In the Line of Duty
We shall never forget the many men and women who have given their lives in the line of duty throughout San Diego and Imperial Counties.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL CEREMONY
San Diego County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony
After many long delays, the San Diego County Law Enforcement Memorial will be unveiled and dedicated on May 6, 2009 at 12 noon. The event will take place on the west side of the County Administration building located at 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego. All San Diego County law enforcement officers who have given their lives in the line of duty will be honored as well as all the men and women of law enforcement. The event is sponsored by the San Diego County Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The $310,000 memorial is composed of three glass panels – each 5 feet wide and 4 feet tall and weighing about 1,300 pounds. The panels sit atop a granite base. It will be illuminated at night to make the names glow. The names of 80 fallen officers are etched into the glass along with words synonymous with service sprinkled throughout, such as “honor,” “duty” and “courage.” Skip Murphy, president of the San Diego County Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, said the process and several delays have been a roller coaster ride for survivors of fallen officers.
The memorial originally had been scheduled to be unveiled on Sept. 11, 2007. County Supervisor Ron Roberts and fellow Supervisor Greg Cox each contributed $50,000 from funds they control to grant taxpayer money to community groups. The rest was paid for with money raised by police and sheriff associations. The memorial will list officers from local, state and federal agencies, including the Sheriff’s Department, police departments, the California Highway Patrol, U.S. Border Patrol, the Secret Service, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The San Diego Police Department will have the largest presence on the memorial, with 30 names.
