WHEREAS, Police
Officer Mary Ann Collura, a life-long resident of Fair Lawn, joined the
Fair Lawn Police Department in January 1985; and
WHEREAS, Officer
Collura served the Police Department and the people of Fair Lawn with
exceptional courage and professionalism, genuine courtesy and abiding
commitment to the finest law enforcement traditions; and
WHEREAS, Officer
Collura proudly served the public as a police officer for eighteen years,
a certified law enforcement training commission instructor, a member of
the Bergen County Rapid Deployment Force, and was the first female officer
appointed to the Department; and
WHEREAS, Officer
Collura has made the ultimate sacrifice, giving her life in the line of
duty to protect New Jersey's citizens; and
WHEREAS, Officer
Collura's bravery and dedicated service make her a hero and a true role
model for all Americans; and, therefore, it is appropriate and fitting
for the State of New Jersey to mark her passing and to honor her memory;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES E. McGREEVEY, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
- The flag of the
United States of America and the flag of the State of New Jersey shall
be flown at half mast at all State departments, offices, agencies and
instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Wednesday, April 23, 2003
in recognition and mourning of Fair Lawn Police Officer Mary Ann Collura.
- This Order shall
take effect immediately.
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GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this 23rd Day
of April in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand
and Three, and of the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Twenty-Seventh.
/s/ James
E. McGreevey
Governor
[seal]
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Attest:
/s/ Michael R. DeCotiis
Chief Counsel to
the Governor