Obituaries

By: Jim Wheeler, Contributing Editor

The FOP, Lodge Five, dedicates this section of every issue of the “Peace Officer” to honor the brave men and women who have dedicated a good portion of their lives to the vigilant watch protecting the lambs from the lions. Once in a whilesomeonesendsapoemorwritingthattheyfeelisanappropriateexpressionofgratitudetoourfraternalbrothers andsisterswhohavepassedaway.Sometimesitistheworkofthepersonwhosendsitorsomethingtheyhavereadthat moves even the hardest of souls.We encourage and welcome these submissions.To make it easy, please use the page followingtheobituariestohelpushonorourbrothersandsisters.ThankYou!

SGT.MICHAEL J.SIMON#392

DOB:9-24-1944 DOD:9-19-2021 APTT:10-4-1965 RET.:12-10-1990 ASSN: 18thDistrict,A.I.D.,1stDist.,S.W.,Plain Clothes,1stDist.,CPLSubway, Det.SWDetective,Hqd.,Gft.Det. Hdq.,Sgt.EAD.

Mike would say that he enjoyed his years working with the men and women of the Philadelphia Police Department. But most of all the creditgoestoourFraternalOrderof Policeforalltheyhavedoneoverthe yearstohelpmakeconditionsbetter. HewouldthanktheFOPbecausehe remembered when he had to work over 8 hours, with no pay, and the FOP, under contract, fought for straight time, for over 8 hours of time.

MyhusbandMikewasdedicated andservedproudlyasaPhiladelphia Police Officer and all his assignmentsthroughouthis25yearcareer. He always fought for what he felt wasright.

After retiring, he continued to servethepeopleinCamdenCounty, New Jersey, where we have lived. He stopped layoffs for the RunnemedeBoroughPoliceDepartment and also had the rank of Captain reinstatedbacktotheRunnemedePolice Department, which had been dismissedfromtheirrank.

My husband told many stories from his yeas on the Philadelphia Police Department and continued to tell great stories to share, and there wasalwaysagoodlaughattheend.

Hehasalwaysservedthepeople in one way or another. Most of all Mikelovedhisfamily.Aboveallelse his family always came first. Mike wasaGoldMemberoftheFraternal OrderofPolicefor53years.Hewas anAmbassador for the Rothman Institute. Mike was a member of the RunnemedeSeniorsClubandfought forsenior'srights.Hewasamember of the Runnemede-BellmawrGlendora Rotary Club as well as the NRA.

Mostofall,Mikelovedhisfamily, and above all, his family alway camefirst.

Weloveandmisshimwithbroken hearts. His wife Gina, son Michael, grandchildren Isabella Skidmore, Sophia and great granddaughterRosalie. Submittedby; VirginiaSimon(Wife) In Loving Memory of Mike,

MikejoinedthePhiladelphiaPolice Department in October 1965. HeservedthepeopleofPhiladelphia for 25 years until December 1990, whenheretiredwiththerankofSergeant. He served proudly withthe menandwomeninPhiladelphiaand rose through the ranks of Corporal, Detective,andSergeant.Someofhis manyassignmentsweretheAccident InvestigationDivision(A.I.D.), Detective,Plainclothes,andEthicsAccountability Division (E.A.D.). UponhisretirementMikeworkedas aninvestigatorwithCamdenCounty in the Child Support Unit for 16 years,ajobhecametoenjoy.When hefinallyretiredinJuneof2007,he loved talking to people. He had so many stories to share and there was alwaysagoodlaughattheend.

Mike was very outspoken about things he was passionate about and wasn't afraid to stand up forwhat he believed in. He stopped layoffs for theRunnemedeBoroughPoliceDepaltment, where hisfamily lives. He also had the rank of Captain reinstated, which had been dismissed fromtheranks.

ROBERT J. LEVINS, RETIRED INSPECTOR

DOB:04/17/1944 DOD:08/20/2021 APPT:10/13/1964 RET:05/31/1995 Assigned to 25th, Civil Affairs, ACT Unit, IAD, NEPD,PatrolBureau.

RobertLevins,77ofStoneHar-

bor,NJ,adecoratedPhiladelphiapolice inspector, former head of securityatLaSalleUniversity,andhome security business owner died at homeFriday,August20,afteralong illness.Oneoffourbrotherswhofollowed their father into the Philadelphia Police Department. Robert joined the force in 1964 as a patrolman in the 25th District and rose throughtherankstoretireasinspector in 1995. During the late 60s and early 70s, Robert was assigned to the Civil Affairs Unit policing protesters against the war in Viet Nam while his younger brother Thomas was serving a combat tour of duty with 173rd airborne division inViet Nam.ForRobert,policingwasmore than a job for his family. "It was a wayoflife" ,hesaidina1987newspaperarticle. "Healwayswantedto help people" , said his wife Helen of 35 years. At La Salle, Robert hired and trained security officers, budgetedandpurchasedequipment,and coordinated with community leaders. He left the university in 2003 and relocated to Stone Harbor and opened a home security service. Robert served in Marine Corps Reservesforeightyears.Hegraduated from the FBI national academy in Quantico, VA., and earned a BA in criminal justice at La Salle University.Away from work he loved tennis, softball, skiing, motorcycles, refurbishing his 1965 Mustang and his100yearoldhomeinStoneHarbor.WhilelivinginStoneHarborhe was active in local politics, the AmericanLegionandtheStoneHarborMuseum.Inadditiontohiswife, Robertissurvivedbythreebrothers, one sister, four children and nine grandchildren. BarbaraJ.Paul,Ph.D. Commissioner

RICHARD NEALSR.

DOB: 03/11/1940 DOD:12/11/2021 APPT:04/02/1962 RET:02/18/1992 ASSN:4/12/92 11th Phila. Police

Richard Neil, Sr. was born March 11, 1940, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to the late Robert and Rebecca Neil. He was the youngest of four brothers who preceded him in death. He spent his final days in the loving company of his family. On Saturday, December 11, 2021, Richard entered his eternal resting place.

