This year in Daytona at the Daytona Memorial Park, Sheriff Staly spoke as the guest speaker for the Volusia/Flagler Memorial. FCSO Chief David Williams also gave a speech, prayer and benediction for the fallen law enforcement officers who died while serving both Volusia and Flagler County.
Multiple key speakers and salutes, musical ensembles and a rifle salute were done in honor of the fallen officers.
“The men and women who protect our communities each and every day have not just devoted their lives to public service, they’ve taken an oath to give up their lives to ensure our safety,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “This past year 246 extraordinary law enforcement officers answered such a call and sadly lost their life while serving their communities across the United States. When faced with danger, these men and women ran toward danger instead of away from it. 10 of those fallen heroes in 2022 were from Florida.”
Below, you can see the officers and K-9’s who died while serving, listed below.
| Sheriff Jefferson D. Kurtz
Deputy Sheriff William K. Kremer Deputy Sheriff Charles M. Kurtz Chief Deputy William P. Edwards Sheriff Perry Hall Deputy Sheriff George Durrance Deputy Frank Smith Officer Lewis Tanner Officer Benny P. Strickland Officer L.B. Hall Officer Willie R. Denson Officer Elmer L. Michael Detective Harry F. Raines Trooper Edwin Gasque Deputy Alva Hayman Deputy Donald Shackleford Sergeant George Tinsley Officer Sam Etheredge Deputy Sheriff Frank Genovese Officer Greg J. Sorenson Deputy Sheriff Stephen Saboda Officer Timothy T. Pollard Officer Kevin J. Fisher Deputy Sheriff Charles T. Sease Trooper Darryl L. Haywood, Sr. Officer Robert F. Grim, Sr. Officer Roy L. Nelson, Jr. K-9 Caesar Officer Donna Fitzgerald Captain John I. McDonough Sergeant Francesco Luigi Celico K-9 Forest Officer Thomas Coulter Sergeant Justin White Officer Jason Robert Raynor Deputy 1st Class Paul Luciano Officer Adam J. Webb Sergeant Dominic Eugene Guida |
04/25/1895
12/10/1898 09/03/1907 11/05/1907 08/21/1927 08/25/1927 1927 10/26/1930 01/23/1931 08/28/1932 04/30/1937 02/17/1942 01/13/1945 10/26/1961 1974 1979 05/07/1979 12/25/1980 06/03/1982 07/26/1982 11/06/1982 09/22/1987 09/04/1998 07/05/2003 10/02/2004 11/13/2004 08/13/2005 08/13/2005 06/25/2008 02/16/2011 09/09/2011 11/22/2016 05/21/2018 08/05/2021 08/17/2021 08/26/2021 09/01/2021 11/09/2021 |
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Daytona Beach Police Department Daytona Beach Police Department Daytona Beach Police Department Daytona Beach Police Department DeLand Police Department Daytona Beach Police Department Florida Highway Patrol Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Volusia County Sheriff’s Office DeLand Police Department Daytona Beach Police Department Daytona Beach Police Department Daytona Beach Police Department Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Ponce Inlet Police Department Daytona Beach Police Department Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Florida Highway Patrol Ormond Beach Police Department New Smyrna Beach Police Department New Smyrna Beach Police Department Florida Department of Corrections Volusia County Beach Patrol Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Volusia County Sheriff’s Office: Daytona Beach Police Department Port Orange Police Department Daytona Beach Police Department Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Daytona Beach Police Department Bunnell Police Department |
In the year 1960, President Kennedy declared that May 15th was National Peace Officers Memorial Day, which falls in what has been dubbed National Police Week. This week which was adopted by Congress in 1962, pays special recognition to law enforcement who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
