Almost There ! (Fund for 2 DC Officers Injured on June 8, 2017)
by Robert Freeman on 06/23/17
Fraternal Order of Police DC Lodge #1
Almost There! Fund for 2 DC Officers
Injured on June 8, 2017
On the evening of Thursday, June 8th, 2017,
two Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers on bike patrol and
another individual were struck by a pickup truck at high speed in the Adams
Morgan neighborhood resulting in catastrophic injuries.
While we are
withholding the names of officers at the request of the families, we can
tell you that the two 3D officers are 4-year veterans of the department,
having dedicated their careers and lives to protecting the community they
love.
Please join
the FOP Auxiliary, DC Police Union, and the entire greater DC law
enforcement community in supporting these officers and their families as
they face months and possibly years of tough recovery and rehabilitation.
While both
officers are receiving the world's best medical care and robust support
from the Department, FOP and union, there will be expenses incurred by them
and their families that will come out of pocket. We hope you will consider
making a donation, big or small, to support these officers and their families
in this time of need. Please visit:
Funds will
be equally distributed to the two MPD officers and their families to use as
they see fit. We'll be updating you over the coming weeks and months as
their recovery progresses.
If you have
any questions about this fundraiser, please contact Bonnie Cannon,
President/National Trustee of the DC FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
AUXILIARY at bcannon@dc-fop.org.
BRANDYWINE, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - The Prince George's County police officer who was killed in a motorcycle crash is being remembered at a service on Wednesday. The services will be help at the Spirit of Faith Christian Center in Brandywine.
Officer Davon McKenzie was off-duty when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle along Interstate 495 in the Largo area around 11 p.m. on May 28. He died from his injuries a short time later at a nearby hospital.
McKenzie was assigned to the Bureau of Patrol and joined the Prince George's County Police Department in March of 2017. He was 24 years old and worked as a School Resource Officer at William Wirt Middle School in Riverdale.
Attention Blue Knights members both far and wide! On December 4, 2019, Kirk Williams from Maryland I transferred from chapter to Heaven I. To grieve this loss, Kirk leaves behind a wife of 34 years and two adult children. While speaking with Kirk's wife, Maxine, it was learned that she was a patch collector, which she thoroughly enjoyed.. We are seeking assistance from our Brothers and Sisters at this time by asking if you can help us enhance Maxine's collection thereby giving her an outlet to work through her grief. If you are able to assist, please send the patch to: Blue Knights Maryland - I, P.O. Box 52, Bladensburg, Maryland 20710.
Thank you in advance and remember, RIDE WITH PRIDE!
It is with great sadness that we must advise all of passing of the Founder of the Blue Knights, Ed Gallant, transferred to the Heaven 1 chapter. A very modest and humble man who loved the Blue Knights, it was his idea to start the club in 1974.
What began as a single chapter with 7 members has grown to almost 16,000 members, 599 chapters, in 31 countries. Ed nor any of the Founding Fathers had any clue it would ever get to where it is today.
Please keep his lovely wife Maggie and Ed’s family in your thoughts and prayers. He is now riding again with fellow Heaven 1 chapter members and Founding Fathers Doug Minor, Joel Rudom, Chuck Gessner, and Bill Robinson. Thank you for your friendship and rest in paradise Ed you'll be missed.
DJ Alvarez
Past International President
Note the picture below that I took of Ed and Maggie at the 2012 Spring SRC in Cocoa Beach Florida hosted by FL XII (May 21,
Viewing will be from 12pm to 2pm with services to follow at the funeral home.