On October 6, 1962, Richard marriedDoloresRodgers.Fromthis union,twosonswereborn.Richard, Jr., and Jason. Richard was a gentle giant who was devoted to his wife andchildren.Hewassternyetloving andcouldbrightenupanyroomwith his incredible smile. “Hon, ” as the family and close friends affectionately called him, lived a purposeful life. He was the wind beneath his wife’swings.

Richard received his formal education in the Philadelphia public schoolsystem,graduatingfromBok VocationalTechnicalHighSchoolin 1957. Richard entered the Philadelphia Police Department onApril 2, 1962. During his thirty-six-year career in law enforcement, he accomplished outstanding achievements moving up the ranks of the police department.OnAugust20,1992,he receivedhisappointmentasthe11th Police Commissioner of Philadelphia. During his tenure as commissioner, his goal was to focus on the missionofthepolicedepartmentand enact improvements that supported the police department’s mission. To aidinaccomplishingthesegoals,he implemented the following programs: splitting the patrol bureau and decentralizing the field detectives,combinedpatroldistricts,mobile mini stations, instituting citywidebikepatrols,culturaldiversitytraining,hatecrimetrainingand investigation, youth initiatives, citizenspoliceacademy,crimeanalysis committee, and implemented the helicopter unit. As a police officer, heunderstoodtheimportanceofdeveloping future police officers and made significant training improvements at the police academy. Under theFederalCopsAheadprogram,he obtainedfundingtoconstructanew policeacademytrainingfacility.

Richard Was a member of numerous law enforcement professional associations and received numerous honors and awards. To name a few: The USAttorney General’s William French SmithAward foroutstandingcontributiontocooperative law enforcement; citations from the Pennsylvania House of Representative and the Philadelphia City Council; awards from the KoreanAssociation, the citywide antidruggroupnetwork,theWolfBaron Lodge Overbrook, he Philadelphia HousingAuthority and the National AssociationfortheAdvancementof ColoredPeople(NAACP.)

Richard will always be cherishedandremainintheheartsof:his wife of fifty-nine years, Dolores: sons, Richard, Jr. and Jason; daughters-in-love, Laila and Jenelle; his granddaughters, Chelsea and Gabrielle and Simone; a host of otherfamilymembersandfriends.

JOSEPH ROBERT MATKOVIC

DOB:12/01/1939 DOD:01/18/2022 APPT:12/1965 RET:02/08/1991 J o s e p h Matkovic, age 82, of Smyrna, DE, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, went home to Our Lord Jesus Christ on January18,2022. Heisthebeloved husband of the late Theresa (nee Murzyn) and son of the late Mary and Stephen Matkovic. Upon his mother’sdeath,Joewasraisedbyhis AuntRoseBorkowski,whowaslike a mother to him. Joseph was a lovingbrothertoMarkBorkowski,and lovingfathertoJoeMatkovic,Mike Matkovic (Dana), and Jennifer Kairis (Dennis), and dear grandfather to Matthew Matkovic,Amanda Matkovic,MichaelMatkovicJr.,and SeanMatkovic,JillMiles(Will),and Matthew Kairis, and great grandfathertoFultonJohnMiles.

Josephservedourcountryinthe U.S.Armyandprotectedthecitizens of the City of Brotherly Love as PhiladelphiaPoliceOfficerforthree decades. Hewasdevotedtohisprofession and wore his badge proudly. He valued the brotherhood of the F.O.P.andwastrulyaCop’sCop.

WhileJosephhadmanypassions in life including, hunting, fishing, and car racing, more than anything in life, his family was his true passion. He demonstrated the importance of being a devoted husband andfathertohisfamilyeverydayof his life. We will miss him dearly as welostourHero.

Due to the impact of Covid 19, Private services will be held and a celebration of Life will be announced at a later time. Donations

can be made to the FOP Survivors

Fund athttps://www.fop5.orginlieu offlowers. Fundsraisedprovidesfinancialassistanceandsupporttothe families of Philadelphia police officerswhohavebeeninjuredorkilled inthelineofduty.

DETECTIVE SHELTON BROWN #865

DOB:03/21/1925 DOD:11/31/2021 APPT: July1955 Detective07/19/1965 Shelton Lee Brown was the Son of Virginia Brown.HewasbornMarch21,1927 inPortsmouth,Virginia.Sheltonand his mother moved to Philadelphia when he was 5 years old settling with his mother’s sister Daisy in South Philadelphia. Shelton graduated from South Philadelphia High School where he excelled in Track andField.

SheltonmetandmarriedPhyllis Davis,April 26,1947 and from that union 3 children were born: Earl Shelton (deceased), Lynda Virginia, andAngelaFrances.

In 1955 Shelton graduated from the Philadelphia Police Academy andstartedhiscareerwithinthePolice Department. On July 19, 1965, Shelton was promoted to Detective. During this time, he advanced his education at the University of PennsylvaniaFelsInstitutePolice Science Local and State Government and Public Administration. The Public Service Institute of Pennsylvania Correctional Training, Police WorkwithChildrenandYouth and GraphAnalysis and Interpretation. Backster School of Lie Detection New York, NY, Voiceprint Laboratories Voice Identification,Somerset,NewJerseyand CommunityCollegeofPhiladelphia, Pa.

Shelton had assignments in the Juvenile Aid Division and Gang Control Unit. From there he moved to the Homicide Division, Special InvestigationTeam.Fromthereuntil hisretirement,hewasassignedtothe PolygraphandVoiceprintLabatDetective Headquarters. Shelton received many commendations throughouthiscareer.December4th, 1976,heretiredafter21yearsofPoliceService.

But he did not stop working!! SheltonbecametheChiefPolygraph operator for Globe Security. From therehewenttothePublicDefender Association.SheltonwasalsoPresident of the National Polygraph OperatorsofPennsylvania.

Outside of his overachieving work ethic, for generations Shelton and his Family spent leisure time at theirsummerhomesinCapeMay,NJ.

Shelton leaves behind a loving Family.Hiswifeof75yearsPhyllis, two daughters Lynda andAngela; 8 Grandchildren,Christopher(Sheila), Earlene (Matt), Lori (Eric), Devon (Danni), Shawnee (Dennis), Shannon,Samantha,andGabriel.And14 Greatgrandchildren. And several NiecesandNephews.

