LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The Lubbock County Sheriff\u2019s Office honored deputies who died in the line of duty in observance of National Peace Officer Memorial Day on Friday.<\/p>\n
Since the department\u2019s inception in 1891, four deputies have died in the line of duty, according to Tracie Manthei with the Lubbock County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were Deputy Bernie Forrester, Deputy Rudy Gonzalez, Corporal Robert Martine Harvey and Sergeant Joshua Bartlett,\u201d Manthei said.<\/p>\n
The deputies everlasting impact on the community <\/p>\n
The men were honored for their service and impact on the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think their legacy is the willingness to step up when nobody else will, and face challenges that are very difficult and put their lives on the line for others,\u201d Manthei said.<\/p>\n
Importance of remembering <\/p>\n
Law enforcement officers across the country lose their lives in the line of duty every day, Manthei said. She said it is important to remember the men and women who served to protect communities, even if you never knew them personally.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey fall even more often than some of our military men and women, and for very similar reasons, they are trying to protect their community, they are trying to make the places they live a better place, and I think it\u2019s important that locally we remember the sacrifice of people that were here,\u201d Manthei said.<\/p>\n
While National Police Week is coming to an end, Manthei said the memory and sacrifice of fallen law enforcement officers will continue to live on beyond this week\u2019s ceremonies and tributes.<\/p>\n
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