Custodes Pacis Lodge #2085, OSIA » Hero Plaque http://www.custodespacis.org Italian American Police, Firefighters, Sheriff Deputies and Law Enforcement Professionals Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:56:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Hero Plaque Dedications http://www.custodespacis.org/2009/08/hero-plaque-dedications/ http://www.custodespacis.org/2009/08/hero-plaque-dedications/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:09:23 +0000 admin http://www.custodespacis.org/?p=252 Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 11:00am

Police Officer James Kane #5367
EOW 6-5-1959
Location: 3712 N. Sydenham Street, 39th District
SPONSOR: Honorable James Murray Lynn
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 11:00am

Police Officer Stephen E. Sawka #3790
EOW: 6-18-1983 Location: York Street and Sepviva Street, 26th District
SPONSOR: Officers of the 26th Police District
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 11:00am

Police Officer Stephen Dmytryk #4525
EOW: 11-16-1993
Location: 1900 Spring Garden Street, 9th District
SPONSOR: Officers of the 9th Police District
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11:00am

Police Officer Daniel Gleason #6320
EOW: 6-5-1986
Location: 1300 block of Sedgley Avenue, 25th District
SPONSOR: Tom Waring, NE Times

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Posted on Sat, Apr. 4, 2009

In search of fallen cop’s relatives

Philadelphia Daily News

Chief Inspector James Tiano knows that Officer George Barnett was a tenacious warrior who lost his life in a violent shootout with a suspected burglar.But that’s about all he knows.

Tiano and his staff are spearheading efforts to locate relatives of slain officers who are going to be honored during plaque dedication ceremonies, and they need the public’s help in finding some of Barnett’s relatives.

Barnett’s plaque dedication is set for July 22 at 42nd and Pine streets in West Philadelphia, where he died on Nov. 28, 1910.

Tiano said that despite the passage of almost a century, he’s optimistic that someone will recognize Barnett’s name and reach out to his staff before the ceremony.

Anyone with information about Barnett should call Tiano at 215- 685-3655. *

-Christine Olley

 
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A true Philly sports moment amid the sadness

Slain Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski was remembered today as husband, father, dedicated officer and, lest we forget, a huge Flyers fan. LICZBINISKI.jpg
With team scheduled for Game 1 of it playoffs series with Pittsburgh tonight, 24-year-old Matt Liczbinski asked mourners to perform, in honor of his father, what may have been a first-ever Flyers cheer at Sts. Peter and Paul Basilica. Taking a time out from “all the seriousness,” Matt Liczbinski led the congregration in “Let’s Go Fly-ers” chant, complete with da-da-dadada clapping.

Sports, in life and death. That’s Philly, baby.

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By DAMON C. WILLIAMS
Philadelphia Daily News
williadc@phillynews.com 215-854-5924

Little is known about Police Officer Frank Slaymaker.And unfortunately for Chief Inspector James Tiano and his small but dedicated staff, even less is known about Slaymaker’s family.

The Police Department plans to honor the life and heroism of Slaymaker – who was killed in the line of duty on June 11, 1906 – with a plaque dedication in June. But, so far, no members of his family have been found to attend the dedication.

“We are searching for the family, but it’s been such a long time” since Slaymaker was killed, said Tiano – who, usually with Capt. Dennis Gallagher, visits surviving relatives of fallen officers before a plaque ceremony. “But we did one for an officer killed in 1919, and he had a big family there.”

According to Tiano, Slaymaker was killed when he apprehended a man and a woman who had robbed a Chinese restaurant.

The man shot Slaymaker, but the officer was still able to hold the suspects until assisting officers arrived.

Slaymaker died 10 days later.

“This [effort] is very important, because these are our extended families,” Gallagher said.

“Injured or slain, we always consider them family. But we didn’t have a single piece of record on his family.”

Both the fire and police departments recognize fallen comrades through the plaque program, and it doesn’t matter when the honoree died.

Police officials said that records of Slaymaker’s family may have been lost.

“The goal is, if there are any Slaymaker relatives – and I’m sure there are – to contact us,” said Tiano.

“We really want and need for his family to be there.”

For details on the search for Slaymaker’s family, or to provide information, call Tiano at 215-685-3655

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