LovinglySubmitted,TheFamily

Dad as a rookie on patrol in South Philadelphia.

RETIRED P/O JOHN COATES #9799

APPT. NOV. 8TH 1971 CLASS 224 ASSIGNED 9TH, 23RD RETIRED JULY 23RD 1989 S/C DIS. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES AIRFORCE VIETNAM. PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 20TH 2021 AT AGE 72.

RETIRED DET. GEORGE KUHAR #724

APPT. MAY 1ST 1956 FAIRMOUNT PARK POLICE, THEN PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPT. OCT. 11TH 1972 ASSIGNED WEST DET. DIV., HOMICIDE, RETIRED NOV. 1ST 1980. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY KOREAN WAR, PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 18TH 2021 AT AGE 88.

RET. SGT. RICHARD JOHNSTON #413

APPT. JANUARY 6TH 1958 CLASS 138 ASSIGNED 6TH, 25TH, 23RD, GSD RADIO, NORTH CENTRAL DET. DIV., 14TH, 39TH, 24TH, 12TH, 15TH, RETIRED OCT. 2ND 1980, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY. BROTHER OF RET. (DEC.) P/O RAY JOHNSTON #4602 LAST ASSIGNED TO 5TH. RICHARD PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 17TH 2021 AT AGE 84.

RETIRED LT. MICHAEL ROBINSON #227

APPT. JULY 5TH 1965 CLASS 170 ASSIGNED 4TH, GSD CRIM. RECORDS, REPORTS CONTROL, RECORDS AND IDENT. HE AND HIS PARTNER P/O GEORGE V. JACOBS #7526 WERE SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY ON JULY 15TH 1966 AT BROAD SNYDER. P/O JACOBS DIED AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES. LT. ROBINSON RETIRED ON NOV. 19TH 1987, HE ALSO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. LT. ROBINSON PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 24TH 2021.

RET. SGT. MICHAEL J. SIMON #392

APPT. OCT. 4TH 1965 CLASS 173 ASSIGNED 18TH, ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, 1ST, TRANSIT, WEST DET. DIV., DET. HQ'S, 1ST DEPUTY COMM., RET. DEC. 10TH 1989, PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 24TH 2021 AT AGE 76.

RET. P/O IRMA THOMPSON #3721

APPT. JUNE 26TH 1989 CLASS 281 ASSIGNED 15TH, 7TH, RET. JAN. 14TH 2007, MOTHER OF P/O ROBERT BLAKE #321 ASSIGNED AUDITS INSPECTION, AND P/O JOHN THOMPSON #3721 ASSIGNED 35TH, GRANDMOTHER OF POLICE RADIO DISPATCHER KEELY MAUDE, SISTER OF DECEASED P/O ANNA MARIE VOGT #2499 LAST ASSIGNED TO THE 25TH. P/O IRMA THOMPSON PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 29TH 2021 AT AGE 68.

RET. P/O JAMES A. DOWNEY #1429

APPT. JUNE 25TH 1967 CLASS 186 ASSIGNED 3RD, 12TH, 4TH, RETIRED AUGUST 6TH 1990. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY VIETNAM. PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 28TH 2021 AT AGE 76.

RET. DET. ANTHONY C. WOJCIECHOWSKI #674

APPT. FEB 1ST 1971 CLASS 217 ASSIGNED 7TH, SOUTH DET.DIV., SPECIAL INVESTIGATION, RETIRED MAY 19TH 1988, SERVED AS CHIEF OF NEWTOWN POLICE DEPT., ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 1964-1968, PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 6TH 2021 AT AGE 75.

RET. SGT. WILLIAM DRUMMOND #8676

APPT. APRIL 6TH 1963 CLASS 166 ASSIGNED 22ND, EAST DET. DIV., POLYGRAPH UNIT, POLICE ACADEMY, DIGNITARY PROTECTION UNIT, RETIRED OCT. 23RD 1987, ALSO SERVED PHILADELPHIA HOUSING POLICE, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY, PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 29TH 2021 AT AGE 79.

RET. SGT. HERBERT KIRK #300

APPT. MARCH 24TH 1958 CLASS 139 ASSIGNED 23RD, 17TH HIGHWAY PATROL, STAKEOUT, ACADEMY, RANGE, RET. JAN. 22ND 1985, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY, PASSED AWAY ON OCT. 6TH 2021 AT AGE 84.

RET. CAPT. MICHAEL GEORGE LUTZ #43

APPT. APRIL 26TH 1965, ASSIGNED TASK FORCE, 3RD, 9TH, STAKEOUT, CIVIL AFFAIRS, 6TH, CENTRAL DET.DIV., COMMAND INSP. BUREAU, NORTHWEST DET. DIV., DET. H.Q., SERVED AS PA. STATE F.O.P. PRESIDENT, SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF OUR MICHAEL G. LUTZ LODGE #5 PHILADELPHIA FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, SERVED PA. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES AIRFORCE, PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 9TH 2021 AT AGE 79.

RET. COUNTY DET. EMIL BUCCERONI

APPT. OCT. 4TH 1954 CLASS 119 ASSIGNED 19TH, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE, RET. OCT. 10TH 1970, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY WWII, UNCLE OF RET. P/O EMIL BUCCERONI #1248 LAST ASSIGNED 25TH, DECEASED P/O CHARLES BUCCERONI #4269 LAST ASSIGNED 6TH, AND GREG BUCCERONI MGN. DIRECTOR OFFICE, RET. COUNTY DET. EMIL BUCCERONI PASSED AWAY ON OCT. 12TH 2021 AT AGE 96.

RET. DET. PATRICK KEENAN #9088

APPT. OCT. 2ND 1972 CLASS 228 ASSIGNED 26TH, EAST DET. DIV., FIREARMS IDENT UNIT, MAJOR CRIMES UNIT, UNCLE OF CPL. KELLY ANN KEENAN #8324 ASSIGNED TO 6TH, DET. PATRICK KEENAN PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 14TH 2021 AT AGE 71.

