Black Hawk County Police Memorial Event Canceled

From the City of Cedar Falls:

May 12, 2020

To protect the community from the spread of COVID-19, the Black Hawk County Police Memorial Event will be canceled this year. The decision came from police chiefs around the county in the interest of public health.

The event has annually occurred during National Police Week, May 10 – May 16, to honor police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The public is encouraged to continue this tradition by remembering those officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice to protect and serve our communities.

Calling the Roll of the Fallen

Officer Everett Dutcher, Cedar Falls Police Department: Passed July 31, 1945

Officer John E. Bailey, Waterloo Police Department: Passed April 18, 1902

Officer Fred P. Widmann, Waterloo Police Department: Passed November 11, 1908

Officer William Goodenbour, Waterloo Police Department: Passed July 1, 1920

Officer William R. Melhorn, Waterloo Police Department: Passed January 14, 1956

Officer Wayne Robert Rice, Waterloo Police Department: Passed July 12, 1981

Officer Michael Wayne Hoing, Waterloo Police Department: Passed July 12, 1981

Officer Adam D. Liddle, Waterloo Police Department: Passed October 29, 2015

Officer Vinton J. Margretz, Dunkerton Police Department: Passed June 7, 1925

Deputy Wendell Faye Dilworth, Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office: Passed December 16, 1932

Officer Gabriel ‘Cecil’ LaFromboise, La Porte City Police Department: Passed December 9, 1976

Deputy William Fredrick Mullikin, Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office: Passed July 14, 1981

Trooper Charlie Whitney, Iowa State Patrol- Post #9: Passed June 16, 1985

Trooper Lance G. Dietsch, Iowa State Patrol- Post #9: Passed June 30, 1989

This press release was produced by the City of Cedar Falls. The views expressed here are the author’s own.