We Remember…Memorials for Sgt. Jerry Lively, Officer Maurice Hill Added to Thoughtful Wall

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA["The wall is getting larger," said a reflective Du Quoin Chief of Police Michael Ward as he looked at the most recent plaques added to the memorial wall near the entrance to the Du Quoin Police Department. They honor the memory of fallen officers and friends of the department.

It's a dubious "hall of fame" honoring those who served law enforcement.

The most recent additions are plaques honoring the memory of Sgt. Jerry Lively (1928-2011 at top left) ) who served from 1968 to 1977. Officer Lively suffered a debilitating brain aneurysm at the height of his law enforcement career.

Before that, the city lost Maurice Hill (1940-2009 at lower left), who served for a time as a full-time officer, later an auxiliary officer and finally a police dispatcher.

The memorials join those honoring the late Chief James Booker (1953-2007), police commissioner and retired fire chief Richard Fronek (1945-2007), officer John Kelley (1893-1921), Luke Jones (1941-1998), Deputy Sandy Kalb (1951-1991), dispatcher Elizabeth Phillips (1949-2005) and Trp. Randall Kupfers (1961-1989).

Each plaque contains a poem or some memorial thoughts. Interestingly enough, Rich Fronek wrote his own epitaph. If you get the chance, it's a wall you need to see.