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INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

First Published in 1994

INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE VOICE OF
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA

Greenville County  held a memorial service May 14, 2013 for fallen officers.  Forty-two law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty in Greenville county since 1797. Three of them were county sheriff’s. They were Sheriffs Robert Maxwell, Hendrix Rector and Sam D. Willis.

Eleven Deputy Sheriffs have died in the line of duty. The first was Deputy Sheriff Eli Pittman in 1906 and the last was Deputy Sheriff Andrew John Mazur in 2003. No Greenville County law enforcement officer has died in the line of duty in a decade. Seven died during the previous decade.

Chief Terri Wilfong, Greenville City Police Department gave opening remarks. Invocation was by Howard Frist, Chaplain, Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.

An address was presented by Captain Mike Warren, South Carolina Highway Patrol The American flag was lowered by the Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard. Special music was provided by Frances Moore, Greenville Police Department and the trumpeter was Sergeant David Weiner. Keith Kelly, Chaplain, Greenville City Police Department led the closing prayer.

 

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