* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [Peace Officer Memorial Service on May 15, 2025.] [00:00:02] GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SANDY TOMIO, AND I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL SERVICE. DURING TODAY'S SERVICE, WE WILL PAY A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO 16 T PEACE TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS AND TWO BORDER PATROL AGENTS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. IN 2024, 10 OFFICERS DIED AS A RESULT OF A CRIMINAL ACT. FIVE OFFICERS DIED IN CRASHES. THREE DIED AS A RESULT OF MEDICAL ON-DUTY ISSUES. REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY DIED, THEY ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON, AND THAT IS THAT THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE IN PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES IN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR COMMUNITIES SAFE. AND TODAY WE WILL HONOR AND REMEMBER THEIR SACRIFICE. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALL OFFICERS COVER ALL OFFICERS UP. 10 I GUARD HE HEAD, ARMS, ALL OFFICERS . I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE SPRAWL. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMED BY CORINNE DONER. OH, SAY, CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWN? SO THAT'S WHY GLEAMING BRONZE STRIPES AND BRIGHT STARS THROUGH THE STREAMING AND THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OF LUCK WAS STILL THERE OF THE BRAVE HUNTER GUARD. PORT ARMS. PORT ARMS. OKAY, REST. ALL OFFICERS. ORDER ALL OFFICERS, REST OFFICERS UNCOVER, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. AS CHAPLAIN HENRY ROGERS LEADS US IN OUR INVOCATION. IN THE 15TH CHAPTER OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN, JESUS TALKS ABOUT HIS, THE DISCIPLES, RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. IN VERSE 13, HE SAID, GREATER LOVE HAS NO ONE THAN THIS, THAN ONE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER? FATHER, TODAY WE COME TO REMEMBER, WE COME TO MEMORIALIZE 18 OFFICERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. LORD, WERE THANKFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE, AND I PRAY THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER TODAY WOULD HONOR THEIR MEMORIES. FATHER, I PRAY FOR THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT YOU AS THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT, WOULD COMFORT THEM. I PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOU WOULD USE OTHERS IN THE MINISTRY OF LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT. AND FATHER, I PRAY FOR THOSE TODAY THAT ARE SERVING. WE'RE [00:05:01] THANKFUL FOR THEIR SERVICE. FATHER AND I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD KEEP THEM SAFE. WE PRAY ALL THIS IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. THANK YOU, CHAPLAIN. PLEASE BE SEATED. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS THAT ARE WITH US THIS MORNING AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. MAYOR JOHN MUNZ, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO, TIM JULIE HOMER, COUNCIL MEMBER BOB CARE, CITY MANAGER, MARK ISRAELSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, SAM REFE, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, SHELLY SEAMER, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, JACK CARR, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, LASHAWN ROSS, FIRE RESCUE CHIEF, CHRIS BIGGERSTAFF, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR SUSAN CARR AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DIRECTOR CURTIS HOWARD. I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ANY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO HAVE JOINED US HERE TODAY. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. BE SEATED. ALSO, WE HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS OF OUR FALLEN LIEUTENANT, ERNIE OLDHAM, KELLY, NATALIE, AND JERRY OLDHAM. FAMILY MEMBERS OF OUR FALLEN OFFICER, ANDREW SOWELL, TIM AND MARIA SOWELL AND LAUREN MEKE. WITH THAT, PLEASE, I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHIEF BRAIN DRAIN TO COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, INVITE, UH, MAYOR JOHN MOS TO COME UP AND MAKE SOME REMARKS AND PROVIDE THE PROCLAMATION FOR TODAY'S EVENT. MAYOR. THANK YOU, CHIEF. IT IS MY HONOR TO BE HERE AND I PRAY FOR THE LOVED ONES OF OUR PEACE OFFICERS THAT WE HAVE LOST. IT IS ALSO MY HONOR TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION, UH, AND PRESENT IT, UH, TO THE CHIEF PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK. AND WHEREAS THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS HAVE DESIGNATED MAY 12TH THROUGH 18TH, 2025 IS LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK. AND THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SELECTED THURSDAY, MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, WHEREAS PLANO HAS LOST THREE POLICE OFFICERS AND ONE POLICE RECRUIT IN THE LINE OF DUTY GREEN W RYE, 1920. DALE WES HARDY IN 2007, ANDREW SOCKWELL IN 2020 AND EARNEST ERNIE OLDHAM IN 2021, NATIONWIDE 147 OFFICERS WERE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 2024. AND WHEREAS SINCE ITS INFORMATION IN JANUARY 1ST IN 1958, THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS EMPHASIZED PROFESSIONALISM, INTEGRITY, PROGRESS IN PROVIDING TRADITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO OUR GROWING COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS OUR INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY ISSUES. THE PLANO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SINCE 1992, WHEREAS TODAY, WE RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO PROVIDING OUR UTMOST RESPECT FOR THOSE WHO PUT THEIR OWN LIVES ON THE LINE TO PROTECT OUR CITY. WE WILL BESTOW ON THEM THE LOVE AND HONOR THEY DESERVE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR OFFICERS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF PROTECTING THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE. NOW THEREFORE, I JOHN MUS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PLANO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 2025 AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND MAY 12TH THROUGH 18TH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK IN PLANO. I DO THEREBY ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL IN FULLY SUPPORTING OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND APPLAUDING THEM FOR BEING ONE OF THE BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN OUR NATION. PLEASE CONSIDER A POLICE OFFICER'S PRAYER. LORD, I ASK FOR COURAGE. COURAGE TO [00:10:01] FACE AND CONQUER MY OWN FEARS. COURAGE TO TAKE ME WHERE OTHERS WILL NOT GO. I ASK FOR STRENGTH, STRENGTH OF BODY TO PROTECT OTHERS AND STRENGTH OF SPIRIT TO LEAD OTHERS. I ASK FOR DEDICATION. DEDICATION TO MY JOB, TO DO IT WELL. DEDICATION TO MY COMMUNITY TO KEEP IT SAFE. GIVE ME LORD CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO TRUST ME AND COMPASSION FOR THOSE WHO NEED ME. AND PLEASE LORD, THROUGH IT ALL, BE IT MY SIDE. AMEN. UNDER GUARD AND ALL RISE, ALL OFFICERS COVERED, ALL OFFICERS OF 10. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE HONOR ROLE OF TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN 2024. DEPUTY SHERIFF RONALD BATES, HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. END OF WATCH, FEBRUARY 10TH, 2024. DEPUTY SHERIFF CHARLES RIVETT, MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. END OF WATCH, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024. DEPUTY SHERIFF BRIAN BRAD SWEETMAN, HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. END OF WATCH, MARCH 4TH, 2024. I BORDER PATROL AGENT [00:15:01] CHRISTOPHER LUNA, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL. END OF WATCH, MARCH 8TH, 2024. INVESTIGATOR JOHN HAMPTON AL THE THIRD HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. END OF WATCH. APRIL 23RD, 2024. POLICE OFFICER KYLE HICKS, CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE DEPARTMENT END OF WATCH. APRIL 24TH, 2024. ASSISTANT CHIEF KEVIN LYNN PALMER, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT. END OF WATCH, MAY 1ST, 2024. BORDER PATROL AGENT JESUS ANAYA, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL. END OF WATCH. MAY 23RD, 2024. SENIOR POLICE OFFICER VINCENT ORTIZ, JR. CORPUS CHRISTI POLICE DEPARTMENT. END OF WATCH. JUNE 1ST, 2024. DEPUTY SHERIFF FERNANDO QUIA, HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. JULY 11TH, END OF WATCH. JULY 11TH, 2024. [00:20:01] SERGEANT BILLY RANDOLPH, FORT WORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT. END OF WATCH. AUGUST 12TH, 2024. POLICE OFFICER DARREN LEE BURS, DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. END OF WATCH. AUGUST 29TH, 2024. TROOPER ALEXIS RAMIREZ, VASQUEZ, TEXAS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. END OF WATCH. SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024. DEPUTY CONSTABLE RUBIN GARCIA, CAMERON COUNTY CONSTABLE'S, OFFICE PRECINCT ONE END OF WATCH, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. DEPUTY SHERIFF LEX ALLEN, LOVE WISE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. END OF WATCH, OCTOBER 2ND, 2024. DEPUTY