On the Job 

This year’s Ohio Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony, held May 2 at OPOTA, coincided with a major renovation.

Thirty-two panels of polished black granite, freshly engraved with the names of 836 peace officers lost in the line of duty, were recently mounted on the face of the 24-year-old memorial wall.

Time and weather had combined to degrade the legibility of the names. Dodds Memorials of Xenia was hired to do the renovation. The panels were engraved over two days by a computer-guided carbon dioxide laser.

Polished black granite is extremely durable and requires minimal maintenance.

“This work brings new luster not only to the memorial wall but also to the memory of every fallen officer represented there,” Attorney General Dave Yost said. “It is our duty to make sure their names never fade into history.”