This one is near and dear to me. April 17, 2023 I responded to one of my medically retired co-worker's suicide. Gary was one of the most dedicated public servants that our community has had, serving both as a police officer and on our volunteer fire department for many years. He attained PTSD in the line of duty due to some of the truly horrific scenes that he responded to.
Our agency is embarking on a fundraising drive to create a memorial in his memory. Currently financial donations are being solicited. We have created a beautiful suicide prevention and awareness version of our patch that will be released soon for purchase as a part of this fundraiser as well as options to "sponsor a cop" or buy a memorial brick. I will update this post with information on those items as soon as they go live. The official city page for this memorial is here: https://www.ci.zumbrota.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=616A715F-F2F8-4767-9FD6-F66075CC5E3A
Even if you are unable to donate, please consider sharing our agency's Facebook post to help spread the word:
www.facebook.com/zumbrotapolice/posts/pfbid07cTg6S1BTV79peCuie87hUvk3EySFMNjTLpM6qU5bKSt18wHbDfoUBov8nfMmvcHl
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Our agency is embarking on a fundraising drive to create a memorial in his memory. Currently financial donations are being solicited. We have created a beautiful suicide prevention and awareness version of our patch that will be released soon for purchase as a part of this fundraiser as well as options to "sponsor a cop" or buy a memorial brick. I will update this post with information on those items as soon as they go live. The official city page for this memorial is here: https://www.ci.zumbrota.mn.us/index.asp?SEC=616A715F-F2F8-4767-9FD6-F66075CC5E3A
Even if you are unable to donate, please consider sharing our agency's Facebook post to help spread the word:
www.facebook.com/zumbrotapolice/posts/pfbid07cTg6S1BTV79peCuie87hUvk3EySFMNjTLpM6qU5bKSt18wHbDfoUBov8nfMmvcHl
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