LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL DAY

MAY 18, 2012

Contact Information

Umatilla County Sheriff Office
4700 NW Pioneer Place
Pendleton, OR 97801
Ph # 541-966-3600
Fax # 541-278-5496
sheriff@co.umatilla.or.us

West County Building
915 SE Columbia Ave
Hermiston, OR 97838
Ph # 541-667-3011
Fax # 541-567-2601

North County Building
418 N. Main Street
Milton-Freewater, OR 97862
Ph # 541-938-6544
Fax # 541-938-4096

Umatilla County Jail
4700 NW Pioneer Place
Pendleton, OR 97801

Civil Division
Umatilla County Courthouse
216 SE Fourth St.
Rm 117
Pendleton, OR 97801 541-278-6284
civil@co.umatilla.or.us

History Fact

Sheriff Tillman D. Taylor "Til" Sheriff form 1902- 1920. Sheriff Taylor was shot and killed on July 25, 1920 during a jail break from the Umatilla County Jail. A statue of Sheriff Taylor is located in Till Taylor Park Pendleton, Oregon.

LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL DAY

May 18th, 2012 at 11:00 am
Location: Tillman Taylor Park
700 SE Dorion, Pendleton OR

Master of Ceremonies - Rick Coursey, EOCI Superintendent
Amazing Grace on Bag Pipes: Steve Pyle
Flag Presentation - EOCI Honor Guard
National Anthem Singers - Eva Carlson, Sonja Calson, Courtney Brown, Cori Brisco, and Jansen Degenstein
Speakers -Chaplain Terry Cummings, Pastor at the Nazarene Church
                 Dan Primus, Umatilla County District Attorney
                 James Grourlie, Police Officer, Umatilla Tribal Police Department
                 Chaplain John Jefferies, Pastor at the Hermiston Christian Center

“To Serve and Protect” – these are more than just words to Law Enforcement Officers. Through their actions they put their lives on the line every day for us, giving real meaning to those words.

Sadly, each year law enforcement officers are killed in the line of duty. These brave men and women are missed by their families, friends, and communities. This year we will be adding Officer Buddy Herron’s name to the Law Enforcement Memorial Wall. Officer Herron was killed in the line of duty as he stopped to give assistance to someone he believed to be in need of help. The impact of this loss will be felt for years to come in our community.

National Police Week is rapidly approaching. Each year during this week we hold a memorial ceremony for our local law enforcement officers. This year’s memorial ceremony will be held on Friday, May 18th at Tillman Taylor Park. Please join us for this ceremony, followed by a procession from Tillman Taylor Park to the Round-Up Grounds.

With officers’ families in mind, one goal of the Law Enforcement Memorial Committee is to establish a fund which can be immediately accessed to assist the families of those officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, such as Officer Herron.

“We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” ~Ronald Reagan

This year we are hoping you will become one of our sponsors. Your sponsorship will help us build our funds to assist families and provide the means to honor our fallen heroes through the Law Enforcement Memorial Day Celebration. Any amount you are able to contribute is greatly appreciated! Please send checks to:

            Umatilla County Law Enforcement Memorial Committee
            C/O Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
            Attention: Blake Johlke
            4700 SW Pioneer Place
            Pendleton, OR 97801

Together, we will honor and celebrate the lives of our Law Enforcement Officers!

Photos from Law Enforcement Memorial Day May 2010

Click here to see photos taken by Robert McLean

Click here to see photos taken by Paul McDonough

Proclamation 3537 signed May 4, 1963 by President John F. Kennedy

Whereas, from the beginning of this Nation, law enforcement officers have played an important role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms which are guaranteed by the Constitution and in protecting the lives and property of our citizens; and

Whereas, through constant application of new procedures and techniques, such officers are becoming more efficient in their enforcement of our laws; and

Whereas it is important that our people know and understand the problems, duties, and responsibilities of their police departments and the necessity for cooperating with them in maintaining law and order; and

Whereas it is fitting and proper that we express our gratitude for the dedicated service and courageous deeds of law enforcement officers and for the contributions they have made to the security and well-being of all our people; and

Whereas, by a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962 (76 Stat. 676), the Congress has requested the President to designate May 15 of each year as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week during which such May 15 occurs as Police Week:

Now, Therefore, I, John F. Kennedy, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate May 15, 1963, and May 15 of each succeeding year, as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor of those peace officers who, through their courageous deeds, have lost their lives or have become disabled in the performance of duty.

I also designate the week of May 12 through May 18, 1963, and the calendar week during which May 15 occurs of each succeeding year, as Police Week, in recognition of the service given by the men and women who, night and day, protect us through enforcement of our laws.

I invite State and local governments, patriotic, civic, and educational organizations, and the people of the United States generally, to observe Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week in this year and each succeeding year with appropriate ceremonies in which all our people may join in commemorating law enforcement officers, past and present, who by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities have rendered a dedicated service to their communities, and, in so doing, have established for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security of all citizens.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed.

DONE at the City of Washington this fourth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-seventh.