Name of fallen officer lost to COVID-19 added to Jacksonville Police Memorial Wall

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Widow of Lt. Christopher Cunningham helps unveil latest sanction added to partition during yearly ceremony

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – City and assemblage leaders and loved ones gathered Tuesday greeting the annual Police Memorial Day service, which pays tribute to Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office unit who died successful the enactment of duty.

A caller sanction was added to the Police Memorial Wall extracurricular the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

Lt. Christopher Cunningham died past twelvemonth pursuing complications from COVID-19. A 22-year seasoned of JSO, Cunningham contracted the microorganism portion moving connected the job.

He became the 63rd JSO subordinate to dice successful the enactment of work since the bureau started keeping a record. On Tuesday, his widow, Lisa, helped unveil his sanction connected the memorial wall, adjacent to his chap officers who died successful the enactment of duty.

There was prayer, a 21-gun salute, and a flyover to people the solemn ceremony.

“It’s astir bittersweet, if I tin accidental that. The grant arsenic I said, but it’s almost, he’s gone. He’s gone. And up until now, proceeding the past call, with the mode it’s done with his sanction connected the partition -- it’s beautiful, but it’s bittersweet astatine the aforesaid time. If I tin accidental that,” Lisa Cunningham said.

Later tonight, we’ll stock much of Lisa Cunningham’s connection to the community.