We invite you to peruse issues of GCPOMS’s newsletter, The Epitaph.
April/May 2026
In this issue of The Epitaph, the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society honors the lives and legacies of Patrolman Phillip C. Wagner and Patrolman William J. Keller, whose names will be added to the Memorial Walls during Police Week 2026. Read about the significance of this solemn milestone—198 officers forever remembered—the meaningful traditions of Police Week, including the Grave Marker Ceremony and Candlelight Vigil, and the continued commitment to honoring the fallen and supporting their survivors.
November 2025
In this issue of The Epitaph, the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society honors the fallen and supports the survivors of the Lorain Police Department. Read about the heroic actions of Officers Wagner, Gale, and Payne, the success of the 17th Annual Cops Ride, and our new partnership with Cornerstone of Hope for grief support.
April/May 2025
- Commemorating 40 years of honoring fallen officers
- President Mannion reflects on growth and service
- Police cadets raise funds through challenge coin drive
October 2024
- In this issue we remember Officers Jacob Derbin and Jamieson Ritter, who both died in the Line of Duty this year.
May 2024
- In Memoriam – Never forget those that have paid the ultimate price for our safety.
April 2024
- Message from the President
- Officers added to The Memorial
- Bentleyville, OH
December 2023
In Memoriam – We will never forget!
October/November 2023
- Message from the President
- Badges of Courage: Detective Lieutenant William L. Foulks
- In Memoriam
May 2023
- In Memoriam
May 2022
- Message from the President
- Survivor’s Corner: Summer Bartek, Survivor & Twin Sister of Patrol Officer Shane H. Bartek
- In Memoriam
March 2022
- Message from the President
- Survivor’s Corner: Richard Rob, Detective Sergeant (Retired) Parma Heights Police Department, on Sergeant Robert W. Bennett
- Badges of Courage: Parma Heights Police Department Chief Steve Scharschmidt
December 2021
- Message from the President
- Survivor’s Corner: Doris J. Robertson, Daughter of Patrolman Garner M. Robertson (EOW 7/8/1956)
- Badges of Courage: Patrolman Garner M. Robertson
October 2021
- Message from the President
- Survivor’s Corner: Candice Soine, Granddaughter of U.S. Deputy Marshal John Luses
- Badges of Courage: U.S. Deputy Marshal John Luses and U.S. Deputy Marshal Hugh Brantly
April 2021
- Message from the President
- Survivor’s Corner: Lorain County Deputy Sheriff John P. Palermo
- Badges of Courage: Lorain County Sheriff Phil R. Stammitti
December 2020
- Message from the President
- Survivor’s Corner
- Badges of Courage: Heroes Among Us
October 2020
- Message from the President
- Survivor’s Corner: Father Doug Brown on Officer William G. Brown
- Badges of Courage: Father Doug Brown
- Remembering Detective James Skernivitz
- Heads up on 2021 Police Week Events
May 2020 Anniversary Issue
- Message from the President
- In Memoriam
- Badges of Courage
January-February-March 2020
- Message from the President
- Survivors’ Corner: Paul J. Matias, Chief of the Mayfield Village Police Dept.; Donald H. Stevens, Mayfield Village Chief of Police from 1973-2003
- Badges of Courage: Spotlight on Mayfield Village PD
- In Memoriam
- CCPOMS License Plates
October-November-December 2019
- Message from the President
- Survivors’ Corner: Patrolman Brian Kloka
- Badges of Courage
- Memorial Gifts
- In Memoriam
July-August-September 2019
- Message from the President
- Survivors’ Corner: Sergeant Dennis Glivar, Patrolman Robert Stefanov, and Patrolman Michael W. Brown
- Badges of Courage
- In Memoriam
- GCPOMS Goals
- Memorial Mini-Market
May-June 2019
- Message from the President
- Survivors’ Corner: Patrol Officer Jason Gresko
- GCPOMS Plates
- Badges of Courage
March-April 2019
- Message from the President
- Survivors’ Corner: Patrol Officer Hilary S. Cudnik Sr.
- In Memoriam
- Badges of Courage
- Profile on Eric B. Smith, Special Agent, Cleveland FBI field office
- Tribute to Special Agent Johnnie Oliver
- Police Week events
- Memorial pavers
January-February 2019
- Message from the President
- Survivors’ Corner
- Badges of Courage
- In Memoriam
- Police Week 2019 and the 34th Annual Police Memorial Commemoration
November-December 2018
- Message from the President
- Honor Our Fallen
- Survivors’ Corner
- In Our Thoughts
- In Memoriam
- Badges of Courage
- All Points Bulletin
September-October 2018
- Message from the President
- Survivors’ Corner
- Badges of Courage
- In Memoriam
- All Points Bulletin
July-August 2018
- Message from the President
- Survivors’ Corner
- Tony Rizzo RBS
- Badges of Courage
- Honor Our Fallen
- All Points Bulletin
May 2018
- 33rd Annual GCPOMS Commemoration is 3 Weeks Away
- Light Up Northern Ohio Blue
- Police Unity Tour
- Each Paver Remembers / Memorial Expansion
May 2017
- Honoring our fallen at the Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial – Patrol Officer David Fahey of the Cleveland PD and Trooper Kenneth Velez of the Ohio State Highway Patrol
- Help for the family of Sergeant Tommy Jones
- 32nd Annual Greater Cleveland Peace Officers Memorial Society Commemoration May 13-21
- Cleveland International Tattoo May 20
- Police Week Auctions and Raffles May 20
February 2015
Memorial Society Announces Expansion of Memorial… Police Fatalities Rise 24% in 2014… “America’s Finest”–by Chas Lane, Jr., President… In Memoriam of Joanne McConeghy… Upcoming events and more. Read issue…
