JUNE 2022. Blues Vol 38 No. 6.1

REMEMBERING THOSE

REMEMBERING THOSE WE’VE LOST Lost in the Line of Duty Patrol Officer Brian Lee Sember Ottawa Police Department, Illinois End of Watch Sunday, April 3, 2022 Age 49 Tour 23 Years Badge # 31 Veteran Patrol Officer Brian Sember died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Officer Sember was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Ottawa Police Department for 23 years. He is survived by his two children. During his service with the U.S. Army, Senior Inspector Keyworth escorted the riderless horse during President Ronald Reagan’s funeral. Police Officer Darryl Wayne Fortner Vestavia Hills Police Department, Alabama End of Watch Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Age 53 Tour 25 Years 5 Months Badge # 815 Police Officer Darryl Fortner died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. Officer Fortner had served with the Vestavia Hills Police Department for over seven years and previously served 20 years with the Birmingham Police Department. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, three grandchildren, mother, and sister. Sergeant Nicholas W. Tullier East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, Louisiana End of Watch Thursday, May 5, 2022 Age 46 Tour N/A Badge # T-82 Sergeant Nick Tullier succumbed to injuries sustained six years earlier when he was ambushed by a subject outside a convenience store at 9611 Airline Highway shortly before 9:00 am. Officers had received reports of a subject walking along the roadway carrying a rifle. As responding officers arrived in the area, they were ambushed by the subject. Corporal Tullier was critically wounded. Deputy Sheriff Brad Garafola of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, Corporal Montrell Jackson, and Police Officer Matthew Gerald, both of the Baton Rouge Police Department, were shot and killed. Two other officers were wounded. The subject was shot and killed by other responding officers. Sergeant Tullier was posthumously promoted to Sergeant. He is survived by his parents, his two sons, two brothers, and five nephews. Deputy Sheriff Walter Donald Jenkins, Jr. Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia End of Watch Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Age 54 Tour 24 Years Badge # 2893 Deputy Sheriff Walter Jenkins was struck and killed at about 9:30 pm while directing traffic at the intersection of Highway 138 and Highway 212. He was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where he succumbed to his injuries. Deputy Jenkins was wearing a reflective vest when he was struck by a vehicle traveling east on Highway 138. The juvenile driver has not been charged. Deputy Jenkins had served with the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office for over a year and previously served with the College Park Police Department for 22 years. He is survived by his mother, daughter, two sons, former wife, and two sisters. 78 The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE The BLUES POLICE MAGAZINE 79