PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Law enforcement officers and members of the public on Wednesday paid their respects to a grieving family and said goodbye to a fallen Philadelphia police officer, 31-year-old Jaime Roman.
Dozens of officers conducted a Commander’s March, following Roman’s family into Givnish Funeral Home in Northeast Philly. Then, throughout Wednesday evening, a line of mourners took turns offering their condolences.
Commissioner Kevin Bethel said it is never easy to say goodbye to a fellow officer.
“You know, I’m … a 61-year-old guy. When I look at Jaime, he’s my son. He’s 31 years old. These are my children now. There was a time when they were my colleagues, and now they’re my children, and so it’s gotten harder now,” Bethel said…