BROOKLYN, Mich. (WSYM) - Over 200 people gathered Saturday afternoon in Jackson County to dedicate a soccer field to a fallen police officer.
The soccer field at Columbia Center High School in Brooklyn will now be known as the “Chad P. Dermyer Memorial Soccer Field.”
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to officially dedicate the space.
Dermyer was a Virginia State Police trooper who was killed in the line of duty. He was was shot by James Brown inside a Greyhound Bus Station following a training exercise.
"Great personality, very approachable, very low key, even keeled, great work ethic," Jackson Police Chief Matt Heins said describing his former officer in a 2016 interview with FOX 47 News.
Dermyer grew up in Jackson and worked for Jackson City Police.
The honor guard presented colors at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Superintendent Pam Campbell sent photos to FOX 47 News of the ceremony.
