𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘, 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating every May 15th as Peace Officer Memorial Day and the week in which it falls, National Police Week. Across the United States, ceremonies are held to remember those serving in law enforcement who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to their communities. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office will host a local Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony on the front lawn of the Courthouse to pay tribute to the six Douglas County law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty: Officer Donald DeSues - Roseburg Police Department - EOW August 7, 1959 Sp. Deputy Ronald H. Terwilliger - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - EOW July 23, 1985 Corporal Virgle D. Knight Jr. - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - EOW July 23, 1985 Sergeant Gerald G. Chirrick - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - EOW July 23, 1985 Deputy Morris L. Taylor - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - EOW September 14, 2002 Deputy S. Allen Burdic - Douglas County Sheriff's Office - EOW March 11, 2021 The ceremony, which will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 9:00 am, is open to members of the community who wish to pay remembrance to the fallen and their families. The tribute will include a proclamation reading by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, a police honor guard, wreath laying ceremony, bagpipes, a 21-gun salute and a county-wide radio broadcast.Photos from Douglas County Sheriff's Office's post