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Commander Bauer
Honoring
More than 1,000 police vehicles made up the procession from the church to the cemetery in Alsip where Commander Bauer was laid to rest.
from 13 years of knowing Bauer, whom he met when becoming pastor at Nativity of Our Lord. Their friendship was unmis- takable, based on Brandt’s words in lead- ing the funeral service – an act he never expected to have to perform.
He told a story of enjoying a dinner with friends sitting outside at a down- town restaurant one Friday night when, much to his surprise, Bauer – the com- mander of the 18th District – came stroll-
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Every officer from the 18th District, where Com- mander Bauer worked, attended the funeral.
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