Fallen Massachusetts officer remembered for joy he brought to others
Sean Gannon posthumously promoted to rank of sergeant
Updated: 5:38 PM EDT Apr 18, 2018
Fallen Massachusetts officer remembered for joy he brought to others
Sean Gannon posthumously promoted to rank of sergeant
Updated: 5:38 PM EDT Apr 18, 2018
WEBVTT UNDERWAY. SERA: THE FUNERAL SERVICE IS NOW UNDERWAY. TO SAY IT IS A PACKED CHURCH WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT. MANY WEARING BLUE RIBBONS IN HIS HONOR. THE PASTOR OF SAINT PIUS THE 10TH BEGIN THE SERVICE. >> YOU GAVE SHAWN TO US --SEAN TO US TO BE OUR JOY. NOW YOU HAVE TAKEN HIM AWAY FROM US. WE GIVE HIM BACK TO YOU WITHOUT A MURMUR, BUT OUR HEARTS ARE RUN WITH SORROW. SERA: I HAD OF THE FUNERAL, THOUSANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS MARCHED TO THE CHURCH IN A DISPLAY OF SUPPORT AND RESPECT FOR HER BROTHER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. WE SAW MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE FROM ALL OVER MASSACHUSETTS. POLICE OFFICERS FROM NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, AND AS FAR AWAY AS TEXAS THREE AT SEVERAL LOCAL RESIDENTS CAME TO STAND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH WAY THE AMERICAN FLAG , HOPING THEIR PRESENCE WOULD GIVE THE FAMILY SOME COMFORT. >> UNFORTUNATELY TRAGEDY KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES. COMES INTO A LITTLE TOWN OF YARMOUTH, COMES INTO A BIG CITY OF NEW YORK CITY. WE HAVE TO PULL TOGETHER AND BE STRONG. SERA: THE POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS ARE STANDING GUARD OUTSIDE THE CHURCH DURING THE SERVICE AND THEY WILL CONTINUE THE PROCESSION FOLLOWING THE MASS. WE’VE SEEN SEVERAL CANINE OFFICERS WITH THEIR DOGS. ONE FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE SAYING IT WAS SOMETHING THEY REALLY HAD TO ATTEND AND THEY WILL BE FORMING STANDING AT ATTENTION FOR THE PROCESSION AS SERGEANT GANNON WILL BE ESCORTED TO A PRIVATE BU
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Fallen Massachusetts officer remembered for joy he brought to others
Sean Gannon posthumously promoted to rank of sergeant
Updated: 5:38 PM EDT Apr 18, 2018
A Massachusetts police officer killed in the line of duty was remembered at his funeral service on Wednesday for his faith, professionalism and engaging personality.Hundreds of family, friends and colleagues packed St. Pius X Roman Catholic church for the funeral Mass of Sean Gannon, a K-9 officer with the Yarmouth Police Department. Thousands of officers from around the country stood at attention outside.A line of blue created by uniformed officers marched from the local high school to the church before the service started. It was made up by representatives from departments across Massachusetts and New England, from New York City and Chicago, and from as far away as Texas and California.Hundreds of civilians also stood outside the church."We give him back to you without a murmur, but our hearts are wrung with sorrow," the Rev. Paul Caron said during a short service without a eulogy.Caron told the story about the day he arrived at the Cape Cod parish last year. A secretary called to tell him police were on the way to his office."I wasn't here long enough to be in trouble," Caron said.He heard a bang on his door and the words, "Police! Open up!"He opened the door to find Gannon, who hugged him and welcomed him to town."So now we come together and mourn his death, but we also give thanks that he lived, that we knew him on some level," Caron said.Gannon, 32, was shot Thursday while he and other officers were serving an arrest warrant at a home in Barnstable. The suspect in the shooting, described by police as a career criminal, is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder.Gannon's Belgian malinois dog, Nero, also was shot but underwent surgery and is recovering.After Wednesday's Mass, K-9 officers and their dogs lined the route to the cemetery for a private burial service.Gannon, who was posthumously promoted to sergeant, leaves behind a wife, parents, a brother and a sister.The New Bedford native was a graduate of Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth and Westfield State University. He had a master's degree from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
YARMOUTH, Mass. —
Hundreds of civilians also stood outside the church.
"We give him back to you without a murmur, but our hearts are wrung with sorrow," the Rev. Paul Caron said during a short service without a eulogy.
Caron told the story about the day he arrived at the Cape Cod parish last year. A secretary called to tell him police were on the way to his office.
"I wasn't here long enough to be in trouble," Caron said.
He heard a bang on his door and the words, "Police! Open up!"
He opened the door to find Gannon, who hugged him and welcomed him to town.
"So now we come together and mourn his death, but we also give thanks that he lived, that we knew him on some level," Caron said.
Gannon, 32, was shot Thursday while he and other officers were serving an arrest warrant at a home in Barnstable. The suspect in the shooting, described by police as a career criminal, is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder.
Gannon's Belgian malinois dog, Nero, also was shot but underwent surgery and is recovering.
After Wednesday's Mass, K-9 officers and their dogs lined the route to the cemetery for a private burial service.
Gannon, who was posthumously promoted to sergeant, leaves behind a wife, parents, a brother and a sister.
The New Bedford native was a graduate of Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth and Westfield State University. He had a master's degree from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
A Massachusetts police officer killed in the line of duty was remembered at his funeral service on Wednesday for his faith, professionalism and engaging personality.
Hundreds of family, friends and colleagues packed St. Pius X Roman Catholic church for the funeral Mass of Sean Gannon, a K-9 officer with the Yarmouth Police Department. Thousands of officers from around the country stood at attention outside.
A line of blue created by uniformed officers marched from the local high school to the church before the service started. It was made up by representatives from departments across Massachusetts and New England, from New York City and Chicago, and from as far away as Texas and California.
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Hundreds of civilians also stood outside the church.
"We give him back to you without a murmur, but our hearts are wrung with sorrow," the Rev. Paul Caron said during a short service without a eulogy.
Caron told the story about the day he arrived at the Cape Cod parish last year. A secretary called to tell him police were on the way to his office.
"I wasn't here long enough to be in trouble," Caron said.
He heard a bang on his door and the words, "Police! Open up!"
He opened the door to find Gannon, who hugged him and welcomed him to town.
"So now we come together and mourn his death, but we also give thanks that he lived, that we knew him on some level," Caron said.
Gannon, 32, was shot Thursday while he and other officers were serving an arrest warrant at a home in Barnstable. The suspect in the shooting, described by police as a career criminal, is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder.
Gannon's Belgian malinois dog, Nero, also was shot but underwent surgery and is recovering.
After Wednesday's Mass, K-9 officers and their dogs lined the route to the cemetery for a private burial service.
Gannon, who was posthumously promoted to sergeant, leaves behind a wife, parents, a brother and a sister.
The New Bedford native was a graduate of Bishop Stang High School in Dartmouth and Westfield State University. He had a master's degree from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
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