RET. P/O MICHAEL BARANIEWICZ #9903

APPT. APRIL 10TH 1972 CLASS 226 ASSIGNED 14TH, RET. JULY 7TH 1995, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY 1965-1971, HE PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 13TH 2021 AT AGE 75.

RET. P/O JOHN FRANCIS COLL #2950

APPT. MAY 24TH 1976 CLASS 236 ASSIGNED 35TH, 39TH, RET. SEPTEMBER 30TH 2003, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY FIRST CALVARY DIVISION AND WAS STATIONED IN AH KHE VIETNAM FOR MOST OF HIS DEPLOYMENT FROM MAY OF 1964 TO MAY 1966. JOHN PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 30TH AT AGE 79.

RETIRED P/O NANCY M. MARTIN #1754

APPOINTED NOVEMBER 24TH 1986 CLASS 270 ASSIGNED 15TH, WIFE OF RETIRED DETECTIVE ALOYSIUS I. MARTIN #906 LAST ASSIGNED NORTHEAST DETECTIVE DIVISION, P/O NANCY MARTIN PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 20TH 2021 AT AGE 71.

RETIRED DETECTIVE ALFRED FRY #858

APPT. MARCH 24TH 1958 CLASS 139 ASSIGNED 18TH, 3RD, WEST DETECTIVE DIVISION, RETIRED SEPTEMBER 9TH 1978, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY WWII, PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 7TH 2021 AT AGE 94.

RETIRED P/O PHILIP "JEFF" PIERCE #2775

APPT. MARCH 9TH 1981 CLASS 250 ASSIGNED 17TH RETIRED S/C DIS. JUNE 6TH 1992. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY VIETNAM. PASED AWAY ON OCTOBER 23RD 2021 AT AGE 72.

RETIRED P/O CHRISTIE SACCHETTI #3299

APPT. OCT. 14TH 1968 CLASS 192 ASSIGNED 12TH, 18TH, STAKEOUT, RETIRED OCT. 15TH 1984, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 22ND 2021 AT AGE 79.

RETIRED P/O LAWERENCE P. FRIEND #5608,

APPT. MARCH 20TH 1967 CLASS 183, ASSIGNED TASK FORCE, HIGHWAY PATROL, RETIRED SEPT. 13TH 1988. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS VIETNAM, SERVED FROM 1961- 1966. SON OF RETIRED DECEASED DET. WILLIAM FRIEND SR. #859, BROTHER OF RETIRED SGT. WILLIAM FRIEND JR. #8622 LAST ASSIGNED EAST DET. RETIRED SEPT 11TH 1984. P/O LAWERENCE FRIEND PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 24TH 2021 AT AGE 79.

RETIRED P/O JOSEPH SANTORE #7323

APPT. APRIL 4TH 1966 CLASS 179 ASSIGNED 4TH, SUMMONS UNIT, RETIRED SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY JANUARY 16TH 1972. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. JOSEPH PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 26TH 2021 AT AGE 79.

RETIRED P/O RONALD ROSATI #4064

APPT. AUGUST 5TH 1974 CLASS 233 ASSIGNED 4TH, CIVIL AFFAIRS UNIT, RETIRED SEPTEMBER 30TH 2003, FATHER OF P/O RICHARD ROSATI #7170 ASSIGNED 26TH, FATHER-IN-LAW OF SGT. AL CORSON #8573 ASSIGNED TO NARCOTICS FIELD UNIT, BROTHER OF RETIRED DECEASED LT. GILBERT ROSATI #240 RETIRED JULY 6TH 1984 LAST ASSIGNED TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS, UNCLE OF RETIRED P/O RON ROSATI #3025, RETIRED MARCH 8TH 2013 LAST ASSIGNED MAJOR CRIMES. P/O RONALD ROSATI #4064 PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 28TH 2021AT AGE 78.

RETIRED P/O TYRONE RANDALL #3414

APPT. JUNE 22ND 1987 CLASS 273 ASSIGNED 15TH, 5TH, RETIRED JULY 11TH 2007. PASSSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 30TH 2021 AT AGE 59.

RETIRED P/O CHARLES A. WEISS JR. #3629

APPT. APRIL 20TH 1970 CLASS 207 ASSIGNED 24TH, 24TH MOUNTED, 6TH MOUNTED, 6TH, 17TH, 1ST MOUNTED, RETIRED APRIL 28TH 1995, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY, PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 30TH 2021 AT AGE 75.

RETIRED P/O JAMES T. GRANT #6059

APPT. NOVEMBER 1ST 1965 CLASS 174 ASSIGNED 39TH, TRANSIT, 12TH, 18TH C.C.T.V., RETIRED AUGUST 14TH 1986. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY 1961-1964. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 17TH 2022 AT AGE 80.

RETIRED DET. SHELTON BROWN #856

APPT. JULY 25TH 1955 CLASS 125 ASSIGNED 31ST, JUVENILE AID DIVISION, HOMICIDE. HE WAS SHOT IN LINE OF DUTY IN 1966 RETURNED AFTER THE SHOOTING AND SERVED IN HOMICIDE UNTIL HE RETIRED ON DECEMBER 4TH 1976. HE PASSED AWAY ON NOV. 2ND 2021 AT AGE 96. SHELTON AND HIS WIFE PHYLLIS WERE MARRIED FOR 75 YEARS, THEY HAVE THREE CHILDREN, EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN, AND 15 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

RETIRED P/O JAMES T. STEPHENSON #299 THEN #6105

APPT. APRIL 7TH 1958 FAIRMOUNT PARK POLICE THAN PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPT. ASSIGNED 7TH, RETIRED APRIL 29TH 1988, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY KOREAN WAR. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMEBER 3RD 2021 AT AGE 87.

RETIRED THEODORE CHERRINGTON #1153

APPT. OCT. 24TH 1960 CLASS 151, ASSIGNED 24TH, 25TH, 18TH, RETIRED AUGUST 15TH 1971 S/C DIS. , ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 4TH 2021 AT AGE 82.

