The funeral procession arrived at the cemetery about 6 p.m. and graveside services got underway about 6:45 p.m., according to Stephanie Barrons, of Antioch, who watched the procession and burial with her husband, Kevin, from across the street from the cemetery.
Gliniewicz was buried with full, traditional military honors. There were bagpipes, a color guard, the playing of “Taps” and a 21-gun salute. Family members encircled Gliniewicz’s casket under a large, blue tent and police officers surrounded them, at least 20 rows deep, she said.
“There were six or seven helicopters which flew straight, and one veered right to signify the missing man,” Barrons said. “It was phenomenal.”
Barrons, whose son Matthew went to high school with Gliniewicz’s son D.J., said that she felt honored to be a part of something so important for the community.
“This is something I will never forget,” she said. “I saw some officers from Detroit, Las Vegas and New York. To see all of this show of support is something I will never see again.”
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Gliniewicz, 52, was shot Tuesday while chasing three suspicious men on foot in a marshy area of Fox Lake, about 45 miles northwest of Chicago. Police continue to look for the suspects and plan to update the media on the search at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The married father of four sons was a 30-year veteran of the police department. His wife, Mel, wore a police badge on a necklace during the service. Her husband’s coffin was draped in an American flag.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner was among the crowd estimated at 5,000 people.
But there was nobody from the Obama administration, unlike a certain thug’s funeral in Ferguson where the White House sent three representatives.
…After the funeral procession, U.S. Rep. Bob Dold, R-Ill., remarked about the incredible turnout from the community.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Dold said. “It’s moving to say the least.”
Dold said that the thousands of people who took the time to attend the funeral, line the streets or pull their boats up along the lakes while the procession passed on a day usually reserved for picnics with family is a testament to the man they were there to honor.
“The community is speaking with a loud, singular voice that they are supporting Joe’s family and will continue to do so,” he said.
Amen to that.
This breaks my heart.
Let’s catch those guys. I know a guy with a backhoe.
Come to think of it, I know a guy with a hog farm too.