County Commission Chairman Tony
Masilotti, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, and nearly 100 friends,
residents and law enforcement officials gathered with family
members at Seminole Palms Park on March 25 to remember and
celebrate the life of Palm Beach County Deputy Sheriff James
Dickinson.
Deputy Dickinson was
killed in the line of duty in The Acreage on August 22, 1989.
Pictured (l-r) are Sheriff Bradshaw, members of the Dickinson
family, and Commissioner Masilotti.
A plaque with the following inscription was unveiled in a
ceremony dedicating a ball field at the park in Royal Palm Beach
to the memory of this courageous officer: "This baseball field
is dedicated to the memory of Deputy James R. Dickinson who was
killed in the line of duty protecting the residents of Palm
Beach County. He exemplified the true spirit of unselfish
dedication to duty and maintained courageous calm in the face of
danger. May his spirit live forever through the youth who play
on this field."
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