RETIRED P/O NATHANIEL CHATMAN JR. #6715

APPT. JANUARY 19TH 1988 CLASS 275 ASSIGNED 14TH RETIRED JANUARY 1ST 2008. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 3RD 2021 AT AGE 73.

RETIRED P/O EDWARD G. STEIN #2755

APPOINTED JANUARY 9TH 1954 CLASS 114 ASSIGNED 35TH, 15TH, RETIRED NOVEMBER 21ST 1971 S/C DIS. PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 30TH 2021 AT AGE 91.

RETIRED DETECTIVE FRANCIS CARROLL #8096

APPT. AUGUST 5TH 1974 CLASS 233, ASSIGNED 6TH, RADIO, 15TH, JUVENILE AID DIV. , CENTRAL DET. DIV., MAJOR CRIMES, RETIRED DECEMBER 13TH 2013. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 11TH 2021 AT AGE 67.

RETIRED P/O JOHN T. MARTIN #7014

APPT. FEB. 19TH 1974 CLASS 232 ASSIGNED 18TH, 35TH, AIRPORT, RETIRED DEC. 30TH 1998. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 6TH 2021 AT AGE 79.

RETIRED P/O KIMM MARIE KLEPOSKI #6333

APPT. JANUARY 8TH 1990 CLASS 286 ASSIGNED TACTICAL, 24TH, TRAFFIC, RETIRED MARCH 15TH 2019. WIFE OF DET. DAVID SMITH #8127 ASSIGNED C.D.D., DAUGHTER OF RETIRED DEC. P/O RAYMOND KLEPOSKI #9615, NIECE OF RETIRED LT. HENRY DUGAN, RETIRED DET. BRIDGETTE BONATSOS, RETIRED P/O MICHAEL BONATSOS, CHEMISTRY MGN. ED DUGAN, COUSIN OF DET. PAUL DUGAN, P/O LISA DUGAN, P/O MICHAEL DEVLIN, P/O RICHARD DEVLIN, P/O PAMELA JOHNCOLA, RET. P/O MICHAEL JOHNCOLA, P/O MATTHEW RAUDENBUSH, P/O RICHARD DEVLIN JR., P/O JENNIFER DEVLIN, P/O KIMM MARIE KLEPOSKI PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 11TH 2021 AT AGE 57.

RETIRED P/O ALAN B. LIPPEN #3540

APPT. MAY 24TH 1976 CLASS 236 ASSIGNED 25TH RETIRED JUNE 24TH 1996. ALSO SERVED U.S. ARMY VIETNAM. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 11TH 2021 AT AGE 80.

RETIRED P/O ROCCO R. CARANGI #1577

APPT. AUGUST 18TH 1973 CLASS 229 ASSIGNED 19TH, A.C.T. 1, 19TH , PISTOL RANGE, RETIRED DECEMBER 31ST 2004. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 12TH 2021 AT AGE 75.

RET. P/O CHARLES F. WINDISCH #2758

APPT. NOVEMBER 1, 1950 ASSIGNED 26TH, FOOT TRAFFIC, RETIRED FEBRUARY 3RD 1979. SERVED CAPITOL POLICE 1979-1993, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS WW II. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 11TH 2022 AT AGE 94.

RETIRED P/O DAVID CHASE #1867

APPT. FEB. 10TH 1964 CLASS 165 ASSIGNED 17TH, 19TH, 18TH, RETIRED AUGUST 30TH 1989. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 13TH 2021 AT AGE 81.

RET. SGT. FRANK PRONIO #6615

APPT. AIRPORT POLICE MAY 20TH 1960, THEN PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPT. SEPTEMBER 7TH 1965 CLASS 172 ASSIGNED 19TH, AIRPORT, EVIDENCE CUSTODIAN, RETIRED MARCH 10TH 1987. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. PASSED AWAY ON NOV. 16TH 2021 AT AGE 85.

RETIRED DETECTIVE ANDREW ADAMS #857

APPT. JULY 13TH 1977 CLASS 242, ASSIGNED 4TH, 23RD, 2ND, CENTRAL DETECTIVE DIV.. RETIRED DEC. 9TH 2008. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 22ND 2021 AT AGE 68.

RETIRED DETECTIVE GERALD LYNCH SR. #245

APPT. FEB. 21ST 1978 CLASS 245 ASSIGENED 14TH, 9TH, NARCOTICS, CENTRAL DETECTIVE DIV., MAJOR CRIMES, F.B.I. TASK FORCE, HOMICIDE. RETIRED NOVEMBER 2ND 2009. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 19TH 2021 AT AGE 67.

ACTIVE DUTY P/O PELLUM COAXUM JR. #9456

APPT. MARCH 20TH 1989 CLASS 278, ASSIGNED 35TH, NARCOTICS STRIKE FORCE, PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 14TH 2021 AT AGE 56.

RETIRED DEPUTY SHERIFF MARK JORDAN

APPT. AUGUST 14TH 1995 RETIRED OCTOBER 31ST 2020. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 23RD 2021 AT AGE 65.

RETIRED C/I JOSEPH ORBELL

APPT. SEPT 4TH 1956 CLASS 130 ASSIGNED HIGHWAY PATROL, N.C.D.D., W.D.D., 22ND, C.C.D., PATROL BUREAU, S.I.B., SPECIAL PATROL, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TRAINING BUREAU, STAFF SERVICE RETIRED, SEPTEMBER 30TH 2003, PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 24TH 2021 AT AGE 87.

RETIRED DETECTIVE ROBERT WILLIAM SEARLES #9123

APPT. SEPTEMBER 25TH 1967 CLASS 186 ASSIGNED 17TH, 1ST, SOUTH DET., RETIRED NOV. 15 1989. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY, BROTHER OF RETIRED P/O WILLIAM SEARLES #5848. RET. DET ROBERT SEARLES PASSED AWAY ON NOV. 27TH AT AGE 77.

RETIRED P/O THOMAS MURPHY #5315

APPT. FAIRMOUNT PARK POLICE THAN PHILADELPHIA POLICE MARCH 20TH 1967 CLASS 183 ASSIGNED TRANSIT UNIT RETIRED JANUARY 6TH 1989. PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 23RD 2021 AT AGE 79.

