Mary Fisher of Midland closes her eyes as she prays onstage by herself while the White Pine Celtic Arts Council Pipes and Drums play "Amazing Grace" Sunday evening at Memorial Presbyterian Church during Project Blue Light, a ceremony that honors all police, deputies, firefighters and paramedics who died in the line of duty or while employed, their survivors and those who still work to keep the public safe. Fisher said she began to cry when the music played as she remembered her son, Clare County Deputy Kevin M. Sherwood who was killed in a traffic crash while responding to a call of a wrong way driver on U.S. 127 on Oct. 9, 2003. "I still cry when I think of him and his death," she said to the crowd of about 100 people. "This past year, my mother past, but I was able to get past that. I still can't get past his death. We are expected to bury our parents but not our children. It's just tough." (Jake May/Midland Daily News)
Sgt. Matthew Berchert holds his hand over his heart alongside other members of the Midland Police Department commemorate and honor all police, deputies, firefighters and paramedics who died in the line of duty Sunday evening at Memorial Presbyterian Church during Project Blue Light. About 100 people attended the ceremony. "It's just — I can't put it into words. The fact that the community truly appreciates what we do as police officers, and that they recognize those of us who have given the ultimate sacrifice," Berchert said. "It's a true respect."(Jake May/Midland Daily News)
Sophie Sherwood, 6, of Midland runs through the coat room as she plays freeze tag with her sibling and cousins after the ceremony for Project Blue Light on Sunday evening at Memorial Presbyterian Church. About 100 people attended the memorial service. (Jake May/Midland Daily News)
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