Peace Officers' Recognition Week Proclamation (May 16 - May 22, 2021)City of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
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May 17, 2021
P rociamation(s) # 2.
Peace Officers' Recognition Week Proclamation (May 16 - May 22,
2021)
On behalf of the City of Dubuque Police Department.
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Peace Officers' Recognition Week Proclamation Supporting Documentation
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PIROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15t" as National Peace Officers Memorial
Day and the calendar week in which May 15t" falls as National Police Week; and
WHEREAS, on average, one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty somewhere in the
United States every 58 hours and since the first known line -of -duty death in 1791, more
than 20,000 U.S. law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to accord official recognition to law enforcement officers,
especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, to include
those who perished on duty in Dubuque: Dubuque Police Department Officers Daniel
Norton and Albert Misner; and Milwaukee Road Railroad Police Officers Henry Talcott
and Jake Frith; and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Police Department and City of Dubuque recognize the daily sacrifices
made by peace officers and their loved ones, especially those lost in the line of duty
across the United States.
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM
THE WEEK OF MAY 16th, 2021 AS
Peace Officers' Recognition Week
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
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IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Dubuque to be affixed this 17th day of May, 2021.
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Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
2021: Submitted and accepted by Jeremy Jensen, Dubuque Police Department,
Noensen cityofdubugue.org, (563)589-4444