On a cloudy Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Jack Seiler and other city leaders gathered at the Esplanade Park police memorial to honor the fallen officers of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. First responders from the FLPD and the Fort Lauderdale Fire Department paid tribute to twelve fallen officers killed in the line of duty.
The fallen officers are:
R. Dwight Johnston
Donald E. Kirby, Jr.
D. Walter Ilyankoff
Gregory J. Conners
John C. Alexander
Kenneth Petersen
Charles E. Bruce
Frank A. Mastrangelo
Norman Eddy
David L. Brower
Bryant H. Peney
Jose A. Diaz
May they all Rest In Peace.