Warriors' Watch Riders:
Apologies for the interruption in your day, but a short notice mission that will be too soon to make it into this week's "Weekly Ride" newsletter has arisen. For the moment, this mission is "Pending," but after phone conversations with several local police officers and police officials, we fully expect this to happen as outlined below. In fact, we were specifically asked by a friend of this officer to do something that has become a new form of tribute in police circles and was first conveived of here at WWR: What our police brothers refer to as, not a "flag line," but a "Wheel line." Using our motorcycles (and other vehicles in icy weather) to form a corridor of tribute through which the funeral procession will pass.
For those of you who are close enough to make this (and for past tributes like this one we have had riders come from many states) PLEASE follow the mission planning forums to stay up to date on possible changes in informaiton at this link:
http://forums.lutzkicksass.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1233512707/s-new/Each fallen police officer is a wound in the side of our citizenry. These are men and women who willingly risk their lives each day, defending us against anarchy. We grieve with the friends, family and comrades of Patrolman Christopher C. Jones. The Warriors' Watch Riders.
For those of you who are too far away from the Philadelphia area to do this, please go to the WWR forums at the link above and add your voice in condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Patrolman Jones. Those who were close to Officer Jones WILL see those condolences, and it will give them strength to know how the citizens grieve with them.
Thanks,
- Lutz
Mission Itinerary (Preliminary.)
Middletown Township Patrolman Christopher C. Jones, age 37, died tragically during a traffic stop on Route 1 in Langhorne, PA on January 29, 2009. He was the first officer killed in the line of duty in the 57-year history of the MTPD. He had just been selected for promotion to Detective and would have been promoted in two weeks.
DATE: Thurs. Feb. 5th
TIME: TBD. Similar past events have happened around noon to 1pm, with rally times around 11am.
RALLY POINT: WAWA at Street Rd. & Hulmeville Rd.
RC: Mountain Bill
Mountain Bill will be there & anyone that wants to honor this Officer can join him. The WWR will form a Flag Line (and "Wheel Line) on Hulmeville Rd. to honor Ofc. Jones as he is escorted from the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul.
BIO ON OFC. JONES:
A 1989 graduate of Bensalem HS, Jones served seven years in the U.S. Navy, honorably discharged as Second Class Petty Officer in 1996. After working two years as a Corrections Officer in Bucks County Prison, Chris joined the Middletown Police Department in 1998.
He is survived by wife Suzanne, and children Christopher, 16, Julianne, 13, and Brendan, 12
A trust fund has been set up for the children of Officer Christopher Jones.
Donations can be made to:
Christopher Jones Trust Fund
Police and Fire Credit Union
852 E. Street Road
Warminster, PA 18974
or
The Hero Scholarship Fund
1760 S. Easton Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
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