WORCESTER – The Worcester Police Department hosts its annual Memorial Ceremony on Monday, May 21, at 9:30 AM.
The annual ceremony at at the flag pole rotary at Worcester Police Headquarters, 9-11 Lincoln Square, honors police personnel who died in the previous year. This annual tradition began in the 1800’s.
Worcester Police Chief Steven Sargent presides over the event, which includes a wreath laying ceremony and traditional bell-ringing.
The ceremony this year honors the memory of:
- Chief James Gallagher
- Sergeant Philip Ohman
- Police Officer Frank Breton
- Police Officer Thomas Corsac
- Police Officer Richard Costello
- Police Officer Anthony Giustino
- Police Officer John Kelleher
- Police Officer Thomas Lessard
- Police Officer Frank Mercier
- Police Officer Edward Rodriguez
- Police Officer Richard Sandberg
- Police Officer Ann St. Onge
The event is open to the public.
