Notification Procedures
| Death of a Retired Officer |
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The following information is for all Austin
Police Officer retirees whether members of the APD Retirees
association or not. The information is being provided because
of the discrepancies and issues in the past regarding funerals
for retired APD Officers.
The Austin Police Department,
the Retirement System, and the APROA
should be notified of a retired officer's death.

/ See contact information below /
When contacting the department, please ask
them to have the Honor Guard Commander contact the family
regarding any Honors desired for the funeral or memorial service.
When a retired Police Officer from APD dies,
his/her next of kin has the option of certain Honors. They
are similar to an active officer's not-in-the-line-of-duty
death. The proper protocols for the honors at the funeral
or memorial service are spelled out in the APD Funeral Committee
General Orders. The Honors allotted to a retired Austin Police
Officer are as follows:
1. |
Pall Bearers |
2. |
U.S. Flag |
3. |
Bagpipes |
4. |
Bugler |
Part of problem is that the retiree is not
letting their next of kin know that these honors are available
and is not providing the next of kin with the proper procedures
to contact the department and/or honor guard. In order to
facilitate that process, a retired officer has been placed
on the APD Funeral Committee to represent retired officers
and their families.
(see below for contact information)
If the family of the retiree chooses to have
the APD Honor Guard participate in the funeral
or memorial service of a retired officer, the Commander of
the APD Honor Guard needs to be notified as soon as possible
so he can meet with the family as they meet with the funeral
home. This is NOT to "take over" the arrangements.
It is because even though there are guidelines for the funeral,
each funeral and the wishes of each family is different. A
family may desire all, none, or only some of the honors authorized
by the department to recognize their service to the agency
and the public. It is the intent of the department and Honor
Guard that the wishes of the family be respected.
Understand that the Honors provided at a
funeral are not just thrown together at the last minute. The
Austin Police Department Honor Guard performs their duties
in a very precise and solemn military fashion and needs certain
information about the funeral arrangements so they can plan
the performance of their duties for any given funeral. The
Honor Guard does not desire to “take over” the arrangements
from the family. Rather, they only wish to honor the retired
officer for their service to the department and the public…within
the confines established by the family… and to assist the
family during this difficult time.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please make notifications to the department
about the death of a retired officer to the Chief's office. Ask
the Chief’s Office to have the Honor Guard Commander contact
the family concerning any Honors desired for the funeral
or memorial service.
APD Chief & Assistant Chiefs
512.974.5030
Please make notifications to the department
about the death of a retired officer to the APROA by contacting
any member of the Board of Directors
or the APD Funeral Committee-APROA Representative.
APD Funeral Committee - APROA
Representative
Please make notifications to the Retirement
System about the death of a retired officer by contacting
the appropriate system as shown below:
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
City of Austin Employees Retirement System
(only for those who retired under this system)
512.458.2551
Austin Police Retirement System
512.416.7672
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