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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