One hears phrases such as “outpouring of support” so often that, in time, they can lose their meaning. However, we can also experience events that redefine them for us. Saint Xavier University conferred a posthumous graduate certificate at the funeral of Chicago Police Officer Nathaniel "Nate" Taylor Jr., who was shot and killed Sunday, Sept. 28, while serving a warrant.
With great sadness but also with great honor, I presented the graduate certificate to Officer Taylor’s wife, Alcione, at the service in St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church on Friday. I have rarely seen such love and support as shown by the friends, family and significant numbers of officers from nearly every police force in the Chicago area.
A 2007 Saint Xavier University graduate, Officer Taylor was enrolled in the Graham School of Management’s financial fraud examination and management MBA program. He was by all accounts a warm and dedicated person with a bright future.
Saint Xavier has a long educational partnership with the Chicago Police Department, and we feel keenly such a tragic loss. I worry that we as a society too often take for granted the risks these brave men and women take every day to protect us.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Alcione, her young daughter, Naomi, their family and extended family throughout the Chicago Police Department.
With great sadness but also with great honor, I presented the graduate certificate to Officer Taylor’s wife, Alcione, at the service in St. Bede the Venerable Roman Catholic Church on Friday. I have rarely seen such love and support as shown by the friends, family and significant numbers of officers from nearly every police force in the Chicago area.
A 2007 Saint Xavier University graduate, Officer Taylor was enrolled in the Graham School of Management’s financial fraud examination and management MBA program. He was by all accounts a warm and dedicated person with a bright future.
Saint Xavier has a long educational partnership with the Chicago Police Department, and we feel keenly such a tragic loss. I worry that we as a society too often take for granted the risks these brave men and women take every day to protect us.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Alcione, her young daughter, Naomi, their family and extended family throughout the Chicago Police Department.
