Patrol to honor fallen officers and support personnel at memorial ceremony

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For Immediate Release: May 3, 2018
Contact: Lieutenant Robert Sellers (614) 752-2792

Patrol to honor fallen officers and support personnel at memorial ceremony

What:     The Ohio State Highway Patrol will recognize and honor 40 officers, an enforcement agent 
              and five support personnel killed in the line of duty with a memorial ceremony Friday.

When:     Friday, May 4, 1 p.m.

Where:    Patrol Training Academy

    740 East 17th Avenue

    Columbus, OH 43211

Who:       Director of Public Safety John Born

     Colonel Paul A. Pride, Patrol Superintendent

     R/Major Robert W. Booker, President Ohio State Highway Patrol Retirees Association

     Reverend Richard D. Ellsworth, Ohio State Highway Patrol Chaplain

     Families, friends and colleagues of fallen officers and support staff

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will recognize and honor 40 officers, an enforcement agent and five support personnel killed in the line of duty since the Division’s establishment in 1933. Family members of the fallen personnel as well as former and current Patrol employees will join in observance of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

For more information on the Patrol’s fallen officers, visit the Patrol’s website at http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/about-memorial.aspx.

 

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