CONSTABLE CATHERINE HUDSON, HARRIS COUNTY CONSTABLE OFFICE, PRECINCT FIVE. END OF WATCH. NOVEMBER 22ND, 2024. POLICE OFFICER COOPER DAWSON, GREENVILLE, POLICE DEPARTMENT. END OF WATCH. NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024. [00:25:27] POLICE OFFICER JACOB KZA TERRELL, POLICE DEPARTMENT END OF WATCH. DECEMBER 8TH, 2024. AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR TEXAS PEACE OFFICER. ON A ROLL, I GUARD ALL, REST, ALL OFFICERS. REST OFFICERS UNCOVER, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. AS CHAPLAIN GENE WILKES LEADS US IN OUR BENEDICTION. LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE LIVES AND SACRIFICE AND SERVICE OF THESE OFFICERS WHO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR SACRIFICIAL SERVICE AND WILLINGNESS TO ALLAY IT ASIDE THEIR PERSONAL SAFETY TO PROTECT AND SERVE OTHERS. WE THANK YOU FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN POLICE OFFICERS WHO WE REMEMBER AND HONOR TODAY FOR THEIR COURAGE AND SACRIFICE. WE ASK YOU TO KEEP CLOSE THE FAMILIES OF THESE OFFICERS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR EMOTIONAL NEEDS AS THEY GRIEVE THEIR LOSS. MAY THEY FIND COMFORT IN YOUR PRESENCE AND IN THE LOVE AND CARE OF THOSE AROUND THEM. WE ASK FOR YOUR PROVISION FOR THEIR FAMILIES, FUTURE SECURITY, THAT THEY MAY HAVE PEACE OF MIND, KNOWING THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE FOR THEM IN EVERY WAY. STRENGTHEN THEM WE PRAY WITH COURAGE AND RESILIENCE, AND GUIDE THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY AHEAD. WE THANK YOU THAT YOU PROTECT AND ASK THAT YOU PROTECT AND PROVIDE FOR THOSE WHO PATROL OUR STREETS AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN UNSEEN WAYS. WE LEAVE THE SERVICE WITH THE PROMISE OF YOUR WORD TO THOSE WHO TRUST YOU AND AS YOU DID TO YOUR SERVANT. JOSHUA, ECHOING IN OUR HEARTS, HAVE I NOT COMMANDED YOU. BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS. DO NOT BE AFRAID. DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED FOR THE LORD. YOUR GOD WILL BE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. [00:30:05] HONOR GUARD OR ARMS. ARMS. ALL OFFICERS, ALL OFFICER POOR PREPARE TO FIRE. THREE VOLLEYS PLEASE. READY? A A I GOT MY HANDS OFF THE CAMERA. OH, GUARD ARMS. ORDER ARMS. OKAY, REST ALL IS THAT OUT HERE? ALL OFFICERS, REST, ALL OFFICERS. UN UNCOVER. UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR CEREMONY, BUT I DID WANT TO TAKE JUST A, UH, A FEW MINUTES TO RECOGNIZE, UH, SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT HELPED PULL THIS EVENT OFF. IT TAKES A LOT OF COORDINATION, A LOT OF TEAMWORK, AND, UH, THESE FOLKS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEFINITELY DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED. AND, UH, FIRST OFF, I WANNA THANK, UH, CHAPLAINS HENRY ROGERS AND GENE WILKES. THANK YOU BOTH. UH, OUR CHAPLAINS ARE A, ARE A BEDROCK FOR BOTH OUR OFFICERS AND OUR VICTIMS AND OUR SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE CANNOT THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. I ALSO WANNA THANK THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF OUR FALLEN OFFICERS THAT SHOWED UP TODAY. UH, I THINK ALL WE'VE GOT REPRESENTATION FROM ALL OF THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS. AND, UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE KYLE FAMILY FROM COMING UP FROM CORPUS CHRISTI AS WELL TOO. THANK YOU AND, UH, FOR JOINING US TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PLANO POLICE ASSOCIATION, UH, FOR, FOR PROVIDING, UH, THE ROSES FOR THE CEREMONY, THAT THE ROSES THAT YOU SAW OUTSIDE AND, UH, AND HERE, UH, FOR THIS EVENT. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PLANO POST EXPLORER, POST NINE 11 FOR ASSISTING US WITH THE SETUPS AND PUTTING THE FLAGS OUT. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE HONOR GUARDS THAT SHOWED UP FROM, UH, THE, UH, UH, AREA AGENCIES. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE PLANO CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FOR PROVIDING YOUR REFRESHMENTS. AND YOU CAN FIND THOSE IN THE BACK. THEY'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY. SO PLEASE, UH, TAKE, TAKE, UH, TAKE A MOMENT TO, UH, STOP BY AND SEE THOSE GUYS. AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR COMING OUT AND, UH, SHARING YOUR TIME WITH US TODAY. UH, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CEREMONY FOR US AND WE, UH, DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE COULD ENJOY IT WITH YOU TODAY. THANK YOU THAT, UH, THAT CONCLUDES OUR CEREMONY. YOU'RE DISMISSED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.