Officer Casey was honored Friday

IT WAS A SOLEMN DAY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO RIO RANCHO OFFICER GERMAINE CASEY — WHO DIED DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE THIS WEEK — WAS LAID TO REST TODAY AS VALERIE CASTRO TELLS US– THE CEREMONY HAD A PROFOUND AFFECT ON EVERYONE PAYING THEIR RESPECTS A ROW OF SHINY MOTORCYCLES AND A ROW OF SOLEMN FACES WELCOMED A FALLEN HERO AND HIS FAMILY TO A MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE SANTA ANA STAR CENTER A husband a father a gifted athlete a public servant has left us too early HUNDREDS ATTENDED THE SERVICE TO HONOR A MAN WHO HAD ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING ON HIS DAY OFF TO SERVE HIS DUTY as soon as we heard the news we both kind of sank into our chairs and couldn t believe that something like this was happening OFFICER GERMAINE CASEY FATHER OF TWO WAS KILLED MONDAY HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS MOTORCYCLE AND HIT A TREE WHILE RIDING IN A MOTORCADE ESCORTING PRESIDENT BUSH TO THE SUNPORT he gave his life in the line of duty to uphold the principals that are the foundation of this city this state and this nation A PROUD AND HONORABLE PROCESSION FOLLOWED CASEY TO HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE REMINDING EVERYONE OF THE GREAT LOSS THE CITY STATE AND NATION HAVE SUFFERED Germaine Casey lived life on his terms Honest simple brave OFFICER CASEY WAS THE FIRST OFFICER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN THE HISTORY OF THE RIO RANCHO POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED– THAT LED TO SUCH A TRAGEDY IN THE NEWSROOM VALERIE CASTRO EYEWITNESS NEWS 4