OCEAN CITY Members of the
Ocean City Police Department, city
officials and the public gathered at
City Hall on Monday evening as
Police Chief Ross Buzzuro was
scheduled to take his Oath of Office,
but before the swearing in could
took place Mayor Rick Meehan took
the opportunity to address last
weekend's tragedy.
Late Sunday afternoon, the
Ocean City Police Department lost
two of its own, officers Tom Geo-
ghegan and Josh Adickes, in a
plane crash. On Monday morning
through the afternoon, OCPD offi-
cers and family members waited on
the beach while the bodies were re-
covered from the ocean floor. Mee-
han was on the scene, among other
officials.
"I want to thank the members of
the Ocean City Police Department
for being here this evening. I know
many of you have not had very
much sleep over the past couple of
days, and those of you who were
not out on the beach I know your
thoughts were there, and you prob-
ably didn't sleep either. It has been
a very difficult time for all of us, but I
can only imagine how difficult it has
been for you," the mayor said.
When Meehan arrived on 130th
Street on Sunday afternoon, he
knew Ocean City was facing a tra-
gedy but had no idea of the events
that were about to unfold.
"We lost two dedicated and cour-
ageous members of our Ocean City
Police Department, and our Ocean
City family. Josh Adickes and Tom
Geoghegan were both officers that
loved their jobs and served our
community well. They were friends,
lodge brothers and the loved ones
of the people sitting in this room.
They loved life, and they loved living
in Ocean City, and they loved their
police department," the mayor said.
"What I witnessed today was ... the
compassion of the men and women
of our police department as they ral-
lied around the families of both Josh
and Tommy as the families sat on
the beach. I had the opportunity to
speak to the members of both fami-
lies, and I can tell you it was that
love and compassion that was help-
ing them cope with this unimagin-
able tragedy."
Meehan continued, "This is truly
a wonderful community, and we are
all very blessed to live here, and I
know Josh and Tom felt that way,
and they felt that way about the de-
partment. I know that your compas-
sion and love will continue in your
support for their families as they
move through a very difficult period.
Thoughts and prayers from this
entire community go out to the
Mayor: `A Very
Difficult Time
For All Of Us'
July 5, 2013
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