Politics & Government
Police Schedule Memorial Luminary Event
The Stow Police Department is continuing the tradition of honoring those who served and died in the area, including one of their own — Officer Jonathan Bastock, of Cuyahoga Falls.
The Stow Police Department will continue the tradition that fallen Officer Jonathan Bastock started three years ago.
Jonathan V. Bastock, a Cuyahoga Falls resident, died suddenly on Feb. 5, 2011. He is the man responsible for the annual luminary ceremony in Stow where firefighters, officers and emergency personnel who have died are honored.
During a plaque dedication to Bastock at the Stow Municipal Court House in September, Police Chief Louis Dirker said, "Jon had a respect for the duties and selfless service of law enforcement officers and firefighters, which inspired the annual luminary vigil. He originated the phrase, 'Remembering Those Who Held the Line.'"
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Dirker said the department will continue the annual tradition in Bastock's memory.
Luminaries will line the front of City Hall Dec. 1, 2012 from 7 to 9 p.m. RSVP for the ceremony on the Facebook invitation.
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The ceremony is in honor of all fallen emergency personnel in the area. Last year the community lit more than 200 luminaries — 149 for police officers and 83 for firefighters. In 2011, the event was dedicated to Bastock, K-9 Knight and Twinsburg K-9 Bagio — fallen Twinsburg Officer Joshua Miktarian's police dog.
This year the event is dedicated to Officer Jason Gresko, Deputy Jeff Sampson, Deptuy Joe Cochran, Officer Vince Bann and Firefighter Doug Santee.
Click here for photos from the third annual ceremony.
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