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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 20,2011 AS A DAY OF
REMEMBRANCE AND DEDICATION TO ALL SOUTH BEND POLICE OFFICERS
G}f�, in 2010, law enforcement afficers who died in the line of duty spiked to 162, reflecting an increase of 40%
from the previous calendar year,with 39 of the 50 states experiencing losses within their police departments; and
GX�c tragically, the average age of officers killed was 41; the average length of service on the department was
12 years; with such officers overall leaving behind a spouse and two children; and
GX�. the South Bend Common Council further recognizes that on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. the
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge # 36 will hold their amival 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.
O�i belta,l f of n ve�y gratcfi�l Sotitli Bencl Com�naunity, tivc,honor thc�se veiy specinl police offzcers:
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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
Tlie Common Council rededicates itself to assisting the families and friends of each of our fallen officers in helping their
families rebuild their lives& assisting their fellow officers serving on the South Bend Police Department today.
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Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council hereby
publicly coinmemorates and gratefully honors each of the fifteen(15) members of the South Bend Police Department who
made the ultimate sacrifice wllile 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; a[[ 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 perfonned their daily police duties.
Section III. The Common Council hereby declares May 20—May 31 st, 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 bet�veen the lawful and the lawless. The Co�mcil encourages everyone to
honor our fallen heroes by attending the Memorial Service sponsored by the men and women of the Fraternal Order of
Police Lodge#36 on Friday,May 20,2011 at 8 p.m. at the South Bend Police St '
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect fro d iter i adoption by the Council and
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Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand,Council Attorney
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John Voorde, City Clerk Stephen J. Luecke,Mayor of South Bend