Funeral Tuesday for fallen Omaha officer Kerrie Orozco

[Omaha Steve]

Edit. For those that don't know, here is my LBN post from Wednesday afternoon: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141098985

NBC national coverage here: Kerrie Orozco's Killing: Police Radio Captures Omaha Officer's Fatal Shooting: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kerrie-orozcos-killing-police-radio-captures-omaha-officers-fatal-shooting-n362916




Visitation will be held Monday at St. John's Catholic Church at Creighton University. Omaha police officers and close friends will be invited from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friends and the public will be invited from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The vigil will follow at 7 p.m.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Church. Additional seating will be provided at the CentutyLink Center Omaha with a large-screen video feed.

Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Council Bluffs.

___ This will be the first time I'll wear my civilian Omaha Police Dept. uniform since I retired last November.

When I was hurt on the job in the Omaha Public Works Dept I could no longer do the required heavy lifting. I was facing a disability or reduced early retirement. I was extremely lucky to land a uniformed civilian position at the OPD front desk. The dept. let me stay even after I was diagnosed with FTD until I could retire. I was there 2 years and 4 months.



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[marym625]

1. I am sure this will honor Officer Kerrie Orozco in the way she deserves.

Your posts are doing that as well.

She was so obviously a caring, loving, brave, woman.



You should post in the Women's group. She deserves to be honored there as well

[MissDeeds]

2. So sad

The NBC evening news and our local ABC station had very nice coverage of Officer Orozco. I cried my head off. What a wonderful woman who lived her life on and off the job in service to others. She will be missed.

May the angels light her way.