Day #10 Memorial Ceremony for the State of Texas

Fellow Officers of Trooper Myrick stand at attention during the ceremony.
Although today was a "rest day", our team never rests! We traveled to Hereford, Texas to honor the memory of Trooper Matthew D. Myrick, End of Watch 1/20/06. The ceremony was held at the Church of the Nazarene in Hereford and organized by Sgt. Phillip Ditto of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Highway Patrol. In attendance were the family members of Trooper Myrick, including his wife Kristy and their 4 children. Also represented were several area Law Enforcement agencies, friends, and the 12 members of the cross country team. The event was conducted by Kevin Hoffman who introduced Pastor Ted Taylor, who gave the invocation. Craig White explained the mission of the Police Unity Tour and presented the engraved baton to Kristy Myrick. Dennis Dempsey read the "Roll call of Hero's" and closing remarks were made by Kevin. Sgt. Ditto then called to attention the uniformed members in attendance and the ceremony was concluded.
FYI, The "Roll call of Hero's" is the reading aloud the name, department, and End of Watch date of each Officer who has been killed in the line of duty. Texas lost 14 Officers in 2005 and 2 more so far in 2006. This is done to honor their memory so that they are not forgotten.
After the ceremony the team chipped in and treated several members of the Highway Patrol and their family members to a superb Mexican lunch.
Dennis Dempsey reads the "Roll Call of Honor"

Craig White presents the Engraved Baton to Kristy Myrick, wife of Trooper Matthew Myrick.