Watch Return of Pa. Memorial for Fallen Officers after 2-Year Hiatus

By Jimmie Brown

Source pennlive.com

The 27th annual memorial to honor Central Pennsylvania’s fallen police officers returned Monday after a two-year hiatus.

The Fraternal Order of Police Pennsylvania State Lodge held the event Monday “to honor and recognize Pennsylvania’s brave officers who died in the line of duty.” It was held at The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg.

Officers who died in the line of duty through the years 2019, 2020, and 2021 were honored in the event.

The list of the 35 fallen Pennsylvania officers that were honored Monday:

Police Officer Michael L. Henry Jr. of the Derry Township Police Department
Sgt. James R. O’Connor IV of the Philadelphia Police Department
Capt. James Walker Jr. of the Philadelphia Police Department
Chief Robert W. Sealock from the Aliquippa City Police Department
Interim Police Chief Mark J. Romutis from the Ambridge Borough Police Department
Sgt. Jose Manuel Novoa of the Philadelphia Police Department
Park Ranger Thomas E. Booz from the Bucks County Department of Parks & Recreation
Police Officer Dale T. Provins Jr. of the Jefferson Hills Borough Police Department
Police Officer Dwayne Morrison from the SEPTA Transit Police Department
Police Officer Tab Ali of the Philadelphia Police Department
Deputy Sheriff John J. Kuhar Jr. of the Cambria County Sheriff’s Office
Capt. Frank R. Milillo Sr. of the Philadelphia Police Department
Sgt. Joseph M. Youse of the Philadelphia Police Department
Chief of Police Tony M. Jordan of the Middleburg Borough Police Department
Deputy Sheriff Ross Dixon of the Cambria County Sheriff’s Office
Chief of Police Timothy John Sheehan of the California Borough Police Department
Police Officer Erin Tokley from the Philadelphia Police Department
Superintendent Scott D. “Slip” Mahoney of the Delaware County Bureau of Park Police & Fire Safety
Police Officer Vladimir Maleev from the Philadelphia Police Department
Police Officer Brian L. Rowland from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Police Officer James Edward Simonetti of the Carnegie Mellon University Police Department
Sgt. Richard Charles Howe from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Trooper Dung X. Martinez of the Pennsylvania State Police
Police Officer Jason Michael Belton from the Erie Police Department
Police Officer Joshua Micun of the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department
Sgt. Timothy Werner of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Detective Sgt. Gary R. Taccone from the Erie Police Department
Sgt. Scott M. Patton of the Robinson Township Police Department
Sgt. Kevin D. Redding of the Haverford Township Police Department
Lehigh County Deputy Sheriff Steven Armbruster
Sgt. Christopher Mortensen of the Wilkes-Barre Police Department
Trooper Donald C. Brackett of the Pennsylvania State Police
Trooper Monty Mitchell of the Pennsylvania State Police

Also being remembered are:

Sgt. Anthony J. Gorman of the Sugarcreek Borough Police Department (EOW: Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014)
Lt. Robert E. McCallister of the Susquehanna Township Police Department (EOW: Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019)