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RESOLUTION
4026-10
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 10,
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City Clerk
ident of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 11, 20 10
Approved and signed by me May 11, - 20 10
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Resolution No. 4026-10
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 7, 2010
THROUGH MAY 15, 2010 AS LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
Qf) the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that 126 law enforcement officers died
in the line of duty in 2009; with the average age of such officers being 39 with a tour of duty being 11 years and 3
months; plus there were over 60,000 criminal assaults committed which resulted in 15,000 injured police officers; and
CA tragically, the very soul of so many communities and the lives of each officer's family and friends have
been permanently affected; with gunfire being the leading cause of deaths in the line of duty, and multiple-fatality
shootings rising by 23% over the previous year and being the highest since 1981; and
CA. the Common Council notes that the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington,
D.C., honors over 18,000 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 beginning in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy
designating each May 15`h as Peace Officers' Memorial Day requiring all American flags lowered to half-staff and
week-long activities to honor these Fallen Heroes; and
GXiC..i the South Bend Common Council further recognizes that on Friday, May 7, 2010 at 8:00 p.m., the
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge # 36 held their annual tribute and memorial service at our Police Department
Headquarters, to honor all of the South Bend Police Department Officers who have given their lives in the line of
duty. On behalf of a grateful South Bend community, we honor these very special police officers:
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
The Common Council hereby rededicates itself to assisting the families and friends of each of our fallen officers in
helping them rebuild their lives and helping to assist their co-workers on the South Bend Police Department.
0,4.", 4 ,r 6Y V. W.. , ?cfl. 96.d, ca 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 and gratefully honors each of the fifteen (15) members of the South Bend Police Department
who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving and protecting the residents of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
Section II. The South Bend Common Council honors each of our fifteen fallen police heroes who each have
had their 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 performed their police duties during their law enforcement careers.
Section III. The Common Council hereby declares the week of May 7`h through May 15`', as Law
Enforcement 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.
The Council honors all of the dedicated men and women of the South Bend Police Department currently serving and
those who have served in the past, for their dedication and commitment to making-ou ommunity safe.
I be in full force and effect
by the Council and
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Al "Buddy" irsits, arge
othy A. use At L` 'ge
aren L. White, At Large
Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney
90 ".t, 2010.
Stephen J. Lue , M yor of South Bend