"BILLY"

GILLESPIE #6900

APPT. DEC. 6TH 1965 ASSIGNED 17TH, 39TH, TRANSIT, 15TH, 90TH , RETIRED FEB. 1ST 1988. ALSO SERVED SCHOOL POLICE, FATHER OF RETIRED P/O KRISTINE AMATO #6900, FATHER-IN-LAW OF DENNIS AMATO #4962 ASSIGNED TO FIREARMS TRAINING UNIT. RET. P/O WILLIAM GILLESPIE PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 28TH 2021 AT AGE 78

RETIRED P/O FRANK J. YANNONE JR. #7523

APPT. MARCH 3RD 1986 CLASS 267 ASSIGNED 17TH, 25TH, 2ND, RETIRED SEPTEMBER 6TH 2007 PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 28TH 2021 AT AGE 70.

RETIRED CAPTAIN RICHARD B. COSTELLO #61

APPT. JUNE 18TH 1973 CLASS 229, ASSIGNED 22ND, RESEARCH AND PLANNING, COMMAND INSPECTION BUREAU, MGNT. REVIEW, 90TH, SHOT IN LINE OF DUTY 1973, RETIRED JANUARY 22ND 2008. SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF OUR MICHAEL G. LUTZ LODGE #5 PHILADELPHIA FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE 1988-1990 AND AGAIN 19942002, PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 2ND 2021 AT AGE 70.

RETIRED P/O JOSEPH R. KRYOWICZ #4466

APPT. APRIL 4TH 1962 CLASS 155 ASSIGNED 15TH, RETIRED SEPTEMBER 15TH 1982, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY, PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 28TH 2021 AT AGE 91.

RETIRED P/O ROBERT ORTIZ SR. #6010

APPT. FEB. 14TH 1974 CLASS 239 ASSIGNED 9TH, HIGHWAY PATROL, FOOT TRAFFIC, RETIRED ON OCT. 30TH 1998. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY 1969-1971. PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 2ND 2021 AT AGE 71.

RETIRED SGT. FRED WESTERMAN #533

APPT. JANUARY 4TH 1971 ASSIGNED 17TH, FOOT TRAFFIC, A.C.T. II, NORTH CENTRAL DET. DIV., M.I.U., WEST DET. DIV. HOMICIDE, ETHICS ACCOUNTABILITY, RETIRED SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1988. PASSED AWAY ON SEPT. 1ST 1988 AT AGE 82.

RETIRED P/O LEONARD GINCHEREAU SR. #9891

APPT. FEB. 26TH 1996 CLASS 315 ASSIGNED 39TH, 15TH, 7TH, RETIRED SEPTEMBER 14TH 2018, PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 3RD 2021 AT AGE 67.

RETIRED SGT. STEPHEN NEJMAN #560

APPT. AUGUST 1ST 1960 AT AGE 19 POLICE OFFICER 1, ASSIGNED 26TH, JANUARY 20TH 1971 PROMOTED TO SGT. ASSIGNED TO 24TH, RETIRED FEB. 28TH 2002. PASSED AWAY ON DEC. 7TH 2021 AT AGE 79.

RETIRED P/O RAYMOND D'AMBROSIO #3147

APPT. MAY 13TH 1963 ASSIGNED AIRPORT GUARD THEN PHILADELPHIA POLICE AUGUST 5TH 1968 ASSIGNED AIRPORT, EVIDENCE CUSTODIAN, RETIRED MARCH 12TH 1993 THEN SERVED D.E.A., PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 8TH 2021 AT AGE 92.

RETIRED SGT. ROBERT KOENIG #291

APPT. JULY 20TH 1953 CLASS 108 ASSIGNED FOOT TRAFFIC, TASK FORCE, 16TH, RETIRED APRIL 13TH 1993 ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY KOREAN WAR, PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 11TH 2021 AT AGE 92.

RETIRED SGT. NICHOLAS J. FEOLI #570

APPT. MARCH 11TH 1963 CLASS 162 ASSIGNED 7TH, 35TH, 9TH, TASK FORCE, 2ND, NORTHWEST DET., RETIRED DECEMBER 24TH 1985, PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 9TH 2021 AT AGE 81.

RETIRED P/O RAYMOND JOHNSON #5065

APPT. OCT. 16TH 1989 CLASS 284 ASSIGNED 7TH, RETIRED AUGUST 30TH 2013,

PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 10TH 2021 AT AGE 63.

RETIRED P/O RICHARD M. WATERS #6349

APPT. FEB. 19TH 2001 CLASS 333 ASSIGNED CENTER CITY DISTRICT, 22ND, IMPOUND, RETIRED NOVEMBER 4TH 2011, SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY 1968-2000, PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 11TH 2021 AT AGE 73.

RETIRED P/O JOSEPH SURINA #5610

APPT. OCTOBER 2ND 1972 CLASS 228 ASSIGNED 5TH, 23RD, 12TH, 5TH, 14TH, 16TH, 2ND, RETIRED MAY 3RD 1999, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY 101ST AIRBORN. PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 7TH 2021 AT AGE 74.

RETIRED P/O STEPHEN CLANCY #7200

APPT. JULY 6TH 1977 CLASS 241 ASSIGNED 16TH, 9TH, 14TH, TRANSITCANINE, RETIRED JULY 17TH 2002, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 8TH 2021 AT AGE 72.

RETIRED DETECTIVE JOHN "JACK" DAUTRICH #9081

APPT. AUGUST 13TH 1962 CLASS 157, ASSIGNED 25TH, CENTRAL DETECTIVES, POLICE ACADEMY, NORTHWEST DETECTIVES, REPORTS CONTROL. RETIRED DECEMBER 31ST 1986, PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 18TH 2021 AT AGE 80.

RETIRED POLICE COMMISSIONER RICHARD NEAL SR.

APPT. APRIL 2ND 1962 CLASS 155 ASSIGNED 12TH, S.I.S., 22ND, 23RD, 26TH, 19TH, 18TH, A.C.T.II, 17TH, 35TH, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, INTERNAL AFFAIRS DIV., PATROL BUREAU, APPT. POLICE COMMISSIONER AUGUST 20TH 1992, RETIRED FEBRUARY 18TH 1999. PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 11TH 2021 AT AGE 81.

