Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

04/21/04

Each day I try to read the ODMP. Today I read your story. No officer who gives his/her life for us need ever be forgotton. You died a hero; rest in peace.

Captain Robert W Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.

April 21, 2004

JoAnne was one of the happiest people I met in 31 years on the police department. She always found humor in the worst of circumstances and was good-natured in kidding her co-workers. She worked for many years as a public safety dispatcher before realizing her dream of being a police officer. It has been over 11 years since her death, however, she is still remembered by many. Godspeed JoAnne. You gave your all.

Det. Nick Statler (Ret.)
St. Louis County PD