CEREMONY: Hundreds Mourn A Policeman; Huge tribute to a fellow officer dead of cancer
Originally published Aug. 4, 2005-By Alex McNear
Over 300 law enforcement officers from as far away as Old Brookville in Nassau County honored the late Sgt. Ryan Lynch, a 10-year veteran of the East Hampton Town Police Department, on Monday morning. Sergeant Lynch, 34, was diagnosed with cancer in January. He died on July 27.
At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, 16 officers on motorcycles led a hearse from the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home on Pantigo Road, East Hampton, to Amagansett's Main Street.
There, officers from the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums headed a procession to St. Peter's Catholic Church in Amagansett, where Sergeant Lynch and his wife, the former Jennifer Cidlowski of Montauk, had been married three years ago. A huge flag was suspended above Amagansett's Main Street by two firetrucks.
Capt. Kevin Sarlo of the East Hampton Town Police Department held Sergeant Lynch's bagpipes under his arm while the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums played. Sergeant Lynch, who lived in East Hampton, was a longtime member of the pipes and rums organization, attending practice sessions in Hampton Bays each week, said Bob Boden, another member.
Nearly 225 people crowded into the church while the hundreds of law enforcement officers waited outside, according to Todd Sarris, chief of the East Hampton Town Police Department. The Rev. Joseph Coschignano of Center Moriches officiated. Sergeant Lynch's brother, Kyle T. Lynch of Glen Cove, and his cousin, Lt. Thomas Mackey of the Sag Harbor Village Police, read from the Gospel.
Ms. Lynch gave the eulogy, Chief Sarris said.
"Ryan was a caring, conscientious, good-natured guy who treated people the way he wanted to be treated," Lieutenant Mackey said yesterday. The outpouring of people at his funeral was a testament to that, the lieutenant said.
After the service, officers on motorcycles from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, Suffolk County Police Department, East Hampton Village Police Department, and the Southampton Village Police Department led the hearse to Cedar Lawn Cemetery on East Hampton's Cooper Lane. A Suffolk County police helicopter flew overhead.
Officers who attended Monday's services, Chief Sarris said, included those from Old Brookville, Southampton Village, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, the Suffolk County Police, the New York State Police, the Westhampton Beach Village Police, the Shelter Island Town Police, the Quogue Village Police, the Riverhead Town Police, the New York State Parks Police, the State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the East Hampton Town, Southampton Town, Southampton Village, and East Hampton Village Police. Representatives of the United States Coast Guard, the East Hampton Town harbormasters, and the Suffolk County courts also attended Monday's ceremonies. Firefighters from Amagansett, East Hampton, TK, and Montauk were on hand as well.
"East Hampton Town police did a tremendous job paying tribute to Ryan," Lieutenant Mackey said. Sergeant Lynch was the first East Hampton Town police officer on active duty to die in 10 years.
At the graveside, the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums major, Mike Smith of the Southampton Town police, played "Amazing Grace," then presented Sergeant Lynch's bagpipes to his widow. A reception was held afterward at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett.
In the spring, East Hampton Town police, as well as police from other jurisdictions, had united to help their colleague's family defray the costs of treating Sergeant Lynch's cancer.
Town police officers set up a Ryan Lynch Cancer Fund, showed their support by wearing ribbons inscribed with his badge number, and held fund-raisers, including a dinner and raffle at the Montauk Firehouse and a dinner at the Boardy Barn in Hampton Bays, both in April. The two events raised $60,000.
In May, the East Hampton Town Board and the police union voted to allow members of the East Hampton Town Police Department to donate their unused sick day pay to Sergeant Lynch. He had been on sick leave with esophageal cancer since Jan. 13.
A week before Sergeant Lynch died, doctors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center found additional tumors in his brain that were untreatable, according to Lieutenant Mackey. At that point treatment was stopped and Sergeant Lynch was moved to a hospice.
Ms. Lynch and their two children, Cailyn, 2, and Alexander, 12, are staying with Sergeant Lynch's father in Glenwood Landing. They will ease their way back into life in East Hampton, Lieutenant Mackey said.