RETIRED P/O RICHARD ATLEE #1424

APPT. AUGUST 2ND 1965 CLASS 171 ASSIGNED 15TH RETIRED OCTOBER 2ND 1994. PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 17TH 2021 AT AGE 77.

RETIRED P/O HARRY RINGHEISER #5778

APPT. JANUARY 3RD 1966 CLASS 176 ASSIGNED TASK FORCE, 7TH, RETIRED MAY 26TH 1992, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY. PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 20TH 2021 AT AGE 80.

RETIRED LT. GRIXBIE STEPHENS #115

APPT. JANUARY 15TH 1968 FAIRMOUNT PARK POLICE, THEN PHILADELPHIA POLICE JULY 19TH 1972 ASSIGNED 90TH, JUVENILE AID DIVSION, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 9TH, POLICE ACADEMY, 23RD, MGNT. REVIEW BUREAU, RETIRED FEB. 25TH 1994, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 24TH 2021 AT AGE 77.

RETIRED P/O JOHN J. CANNON #1402

APPT. JULY 28TH 1986 CLASS 269. ASSIGNED 25TH, PATROL BUREAU, FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION UNIT, RETIRED JUNE 5TH 2020. PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 26TH AT AGE 68.

RETIRED P/O PAUL NATALI # 5656

APPT. FEB. 3RD 1969 CLASS 212 ASSIGNED 4TH, 15TH, 16TH RETIRED DECEMBER 18TH 1990. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY VIETNAM, PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 28TH 2021 AT AGE 74.

RETIRED SGT. ROBERT J. McGURK #8671

APPT. DECEMBER 3RD 1973 CLASS 231 ASSIGNED 18TH, 3RD, 17TH, 18TH, 92ND, RETIRED SEPTEMBER 30TH 2003. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY VIETNAM. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 1ST 2022 AT AGE 74.

RETIRED P/O LAURENCE SULLIVAN #2598

APPT. NOV. 30TH 1953 CLASS 113 ASSIGNED 35TH, HIGHWAY PATROL, RETIRED OCTOBER 1ST 1982.

PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 2ND 2022 AT AGE 94. GRANDFATHER OF P/O BRYAN SULLIVAN #6737 ASSIGNED TO 17TH.

RETIRED P/O PATRICIA JASEY #6504 THEN #1864

APPT. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AS CLERK SEPTEMBER 12TH 1958, PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPT. JUNE 1ST 1970, ASSIGNED JUVENILE AID DIVISION, MAJOR INVESTIGATION DIVISION, INTERNAL AFFAIRS BUREAU, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 16TH. RETIRED SEPTEMBER 13TH 1988. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 5TH 2022 AT AGE 80. MOTHER-IN-LAW OF RETIRED POLICE COMMISSIONER RICHARD ROSS.

RETIRED SGT. LARRY CLINKSCALE #8869

APPT. JULY 7TH 1969 CLASS 197 ASSIGNED 17TH, ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, 39TH, 19TH, POLICE ACADEMY RETIRED JANUARY 31ST 2003. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY 1961-1963. BROTHER OF RETIRED DECEASED SGT. JOHN CLINKSCALE #396 LAST ASSIGNED HIGHWAY PATROL. SGT. LARRY CLINKSCALE PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 9TH 2022 AT AGE 78.

RETIRED P/O ALBERT R. DEBIASE #3939

APPT. JUNE 18TH 1990 CLASS 291 ASSIGNED 26TH, 2ND, MARINE UNIT, RETIRED SEPT. 22ND 2021. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 11TH 2022 AT AGE 55.

RETIRED DET. CHARLES McKEE #3299

APPT. AUGUST 22ND 1960 CLASS 149 ASSIGNED 35TH, WEST DET. DIV., NORTHEAST DET., DIV., RETIRED MAY 14TH 1981. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES AIRFORCE 1958-1960. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 9TH 2022 AT AGE 84.

RETIRED P/O CHESTER WNEK #6822

APPT. FAIRMOUNT PARK POLICE FEB. 20TH 1961 THEN PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPT. JUNE 1ST 1972 ASSIGNED 92ND ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY. PASSED AWAY ON DEC. 24TH 2021 AT AGE 93.

RETIRED P/O WILLIAM "BILL" MYERS #7462

APPT. NOV. 15TH 1966 CLASS 181 ASSIGNED 23RD, FOOT TRAFFIC, SERVED BOARD OF DIRECTORS POLICE AND FIRE CREDIT UNION. RETIRED MARCH 22ND 1988, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY KOREAN WAR.

PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 10TH 2022 AT AGE 86.

RETIRED P/O GARY HUGHES #2810

APPT. FEB. 16TH 1982 CLASS 258 ASSIGNED 39TH, CIVIL AFFAIRS, NARCOTICS FIELD UNIT- SOUTH, 19TH, LABOR RELATIONS, RETIRED JUNE 18TH 2012 AT AGE 62 PASSED AWAY JANUARY 5TH, 2022.

RETIRED P/O CHARLES J. REINHARDT #6618

APPT. SEPT. 7TH 1965 CLASS 172, ASSIGNED 25TH, FOOT TRAFFIC, RETIRED OCTOBER 5TH 1990, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY 1959-1965. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 17TH 2022 AT AGE 81.

RETIRED INSPECTOR DAVID MORRELL

APPT. JUNE 6TH 1960 FAIRMOUNT PARK POLICE THAN PHILADELPHIA POLICE JULY 1972 ASSIGNED 93RD, 90TH, POLICE RADIO, 5TH, 26TH, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CIVIL AFFAIRS DIVISION, INTERNAL AFFAIRS BUREAU, RETIRED DEC. 27TH 1993. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 15TH 2022 AT AGE 83.

ACTIVE DUTH P/O KEVIN DOERR #3139

APPT. NOVEMBER 17TH 2008 CLASS 355 ASSIGNED 25TH, 2ND, PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 9TH AT AGE 46. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.

