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FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE #7 MEMORIAL
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In
October of 1996, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7
installed an eleven ton granite monument to immortalize the
Akron Police Officers who have given their lives in the line
of duty. The monument was erected in front of the Harold K.
Stubbs Justice Center, 217 S. High St, Akron.
On
the facade of the monument is the badge of an Akron Police
Officer, the symbol of the Fraternal Order of Police, and the
inscribed names of the twenty officers who have made the
ultimate sacrifice for the citizens of Akron. |
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The
design of the memorial was drafted by Brother Tom Zehner and
erected by the North Hill Marble and Granite Company. The money to
pay for the monument was raised through various fund raisers
including the sale of T-shirts, miniaturized Akron police
cruisers, and a dinner/dance titled "A Culinary Night to
Remember".
Pictured (L-R) are Officer Tom Zehner (designer), Sgt. Bill Hoover
(President, FOP #7), Chief of Police Edward Ervine, and Mike Buzzi
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AKRON POLICE MEMORIAL DEDICATION
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May 13th, 1997, the new Akron Police Memorial was dedicated.
Honored guests included Mayor Donald Plusquellic, Chief of Police
Edward Irvine, State Fraternal Order of Police President Steve
young, and NASA Astronaut Michael Baker.
The
monument (12 feet long, 7 feet wide, and 10 inches thick) was
funded through generous donations from the community. A time
capsule was also buried in a spot near the Memorial enabling
future generations to understand the meaning of the Memorial.
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UNVEILING THE MONUMENT
(L-R) Chief Edward Ervine, Mayor Donald Plusquellic, Sgt.
William Hoover (FOP President),
Steven Young (State FOP President), and NASA Astronaut Michael
Baker
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FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE #7 MEMORIAL
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ETERNAL FLAME DEDICATION
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On
July 14, 2002 the eternal flame portion of the Akron Police
memorial was dedicated. The flame burns 24 hours a day, every
day of the year, as a reminder that there are always police
officers working to protect and serve the residents of Akron. |
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AKRON POLICE MEMORIAL PHOTOS
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