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Memorial
A
Tribute
to those Officers
who Died in Service
to this Community
 
 
Officer Thomas J. Tinerella
1966
Officer Thomas J. Tinerella, Age 41, married with 5
children (one married and the mother of Officer Tinerella’s
first grandchild), and a 7-year veteran of the Streamwood
Police Department, was killed when he was hit by a vehicle as
he was directing traffic after a Junior High School dance.
Sergeant Salvatore V. Genualdi
1967
Sergeant
Salvatore V. Genualdi, age 35, married with 5 children, and a
7-year veteran of the Streamwood Police Department, was killed
when he was struck by a vehicle that hit the squad he was
standing next to at a roadblock.
A
PART OF AMERICA DIED
Somebody killed a policeman today
And a part of America
died…
A piece of our country he
swore to protect
Will be buried with him at
his side.
The
beat that he walks was a battlefield too,
Where
he had gone off to give his all.
Though
the flag of our nation won’t fly at half-mast,
His
name they will add to a memorial wall.
The
Driver that killed him will stand up in court
With
counsel demanding his rights,
While
a young, widowed mother must work for her kids
And
spend many long, lonely nights,
Yes,
somebody killed a policeman today…
Maybe
in your village or mine,
While
we slept in comfort behind our locked doors
A
cop put his life on the line.
Now
his ghost walks the beat on a dark village street,
And
he stands at each new rookies side;
He
answered the call…of himself gave his all,
And
a part of America died.
From an Anonymous Author
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