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Mayor Adams pays rich tribute to NYPC officer Edgar A Ordonez for his services

NEWYORK: New York city Mayor Eric Adams paid tribute to the services of New York police officer Edgar A Ordonez who sacrificed his life in line of duty and public safety.

Speaking at funeral service for NYPC officer Edgar A Ordonez, Mayor Adams said that we are burying today an ambassador that comes in the spirit of those officers who represented their countries and decided to take upon the awesome responsibility of protecting our city.

He said that a young man named Edgar, an immigrant from Honduras, decided to put on the police uniform and understand that the prerequisite to our prosperity as a city and a country is public safety.

“I say to the family of Edgar, your son is an ambassador. He represents the greatness of Honduras. He represents what you wanted in a child, to believe in family, to believe in faith, and to believe in public safety. You lost a son, but you have picked up a family,” he said.

“I say to you, your son’s desire to become a member of the New York City Police Department speaks volume of not only as a member of your family, but it speaks volume as a member of the Honduras community. We lost an ambassador today. We buried him. This is a moment of Calvary, where the loss of Jesus Christ gave us life. Your son’s loss is going to give life to so many,” he added.

He said that diverse men and women who sit in this room, that come from different walks of life in the pursuit of the American dream, let’s use this moment to understand why it was so important to diversify our department so that it reflects the diversity of this city and the diversity of this country.

“When you lose a member of the New York City Police Department, it not only resonates throughout the city of New York, but it resonates throughout the home countries that they come from. That is why people pursue to come here to New York City and to participate in the origin of the dream,” he said.

“New York City represents what’s great about America. The reason that dream is alive and well is because of the men and women of the New York City Police Department that protects everything about that dream. Edgar was one of them,” he said.

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