At County Administration Building, Wreath To Honor Fallen Officers

December 2, 2022

On Thursday, the Bucks County Commissioners, area police chiefs, and members of law enforcement gathered at the Bucks County Administration Building to light the Project Blue Light wreath.

The wreath sits prominently in the third-floor of the rotunda of the county government headquarters in Doylestown Borough.

The wreath is lit with blue lights and adorned with white ornaments to mark each Bucks County law enforcement officer who has died on the job.

“At this time of year, when we’re coming together to celebrate the season with friends and family, it’s important for us to remember those who gave everything to keep our county and our communities safe,” said Commissioner Chairperson Bob Harvie. “In memory of their service and their sacrifice, we proudly light and display this wreath for Bucks County’s fallen law enforcement heroes.”

Project Blue Light is a nationwide observance begun more than 30 years ago by Dolly Craig of Philadelphia. She was honoring the death of her Philadelphia police officer son-in-law, who was killed in the line of due in 1986.

The wreath honors the following fallen Bucks County lawmen:

• Pennsylvania State Deputy Constable Erwin Mondeau, 1898
• Pennsylvania State Constable Henry A. Kolbe, 1914
• Bucks County Sheriff Abram L. Kulp, 1927
• Quakertown Borough Police Officer Edward W. Shearer, 1936
• Dublin Borough Police Chief Eli M. Myers, 1965
• Bristol Township Police Detective George F. Stuckey, 1972
• Bensalem Township Police Officer James K. Armstrong, 1975
• Bensalem Township Police Officer Robert A. Yezzi, 1980
• Bucks County Deputy Sheriff Thomas A. Bateman, 1986
• Bucks County Deputy Sheriff George M. Warta, Jr., 1986
• Bucks County Ranger Stanley E. Flynn, 1993
• Plumstead Township Police Officer Joseph E. Hanusey III, 2002
• Newtown Borough Police Officer Brian S. Gregg, 2005
• Middletown Township Police Officer Christopher C. Jones, 2009
• Bucks County Ranger Thomas Booz, 2020
• Warrington Township K9 Officer Stephen C. Plum, 2022