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A special day for fallen officer’s daughter
Ever since Eduardo Marmo- lejo died in the line of duty in 2018, the Chicago Police De- partment and others have stood by his family — and that was perhaps never more obvious than on May 16.
Rebeca Marmolejo, who spoke eloquently at her fa- ther’s funeral, graduated from Mother McAuley High School with a show of support from a seemingly endless number of uniformed officers, CPD sports team representatives, the Mounted Unit and many more who wanted to make it a special day for Rebeca.
CPD vehicles lined the streets, officers saluted the graduating class and everyone came to- gether for photos with a smil- ing Rebeca on a day that might have marked the end of her high school career, but showed that her police family will always be right there beside her.
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