Officer Liza Lea Popejoy Thomas

Everyone Holds Their Ground

At 7th Annual

Police Memorial

Mayor Tom Henry, City and County Officials, police officers as well as citizens joined Family Members of the nine Law Enforcement Officers who have died "In the Line of Duty" as they were remembered at the Seventh Annual Police Memorial Ceremony. Honor Guard and Drum and Pipe Brigade Members, as usual, sent chills up and down everyone's spines as the Bagpipes played and officers marched.

Despite up to 47 MPH wind gusts,  all the participants at this year's ceremony were able to stay upright. Unfortunately, we can't      say the same for the dozen donuts which flew off the table and made their way into the mighty St Mary's River.(Talk about Dunkin Donuts)  Thanks to some good old fashion Duct Tape, concrete blocks and rope, we were able to keep everything else in-place.

(Police Memorial 2009 Pictures)

Photos Compliments of John McGauley

CONTACT US

L.E.F.F.M. (Law Enforcement/Fire Fighter Memorial),

 PO Box 10063, Fort Wayne, In. 46850

(We are a 501 C3 non profit organization)

OR

Jerry Vandeveer  260- 466-1449

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Triscape Landscaping planted the entire site

The Hinsey Family came to our rescue

 Photos (Memorial Construction 2007 and 2008)

Officers, Tara and Andy Noll with son, Jacob

 Fort Wayne Police Officers, Tara and Andy Noll are the latest $100 donors to the Memorial. Their donation was in honor of son Jacob, their brother and sister officers and those who have "Given their All" before them. Their hope is that other officers will      come forward too and donate any amount they can to help finish the Memorial.

POLAR PLUNGE 2009 

Mayor, Councilman, Police, Fire

and more take the plunge for 

 "Special Olympics"

At noon today, Mayor Tom Henry, Councilman Mitch Harper, several police officers and firefighters along with many supportive groups took the 2009 Polar Plunge in support of the "Special Olympics".  This is the second year St Francis College hosted the event on their beautiful Campus. With temperatures hovering at 32 degrees, it didn't take long for the "plunging ritual" to be completed. The Mayor went in so fast that my camera caught only his splash and his departure from the water.

Mayor Henry is moving fast

Mitch Harper was almost as fast as the Mayor

Firefighters joined in on the fun

Police Officers cannon ball the FWFD Dive Team

 (MORE POLAR PLUNGE 2009 PICS )