Center City in Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Project Blue Light
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 27, 2021
1. Project Blue Light Marker
Inscription.
Project Blue Light is a nationwide recognition of those Police Officers who have died in the line of duty. It began in 1988 in Philadelphia when the late Dolly Craig wrote a letter to Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), stating that she would be honoring her late son-in-law Danny Gleason, during the holiday season by placing a blue light in her window. Officer Gleason was killed in the line of duty on June 5, 1986.
One tree in front of the Government Center and trees in front of the Safety Building have been adorned with blue lights. These trees will remain lit during Police Week to honor every fallen officer and to show appreciation to those officers left to carry on.
As you stand looking at the trees and reading this sign, I hope you will also take a moment to honor every brave officer who has fallen in the line of duty, think of their families who have been left behind, and take a moment to thank our officers dedicated to making our communities better by putting themselves on the streets every day of the year to protect and to serve.
There are not enough good things to say about the people that put themselves in harm's way every day for us. What does that say about us? , -Julie Hebert
A very special thank you to The Andersons for their support of the Toledo Police Department by donating the lights placed on these trees. , -Chief Derrick Diggs
Project Blue Light is a nationwide recognition of those
Police Officers who have died in the line of duty. It began
in 1988 in Philadelphia when the late Dolly Craig wrote a
letter to Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), stating that
she would be honoring her late son-in-law Danny Gleason,
during the holiday season by placing a blue light in her window.
Officer Gleason was killed in the line of duty on June 5, 1986.
One tree in front of the Government Center
and trees in front of the Safety Building
have been adorned with blue lights. These trees will remain
lit during Police Week to honor every fallen officer and to
show appreciation to those officers left to carry on.
As you stand looking at the trees and reading this sign,
I hope you will also take a moment to honor every
brave officer who has fallen in the line of duty,
think of their families who have been left behind,
and take a moment to thank our officers dedicated
to making our communities better by putting themselves
on the streets every day of the year to protect and to serve.
There are not enough good things to say about the people that put
themselves in harm's way every day for us.
What does that say about us?
-Julie Hebert
A very special thank you to The Andersons
for their support of the Toledo Police
Department by donating the lights placed on these trees.
-Chief Derrick Diggs
Topics.
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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is June 5, 1986.
Location. 41° 39.297′ N, 83° 32.117′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Center City. It can be reached from Jackson Street just east of North Erie Street (Ohio Route 25), in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 435 N Huron St, Toledo OH 43604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Lucas County (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
