The ultimate sacrifice: Akron police honor memory of 27 officers killed in line of duty
Akron Beacon Journal
Members of the Cleveland Police Pipes and Drums perform during the Akron Police Memorial Day ceremony at the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 on Wednesday.
Fran Sandor, a member of the Akron FOP Auxiliary 1 places a flower on the wreath to honor an Akron Police officer who has died while serving the department during the Akron Police Memorial Day ceremony at the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 on Wednesday.
Akron officers who have died in the line of duty were remembered Wednesday during the Annual Police Memorial Service at the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 at Wolter Park.
Stacy Hairston-Jones, the widow of Akron Police Officer Kenneth C. Jones accepts flowers from a member of the Akron FOP Auxiliary 1 during the Akron Police Memorial Day ceremony at the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 on Wednesday. Officer Jones died from cardiac arrest following an event on the job in 2020.
A member of the Akron FOP Auxiliary 1 presents flowers to the family of Akron Police Officer Justin R. Winebrenner, his uncle and aunt Charles and Janet Parsons, his fiancŽ Tiffany Miller and his aunt Joanne Winebrenner Escarcega during the Akron Police Memorial Day ceremony at the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 on Wednesday. Officer Winebrenner was shot and killed in 2014 during a struggle with an armed assailant.
The ceremony honored the 27 Akron police officers and Kenmore deputy marshal who died while serving their community.
Akron Police Chief Stephen L. Mylett, left, talks with Tom and Carol Reese after the Akron Police Memorial Day ceremony at the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 on Wednesday. CarolÕs brother Floyd A. Weatherholt Jr. was shot and killed by an armed burglar in 1960.
The motorcycle unit of the Akron Police Department during the Akron Police Memorial Day ceremony at the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 on Wednesday.
The memorial service — organized by the FOP Akron Lodge 7 and the Akron Police Department — included an appearance by the Akron Police Honor Guard and the Cleveland Police Ceremonial Unit.
Taps is played after a 21 gun salute by the Akron Police Honor Guard during the Akron Police Memorial Day ceremony at the Fraternal Order of Police Akron Lodge 7 on Wednesday.
Family members of fallen officers were presented flowers.
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