Originally published Aug. 4, 2005-By Alex McNear
Over 300 law enforcement officers from as far away as Old Brookville in Nassau County honored the late Sgt. Ryan Lynch, a 10-year veteran of the East Hampton Town Police Department, on Monday morning. Sergeant Lynch, 34, was diagnosed with cancer in January. He died on July 27.
At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, 16 officers on motorcycles led a hearse from the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home on Pantigo Road, East Hampton, to Amagansett's Main Street.
There, officers from the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums headed a procession to St. Peter's Catholic Church in Amagansett, where Sergeant Lynch and his wife, the former Jennifer Cidlowski of Montauk, had been married three years ago. A huge flag was suspended above Amagansett's Main Street by two firetrucks.
Capt. Kevin Sarlo of the East Hampton Town Police Department held Sergeant Lynch's bagpipes under his arm while the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums played. Sergeant Lynch, who lived in East Hampton, was a longtime member of the pipes and rums organization, attending practice sessions in Hampton Bays each week, said Bob Boden, another member.
Nearly 225 people crowded into the church while the hundreds of law enforcement officers waited outside, according to Todd Sarris, chief of the East Hampton Town Police Department. The Rev. Joseph Coschignano of Center Moriches officiated. Sergeant Lynch's brother, Kyle T. Lynch of Glen Cove, and his cousin, Lt. Thomas Mackey of the Sag Harbor Village Police, read from the Gospel.
Ms. Lynch gave the eulogy, Chief Sarris said.
"Ryan was a caring, conscientious, good-natured guy who treated people the way he wanted to be treated," Lieutenant Mackey said yesterday. The outpouring of people at his funeral was a testament to that, the lieutenant said.
After the service, officers on motorcycles from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, Suffolk County Police Department, East Hampton Village Police Department, and the Southampton Village Police Department led the hearse to Cedar Lawn Cemetery on East Hampton's Cooper Lane. A Suffolk County police helicopter flew overhead.
Officers who attended Monday's services, Chief Sarris said, included those from Old Brookville, Southampton Village, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, the Suffolk County Police, the New York State Police, the Westhampton Beach Village Police, the Shelter Island Town Police, the Quogue Village Police, the Riverhead Town Police, the New York State Parks Police, the State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the East Hampton Town, Southampton Town, Southampton Village, and East Hampton Village Police. Representatives of the United States Coast Guard, the East Hampton Town harbormasters, and the Suffolk County courts also attended Monday's ceremonies. Firefighters from Amagansett, East Hampton, TK, and Montauk were on hand as well.
"East Hampton Town police did a tremendous job paying tribute to Ryan," Lieutenant Mackey said. Sergeant Lynch was the first East Hampton Town police officer on active duty to die in 10 years.
At the graveside, the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums major, Mike Smith of the Southampton Town police, played "Amazing Grace," then presented Sergeant Lynch's bagpipes to his widow. A reception was held afterward at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett.
In the spring, East Hampton Town police, as well as police from other jurisdictions, had united to help their colleague's family defray the costs of treating Sergeant Lynch's cancer.
Town police officers set up a Ryan Lynch Cancer Fund, showed their support by wearing ribbons inscribed with his badge number, and held fund-raisers, including a dinner and raffle at the Montauk Firehouse and a dinner at the Boardy Barn in Hampton Bays, both in April. The two events raised $60,000.
In May, the East Hampton Town Board and the police union voted to allow members of the East Hampton Town Police Department to donate their unused sick day pay to Sergeant Lynch. He had been on sick leave with esophageal cancer since Jan. 13.
A week before Sergeant Lynch died, doctors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center found additional tumors in his brain that were untreatable, according to Lieutenant Mackey. At that point treatment was stopped and Sergeant Lynch was moved to a hospice.
Ms. Lynch and their two children, Cailyn, 2, and Alexander, 12, are staying with Sergeant Lynch's father in Glenwood Landing. They will ease their way back into life in East Hampton, Lieutenant Mackey said.
