HONORING TEXAS PANHANDLE FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS

As leaders in the first responder family, we are ever mindful of the dangers of the work our brothers and sisters perform every day. That's why it's critically important to ensure our first responders are truly honored for their unwavering courage to run toward danger and for their valiant bravery to face what’s on the other side.

 

Just as importantly, when a first responder gives their life in pursuit of protecting others, we must ensure their legacy of service is honored throughout time.

 

Despite the support our first responder community enjoys from the Texas Panhandle area, there is no memorial in existence that pays tribute to the more than 100 first responders who have sacrificed their lives in service. That’s why we have joined forces with the Texas non-profit organization Friends of AJ Swope to create such a place to recognize these fallen heroes.

 

The Texas Panhandle First Responders Memorial will be located on a beautiful, peaceful site in downtown Amarillo at 11th and Polk. The Memorial’s design will provide a respectful, serene, and publicly accessible place to honor every first responder who has died in the line of duty within the top 26 Panhandle Counties since 1882.

 

We, as individual leaders, and our agencies wholeheartedly support the Memorial and are dedicated to helping ensure its success. We hope you will join us in making this worth-while community project a reality by considering a meaningful donation. 

 

If you would like additional information, we would appreciate the opportunity to visit with you about who will be honored, where the Memorial will be located, and how you will be honored for your support.

 

As always, thank you for supporting our first responders and thank you for your consideration.

 

 

Sincerely,