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Bruce William GALLAGHER

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Bruce William GALLAGHER

Husband to SenCon Shirlena GALLAGHER, NSWPF # ?????

New South Wales Police Force

Goulburn Police Academy – Class 282 ( DPP 08 )

Regd. # 36020

 

Rank:  Commenced Training at Goulburn Police Academy on Monday 8 January 2001 ( aged 31 years, 10 months, 6 days )

Probationary Constable – appointed Friday  4 May 2001 ( aged 32 years, 2 months, 1 day )

Constable – appointed ? ? ?

Constable 1st Class – appointed ? ? ?

Senior Constable – appointed ? ? ?

 

Final Rank:  Senior Constable

 

StationsMiranda ( 24 Division ) & Lake Illawarra ( Warilla ) – Death

 

ServiceFrom  3 May 2001  to 17 April 2008 = 7 years, 3 months, 9 days Service

 

Awards:  Police Officer of the Year – 2008

No Find on Australian Honours system

 

Born:  Sunday  2 March 1969

Died on:  Thursday  17 April 2008

Cause:  Heart attack

Age:  39 years, 1 month, 15 days

 

Funeral date:  Sunday  27 April 2008

Funeral location:  Hansen & Cole, Northcliffe Dve, Kembla Grange

 

Buried at:  Lakeside Cemetery, Kanahooka Rd, Kanahooka, NSW

Bruce William GALLAGHER, Bruce GALLAGHER
Bruce I am lost without u…you are Locked safe in my heart….36020…

 

Memorial: NSW Police Force Service Memorial Wall, Sydney Police Centre, Surry Hills, F13 ( right wall )

 

BRUCE is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED

Bruce IS mentioned on the NSW Service Memorial Wall, Sydney Police Centre  F3 ( Right Wall )


 Funeral location:  


Bruce GALLAGHER
Bruce GALLAGHER
Snr Const Gallagher's daughters Jordann and Jessica with their father's hat and photo. Picture: SYLVIA LIBER
Snr Const Gallagher’s daughters Jordann and Jessica with their father’s hat and photo. Picture: SYLVIA LIBER

 

Illawarra Mercury                             28 April 2008

Thin Blue Line pays silent tribute to one of their own

IN a week clouded by grief, the region’s police demonstrated a show of unity yesterday at the funeral of colleague, Senior Constable Bruce Gallagher.

Onlookers were held breathless as more than 160 police formed a guard of honour and another 40 officers, led by Lake Illawarra police Superintendent Mick Plotecki and two mounted riders, escorted the cortege from Hansen & Cole at Kembla Grange.

Snr Const Gallagher‘s daughters Jessica, 17, and Jordann, 15, did their father proud, marching with his police hat and photo.

The 39-year-old Lake Illawarra police officer died suddenly from a heart attack last Thursday.

Jessica and Jordann remembered their dad as a loving man who was always ready with advice and support.

“I was always so proud to tell people my dad was a police officer,” Jessica told yesterday’s service.

“Dad, I am so grateful you taught me so much in life … I know you would not have left us if you didn’t think we could cope.”

Jordann added: “From the very first time you held me to the last time you saw me, you were always there for me no matter what, and I will never forget those memories.” Brother Mark Gallagher read a message on behalf of Snr Const Gallagher‘s wife Shirlena.

“You were my best friend, my husband and father to our two wonderful girls, but most of all you are my soul mate … I will never let you go. You will stay in my heart forever. Wait for me sweetheart, because one day I will be in your arms again.”

Mr Plotecki said Snr Const Gallagher displayed a strong work ethic that had earned him many accolades from the time he joined the force in May 2002. ( 2001 )

“Bruce’s name was often put forward as being involved in very meritorious and commendable police work,” he said.

“I have no doubt he had the potential and capability to add an even more significant contribution to his chosen profession.

“My last duty as Bruce’s commander is to pass on a message to his family, on behalf of the people of NSW. It’s a simple message, consisting of two words: ‘Thank you’. You were a real credit to your police uniform.”

Chief Inspector Bob Noble said that after meeting Snr Const Gallagher‘s wife and daughters, it was clear he was a reflection of a loving, supportive environment.

“The importance of family support in policing is paramount and it is for this reason that Bruce’s family has been, and will forever remain, a part of the police family,” he said.

Chief Insp Noble read a letter from colleague Senior Constable Chris Warren who said his close friend’s sudden death had left everyone in a state of shock.

The two men had joined the force at the same time, representing “two older blokes who were fulfilling a lifelong desire”.

Police chaplain Gordon Bradbery, who conducted the service, encouraged Snr Const Gallagher‘s grieving police colleagues to look after themselves.

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/605017/thin-blue-line-pays-silent-tribute-to-one-of-their-own/


 

Illawarra Mercury          29 September 2008

Illawarra Police mourn fallen colleagues

Shirlena Gallagher, wife of the late Senior Constable Bruce Gallagher, joined police yesterday in remembering those lost. Picture: WAYNE VENABLES
Shirlena Gallagher, wife of the late Senior Constable Bruce Gallagher, joined police yesterday in remembering those lost. Picture: WAYNE VENABLES

Illawarra residents have been urged to “whinge” less and appreciate the good work of the NSW Police Force.Uniting Church minister and police chaplain Reverend Gordon Bradbery told yesterday’s Police Remembrance Day service that people “whinged” too much about peripheral concerns when they should be thankful for the things that were really important.

Assistant Commissioner Robert May, Wollongong Police Commander Wayne Dedden and Lake Illawarra Commander Mick Plotecki were among those who attended the service at Wollongong’s Wesley Church on the Mall.

Shirlena Gallagher, wife of Senior Constable Bruce Gallagher who died of a heart attack on April 17, also attended the 20th annual national day of remembering.

Another Illawarra officer to lose her life in the past 12 months was Constable Elise Krejci, who was killed in a car accident on Picton Rd, three days after Snr Const Gallagher’s death.

Back from a visit to Third World countries in South America, Rev Bradbery told the service that he had witnessed terrible scenes that made him appreciate living in Australia.  “What a great country we live in, what a land of opportunity,” Rev Bradbery said.  “But suddenly I am aware that on occasions like this, when we gather to remember the safety and security that we have in our community, how it has come at a cost.  “I am conscious of the fact there are men and women who have lost their lives in the interests of policing this state – what it is when we don’t have to live in a land where our police wear flak jackets and carry machine guns.”  He said that in appreciating these blessings, the community must also acknowledge they had come at a cost, sometimes in police lives.”  They have gone beyond, they have given not only of themselves, but ultimately their breath and their pulse.”

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/609354/illawarra-police-mourn-fallen-colleagues/


 

 

 

 

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