Lenawee County Partakes In National Police Officers Week

Press release from the Lenawee County Government:

Police Officers’ Week

May 10-16

WHEREAS, In 1962 President Kennedy proclaimed May 15th of each year to be “National Peace Officers Memorial Day” and has designated the week this date falls within as “National Police Week”, and

WHEREAS, the week of May 10th, 2020 through May 16th, 2020 is declared “National Police Week” and the Lenawee County Board of Commissioners remember and honor the ultimate sacrifice that the following 8 Lenawee County Officers have made:

Adrian City Police Officers Dennis Lyons and Bobby Williams,

Clayton Village Constable Richard Teske,

Lenawee County Sheriff Deputy Stanley Hoisington,

MI State Troopers Calvin Jones, Dugald Pellot, Rodger Adams, and Byron Erickson

AND WHEREAS, the Lenawee County Commission recognizes all our officers on the front lines who are increasingly vulnerable to exposure to the COVID-19 virus and hope everyone will join with us as we continue to keep the law enforcement community in our prayers.

IN ADDITION, we honor all the 22,217 Officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice during the discharge of their duty from our community and nationwide, including one hundred and thirty-five officers during the 2019 year. One was from the State of Michigan, totaling 583 since 1791, the first recorded police death in the United States.

AND WHEREAS, we also pray for the safety and protection of all 900,000 plus sworn Law Enforcement Officers being vigilant throughout our county and great nation despite nearly half a million violent crimes committed each year.

AND WHEREAS, The citizens of Lenawee County desire to honor the valor, service and dedication of its own Law Enforcement Officers who are our guardians of life and property, defenders of the individual rights to be free people, warriors in the war against crime, and dedicated to the preservation of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

AND WHEREAS, On May 15th we humbly request that flags throughout the County be flown at half-staff to commemorate “Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Day” and to honor those who are serving our County.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lenawee County Board of Commissioners, does hereby proclaim the week of May 10th through May 16th, 2020, as

"LENAWEE COUNTY POLICE OFFICER WEEK”

and calls upon the citizens in the community to especially honor those and their families who have given the ultimate sacrifice and show our sincere appreciation and support for the police officers of Lenawee County by deed, remark, and attitude. We call upon all our citizens to hold our officers in prayer and to make every effort to express their thanks to our men and women who make it possible for us to leave our homes and families in safety each day and to return to our homes knowing they are protected by men and women willing to sacrifice their lives, to guard our loved ones, property, and government against all those who violate the law, and,

LET US REMEMBER that public safety comes at a very steep price.

We must NEVER take the service and sacrifice of you, our policing professionals, for granted.

We will never forget the officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice and their families

This press release was produced by the Lenawee County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.