CEREMONY: Hundreds Mourn A Policeman; Huge tribute to a fellow officer dead of cancer
Originally published Aug. 4, 2005-By Alex McNear
Over 300 law enforcement officers from as far away as Old Brookville in Nassau County honored the late Sgt. Ryan Lynch, a 10-year veteran of the East Hampton Town Police Department, on Monday morning. Sergeant Lynch, 34, was diagnosed with cancer in January. He died on July 27.
At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, 16 officers on motorcycles led a hearse from the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home on Pantigo Road, East Hampton, to Amagansett's Main Street.
There, officers from the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums headed a procession to St. Peter's Catholic Church in Amagansett, where Sergeant Lynch and his wife, the former Jennifer Cidlowski of Montauk, had been married three years ago. A huge flag was suspended above Amagansett's Main Street by two firetrucks.
Capt. Kevin Sarlo of the East Hampton Town Police Department held Sergeant Lynch's bagpipes under his arm while the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums played. Sergeant Lynch, who lived in East Hampton, was a longtime member of the pipes and rums organization, attending practice sessions in Hampton Bays each week, said Bob Boden, another member.
Nearly 225 people crowded into the church while the hundreds of law enforcement officers waited outside, according to Todd Sarris, chief of the East Hampton Town Police Department. The Rev. Joseph Coschignano of Center Moriches officiated. Sergeant Lynch's brother, Kyle T. Lynch of Glen Cove, and his cousin, Lt. Thomas Mackey of the Sag Harbor Village Police, read from the Gospel.
Ms. Lynch gave the eulogy, Chief Sarris said.
"Ryan was a caring, conscientious, good-natured guy who treated people the way he wanted to be treated," Lieutenant Mackey said yesterday. The outpouring of people at his funeral was a testament to that, the lieutenant said.
After the service, officers on motorcycles from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, Suffolk County Police Department, East Hampton Village Police Department, and the Southampton Village Police Department led the hearse to Cedar Lawn Cemetery on East Hampton's Cooper Lane. A Suffolk County police helicopter flew overhead.
Officers who attended Monday's services, Chief Sarris said, included those from Old Brookville, Southampton Village, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, the Suffolk County Police, the New York State Police, the Westhampton Beach Village Police, the Shelter Island Town Police, the Quogue Village Police, the Riverhead Town Police, the New York State Parks Police, the State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the East Hampton Town, Southampton Town, Southampton Village, and East Hampton Village Police. Representatives of the United States Coast Guard, the East Hampton Town harbormasters, and the Suffolk County courts also attended Monday's ceremonies. Firefighters from Amagansett, East Hampton, TK, and Montauk were on hand as well.
"East Hampton Town police did a tremendous job paying tribute to Ryan," Lieutenant Mackey said. Sergeant Lynch was the first East Hampton Town police officer on active duty to die in 10 years.
At the graveside, the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums major, Mike Smith of the Southampton Town police, played "Amazing Grace," then presented Sergeant Lynch's bagpipes to his widow. A reception was held afterward at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett.
In the spring, East Hampton Town police, as well as police from other jurisdictions, had united to help their colleague's family defray the costs of treating Sergeant Lynch's cancer.
Town police officers set up a Ryan Lynch Cancer Fund, showed their support by wearing ribbons inscribed with his badge number, and held fund-raisers, including a dinner and raffle at the Montauk Firehouse and a dinner at the Boardy Barn in Hampton Bays, both in April. The two events raised $60,000.
In May, the East Hampton Town Board and the police union voted to allow members of the East Hampton Town Police Department to donate their unused sick day pay to Sergeant Lynch. He had been on sick leave with esophageal cancer since Jan. 13.
A week before Sergeant Lynch died, doctors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center found additional tumors in his brain that were untreatable, according to Lieutenant Mackey. At that point treatment was stopped and Sergeant Lynch was moved to a hospice.
Ms. Lynch and their two children, Cailyn, 2, and Alexander, 12, are staying with Sergeant Lynch's father in Glenwood Landing. They will ease their way back into life in East Hampton, Lieutenant Mackey said.
