New York State Police’s Troop A will hold their annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Tuesday.
The 11 a.m. ceremony, at Troop A Headquarters, 4525 West Saile Drive, Batavia, will honor members of Troop A who gave their lives in the performance of their duties.
- Trooper James B. Losco, Zone 2, SP Wanakah – July 7, 1925
- Trooper Arnold T. Rasmussen, Zone 1, SP Batavia – September 8, 1927
- Trooper Robert J. Roy, Zone 4 – September 8, 1927
- Sergeant Homer J. Harrison, Zone 2, SP Castile. June 19, 1933
- Trooper Thomas L. Corbett, Zone 1, SP Batavia – August 13, 1933
- Trooper Jerome B. Nugent, Zone 3, SP Sheridan –October 13, 1933
- Corporal Earl R. Wilkinson, Zone 1, SP Batavia BCI. May 24, 1942
- Sergeant Harry A. Adams, Zone 1, SP Albion. September 1, 1951
- Trooper James D. Conrad, Zone 4, SP Bath. November 11, 1966
- Trooper Richard L. Weltz, Zone 2, SP Athol Springs. March 17, 1970
- Investigator Thomas L. Buck, Zone 3, SP Fredonia. March 19,
- Trooper Gary E. Kubasiak, Zone 3, SP Gowanda. August 30, 1982
- Trooper Kevin P. Dobson, Zone 2, SP Clarence. March 26, 2011
- Trooper William P. Keane, SP Batavia, August 23, 2013
- Trooper Ross M. Riley, Troop H, Special Operations Rescue Team. November 20, 2013
- Trooper Joseph J. Mecca Jr., Zone 4, SP Olean. December 2, 2020
- Trooper Jennifer M. Czarnecki, Zone 2, SP Boston. December 5, 2020
Additionally, they will honor 5 members from the Troop “A” region who valiantly gave their lives in performance of duty.
- Trooper Brian N. Rovnak, Troop K. February 2, 1983
- Trooper Joseph A. Longobardo, Troop G, Mobile Response Team – Sept 1, 2006
- Trooper David C. Brinkerhoff, Mobile Response Team. April 25, 2007
- Trooper Jill E. Mattice, Troop C, SP Oneonta. January 20, 2010
- Trooper Joseph J. Gallagher, Troop L, SP Brentwood. March 26, 2021
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