IN MEMORIUM
Lieutenant Michael Andre Cotton (ret.)
FF/P Da’Rand Ashanti Shariah, J.D.
January 1, 1946 – May 23, 2009
Firefighter Jalal Aineb
Firefighter Denise Ardith Elarms
September 28, 1962 – March 8, 2017
Duty-Related Death
January 14, 1959 – April 14, 2016
Duty-Related Death
Inspector Leonard J. Roberts, Jr.
Captain James A. Dunson (ret.)
January 1, 1946 – May 23, 2009
May 15, 1948 – February 27, 2007
June 2, 1940 – August 12, 2011
Battalion Chief Rod Bennett (ret.)
February 9, 1947 – December 15, 2001
Firefighter Deborah Anne Hal
June 4, 1955 – July 4, 1998
Lieutenant Jerry Eugene Butler
July 2, 1954 – August 17, 1993
Line of Duty Death
A MOTHER'S LOSS
Hartle Mae Bennett, Mother to Battalion Chief Rod BennettSeptember 27, 2002
A mother’s loss is a heavy burden to bear
You bring a child into this world
And suddenly your child is not there
The harshness of reality can be so complicated
To hold in your arms someone you created
Why should I live to see my child die?
The natural way of things
Would be for my child to watch me lie
Sleeping in the eternal bliss
The family tree will sprout new limbs from my seed
Knowing that I shall live through their heart and minds
And never be missed
A mother love is what every child needs
Now I stand over you my sweet child
Looking at your face as if it was the first
And knowing it to be the last
I reach for your hand…
It is cold to my touch
How much of this can I stand?
I love you so much
Yes, a mother’s loss is a heavy burden to bear
From this dream she must awaken
She must find the strength
To move forward for her child’s siblings
Yes, a mother dies a little when her child is taken
To the Bennett Family, Thank You for your Son, Husband, Father, Uncle, and Friend.
Kevin Smith