The faces and names you will see and read about are those of law enforcement officers who have died in Nebraska. Each was a member of a family. of a community, and dedicated his life to protecting the citezens of Nebraska. We honor them.

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		Sergeant Glenn H. Haas, Dawson County Gothenburg Police Sergeant Glenn H. Haas was shot in the front lobby of the police department at about 3:15 a.m. on Monday, July 2, 1990. A local 17 year-old male who had earlier been cited for criminal mischief, had come to the police department asking to speak to an officer. Sgt. Haas, who was present but off-duty and in plainclothes, responded to the request and was shot as he stepped out of the office entrance and into the lobby. He was struck once with a 30.06 round fired from a rifle the suspect had hidden around a corner. Sgt. Haas was taken to the Gothenburg Hospital and later life-flighted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, where he passed away. The suspect was later arrested and convicted, and is serving a life sentence. Sergeant Haas was 42 years old and survived by his wife, Janet, and two children.  Janet's brother will also be listed in the Memorial. He was Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Wolf of Frontier County, who died of a heart attack suffered while on duty in 1997.
		Captain of Detectives Charles E. Hall, Lancaster County Lincoln Police Department Captain of Detectives Charles E. Hall died early Saturday morning March 31, 1917, after the car he was riding in plunged into the ditch near 33rd and Adams Street. It is believed that Detective Hall and his driver, Frank Feeney, were in pursuit of a stolen auto at the time of the accident. Hall had been Chief of Police in O'Neill and later elected Sheriff of Holt County. Detective Hall was 53 years old and survived by his wife, Rhoda, and four children.
		NE State Patrolman Marvin L. Hansen, Cherry County Nebraska State Patrolman Marvin L. Hansen died from a gunshot wound at about 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 1954, near Valentine, Nebraska. Hansen and Cherry County Sheriff Bill Freeman had staked out a nearby road, having received a tip that it would be used by two suspects Ñ the Grandsinger brothers Ñ while transporting a stolen vehicle into the sand hills with the intention of stripping it for parts. The two lawmen stopped the suspects as they drove by, arresting Leon Grandsinger while brother Llyod fled from the scene. Hansen gave chase and was shot in the lower abdomen about 200 feet west of the road. He died a short time later. While Leon Grandsinger plead guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in the State Penitentiary, brother Lloyd appealed his conviction and electric chair sentence, received a new trial, and was acquitted and freed after a second trial. Hansen was 28 years old and was survived by his wife, Lorraine.
		Police Officer Noah F. Harrison, Lincoln County North Platte Police Officer Noah F. Harrison died at about 4:00 a.m. on Friday, April 21, 1933. Harrison was shot and mortally wounded when he stopped a suspicious car near 502 West 11th Street at about 4:00 a.m. the previous morning. Upon opening the door of the car, Harrison was shot by the driver. The men, later identified as Joy Crow and Charles Robinson, escaped but were later captured. The car they had fled contained stolen bags of sugar from a railroad car at the local yard. For the crimes, Crow was convicted and sentenced to 99 years, while Robinson was convicted and sentenced to 10 years. Officer Harrison was 40 years old and survived by his wife, Annetia.
		Officer E. G. Heilman, Lancaster County Department of Corrections Officer E. G. Heilman died at about 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 1912, while attempting to thwart a prison escape. Heilman was one of three prison officers killed during the violent breakout. The three escapees managed to escape the prison grounds and flee Lincoln, but were later cornered near Gretna. One of the convicts committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot, and a member of the posse, who closed in on the escapees, shot another. The last convict surrendered.
		Sheriff George N. Heiser, Keith County Sheriff George N. Heiser was shot and killed at about 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 1923, while leading law enforcement officers on a search for the murderer of Scottsbluff Police Officer Albert Peterson, who had been killed less than a week earlier. They had learned that the suspect was hiding in a house on the Ritt Ranch in Arthur County. Sheriff Heiser discovered the suspect and, upon ordering him out of hiding, was shot and killed when the man suddenly produced a handgun. The other officers then opened fire, killing the suspect. Heiser was 46 years old and survived by his wife, Myrtle.
		Chief of Police Charles E. Henning, Thayer County Hebron Chief of Police Charles E. Henning died on April 20, 1978, from complications related to a gunshot wound and subsequent stroke he suffered 10 years prior, on Thursday, April 24, 1968. Chief Henning was shot by one of two Iowa youths who Thayer County Sheriff Jim Johnson was attempting to arrest in connection with a crime spree. The shooting occurred near the intersection of Highway #81 and #136. Henning suffered a stroke as a result of the shooting, and was hospitalized for 10 years. Doctors attributed his death to the stroke caused by the shooting. Chief Henning was 72 years old and survived by his wife, Iona, and two sons.
		Officer Gregory A. Holloway, Sheridan County Gordon Officer Gregory A. Holloway was killed instantly at about 1:25 a.m. on Sunday, November 28, 1999, when his patrol car was struck nearly head-on with a pickup truck. Officer Holloway was responding to a report of an accident east of Gordon when the collision occurred. The driver of the pickup truck was westbound and making a left turn into a parking lot when the two vehicles collided. Officer Holloway was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was later arrested and charged in connection with Holloway's death. Officer Holloway was 36 years old and survived by his wife and four children.
		Sheriff Samuelson D. Johnson, Nance County Sheriff Samuelson D. Johnson was shot and killed at about 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 1961, while serving a warrant on a subject believed to be insane. Johnson and Special Deputy Aaron Hadfield went to the Hubert Heule residence located about 6 miles southeast of Fullerton. When they arrived, Johnson went into the house and asked Hadfield to wait. When Johnson didn't return, Hadfield went to the door of the house and observed Johnson in a struggle with Heule. Johnson managed to escape and the two lawmen sought cover in a nearby barn. Heule had obtained a shotgun and came after the two men. Johnson instructed Hadfield to run out the back door while he attempted to make it to his car where he had a revolver in the glove box. Hadfield escaped and watched in horror as Sheriff Johnson was shot down in the laneway to the farm. Hadfield then saw Heule flee in his modified car, but he was later captured in Kansas. Sheriff Johnson was 60 years old and survived by his wife and three children.