kelly, District
<br />uzzello, 4 i 'ct
<br />avid Varner, 5"` District
<br />Vo rde, City Clerk
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<br />~! ?' APPPOVED
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<br />Ervin K a, 6 Di t 'ct
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<br />Karen L. White,~At Larg/e ~(
<br />Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney
<br />Stephen J. Luec ,Mayor of South Bend
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