Originally published Aug. 4, 2005-By Alex McNear
Over 300 law enforcement officers from as far away as Old Brookville in Nassau County honored the late Sgt. Ryan Lynch, a 10-year veteran of the East Hampton Town Police Department, on Monday morning. Sergeant Lynch, 34, was diagnosed with cancer in January. He died on July 27.
At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, 16 officers on motorcycles led a hearse from the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home on Pantigo Road, East Hampton, to Amagansett's Main Street.
There, officers from the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums headed a procession to St. Peter's Catholic Church in Amagansett, where Sergeant Lynch and his wife, the former Jennifer Cidlowski of Montauk, had been married three years ago. A huge flag was suspended above Amagansett's Main Street by two firetrucks.
Capt. Kevin Sarlo of the East Hampton Town Police Department held Sergeant Lynch's bagpipes under his arm while the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums played. Sergeant Lynch, who lived in East Hampton, was a longtime member of the pipes and rums organization, attending practice sessions in Hampton Bays each week, said Bob Boden, another member.
Nearly 225 people crowded into the church while the hundreds of law enforcement officers waited outside, according to Todd Sarris, chief of the East Hampton Town Police Department. The Rev. Joseph Coschignano of Center Moriches officiated. Sergeant Lynch's brother, Kyle T. Lynch of Glen Cove, and his cousin, Lt. Thomas Mackey of the Sag Harbor Village Police, read from the Gospel.
Ms. Lynch gave the eulogy, Chief Sarris said.
"Ryan was a caring, conscientious, good-natured guy who treated people the way he wanted to be treated," Lieutenant Mackey said yesterday. The outpouring of people at his funeral was a testament to that, the lieutenant said.
After the service, officers on motorcycles from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, Suffolk County Police Department, East Hampton Village Police Department, and the Southampton Village Police Department led the hearse to Cedar Lawn Cemetery on East Hampton's Cooper Lane. A Suffolk County police helicopter flew overhead.
Officers who attended Monday's services, Chief Sarris said, included those from Old Brookville, Southampton Village, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, the Suffolk County Police, the New York State Police, the Westhampton Beach Village Police, the Shelter Island Town Police, the Quogue Village Police, the Riverhead Town Police, the New York State Parks Police, the State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the East Hampton Town, Southampton Town, Southampton Village, and East Hampton Village Police. Representatives of the United States Coast Guard, the East Hampton Town harbormasters, and the Suffolk County courts also attended Monday's ceremonies. Firefighters from Amagansett, East Hampton, TK, and Montauk were on hand as well.
"East Hampton Town police did a tremendous job paying tribute to Ryan," Lieutenant Mackey said. Sergeant Lynch was the first East Hampton Town police officer on active duty to die in 10 years.
At the graveside, the Eastern Long Island Police Pipes and Drums major, Mike Smith of the Southampton Town police, played "Amazing Grace," then presented Sergeant Lynch's bagpipes to his widow. A reception was held afterward at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett.
In the spring, East Hampton Town police, as well as police from other jurisdictions, had united to help their colleague's family defray the costs of treating Sergeant Lynch's cancer.
Town police officers set up a Ryan Lynch Cancer Fund, showed their support by wearing ribbons inscribed with his badge number, and held fund-raisers, including a dinner and raffle at the Montauk Firehouse and a dinner at the Boardy Barn in Hampton Bays, both in April. The two events raised $60,000.
In May, the East Hampton Town Board and the police union voted to allow members of the East Hampton Town Police Department to donate their unused sick day pay to Sergeant Lynch. He had been on sick leave with esophageal cancer since Jan. 13.
A week before Sergeant Lynch died, doctors at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center found additional tumors in his brain that were untreatable, according to Lieutenant Mackey. At that point treatment was stopped and Sergeant Lynch was moved to a hospice.
Ms. Lynch and their two children, Cailyn, 2, and Alexander, 12, are staying with Sergeant Lynch's father in Glenwood Landing. They will ease their way back into life in East Hampton, Lieutenant Mackey said.
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