RETIRED P/O FRANK J. RAPINESI #5611

APPT. AUGUST 1ST 1959 CLASS 143 ASSIGNED 38TH-18TH, ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, FOOT TRAFFIC, 17TH. RETIRED FEBRUARY 6TH 1977. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 1948-1952. PASSED AWAY JANUARY 18TH 2022 AT AGE 91.

RETIRED P/O JAMES R. MARVEL #1608

APPT. SEPTEMBER 25TH 1967 CLASS 186, ASSIGNED 18TH, MOBILE COMMUNICATION. RETIRED JANUARY 21ST 1987. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. PASSED JANUARY 12TH 2022 AT AGE 87.

RETIRED P/O JOSEPH H. MATKOVIC #6937

APPT. DECEMBER 1ST 1965 CLASS 175 ASSIGNED 17TH, 90TH RETIRED FEBRUARY 8TH 1991. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY 1962-1964. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 18TH 2022 AT AGE 83.

RETIRED CAPTAIN PETER SISTO JR.

APPT. PHILADELPHIA POLICE JANUARY 30TH 1956 CLASS 128 ASSIGNED 1ST, THAN TRANSFERED TO SHERIFF OFFICE SEPTEMBER 3RD 1961, RETIRED DECEMBER 1ST 1991. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 22ND 2022 AT AGE 89.

RETIRED P/O FRANK T. TAGGART #5311

APPT. MARCH 24TH 1957 CLASS 139 ASSIGNED SUBWAY, FOOT TRAFFIC, CIVIL AFFAIRS, RETIRED AUGUST 11TH 1987. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY KOREAN WAR. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 19TH 2022 AT AGE 91.

RETIRED LT. DONALD NYPOWER #273

APPT. JANUARY 6TH 1958 CLASS 138 ASSIGNED SUBWAY, 14TH, CRIMINAL RECORDS, 4TH, RETIRED FEBRUARY 24TH 1980. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 25TH 2022.

RETIRED P/O JOHN FRONCZEK

#4108 APPT. NOVEMBER 11TH 1969 CLASS 201 ASSIGNED 35TH, CANINE, TRANSIT, 14TH, A.C.T. IV, TRANSIT, RETIRED SEPTEMBER 13TH 1988. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 1964-1968. PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 22ND 2021 AT AGE 76.

RETIRED P/O CHARLES FAIRBURN # 2366

APPT. OCTOBER 28TH 1958 CLASS 141 ASSIGNED 6TH, 2ND, TOW SQUAD, RETIRED MAY 8TH 1981. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY KOREAN WAR. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 12TH 2022 AT AGE 88.

RETIRED LT. JUDE WALSH #310

APPT. JUNE 6TH 1960 CLASS 146 ASSIGNED 23RD, 14TH, NORTH CENTRAL DETECTIVE DIV., 7TH, POLICE ACADEMY. RETIRED NOVEMBER 25TH 1977. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 21ST 2022 AT AGE 83.

RETIRED SGT. EDWARD MOORE #8638

APPT. MARCH 1 1971 CLASS 218 ASSIGNED COMMUNITY RELATIONS, DIGNITARY PROTECTION, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, 5TH, ADVANCED TRAINING UNIT. RETIRED NOVEMBER 4TH 1998. PASSED AWAY ON JANAUARY 11TH 2022 AT AGE 72

RETIRED P/O LOUIS H. NOGOWSKI #3084

APPT. JUNE 16TH 1981 CLASS 253 ASSIGNED 22ND, 24TH, 26TH, 15TH, 5TH. RETIRED FEBRUARY 4TH 2009. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 27TH 2022 AT AGE 66.

RET. CAPTAIN BERNARD O'DONNELL

APPT. SHERIFF OFFICE OCTOBER 28TH 1968 ASSIGNED FUGITIVE TASK FORCE, DETAILED UNITED STATES MARSHALL, RETIRED JANUARY 1ST 2007. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY, VIETNAM AND UNITED STATES ARMY. FATHER OF SGT. MEGAN CUNNINGHAM #236 ASSIGNED PHILADELPHIA POLICE OVERTIME MANAGEMENT UNIT. CAPTAIN BERNARD O'DONNELL PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 31ST 2022

RETIRED P/O MICHAEL BURNS #6203

APPT. MARCH 6TH 1966 CLASS 178 ASSIGNED TASK FORCE, 9TH, 8TH, RETIRED MARCH 6TH 1996, ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES ARMY. PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 29TH 2022 AT AGE 77.

RETIRED P/O ROBERT J. PINE #9841

APPT. NOVEMBER 1ST 1971 CLASS 224 ASSIGNED 23RD, 1ST PC, JUVENILE AID DIVISION, RETIRED JANUARY 27TH, 1998. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES NAVY, PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 27TH 2022 AT AGE 76.

ACTIVE DUTY DEATHS

ACTIVE DUTY P/O PELLUM COAXUM JR. #9456

DOB: 04/09/1963 DOD: 11/14/2021 APPT: 03/20/1989 CLASS 278 ASSIGNED 35TH, NARCOTICS STRIKE FORCE, PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 14TH 2021 AT AGE 56.

ACTIVE DUTY P/O KEVIN DOERR #3139

DOB: 08/14/1975 DOD: 01/09/2022 APPT: 11/17/25TH, 2ND, 2008 ASSN: 25TH, 2ND, CLASS 355 PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 9TH AT AGE 46. ALSO SERVED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.

Lodge #5 Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police is asking any family member, Police Officer, or friend of a deceased Police Officer or Sheriff, who would like to submit an obituary to the Peace Officer magazine for print in the next issue to fill out the below form. If you have a photo of the deceased officer and would like to submit it please feel free to do so. The photos will be returned. Thank You!

E-MAIL TO: louis.campione@phila.gov

The following obituary was submitted by:

Name of Police Officer/Sheriff

Date of Death:

If you are interested in writing about your loved one, your memories will be published in the Peace Officer Magazine. Send an e-mail with the Obituary to louis.campione@phila.gov

You may also call Lou Campione at (215) 823-9828 if you would prefer to speak with someone.

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