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Torch Run kicks off Special Olympics weekend
Cpl. Gary Fournier of the Delaware State Police watches the Torch Run Send-off Gala June 5 with his daughter Sadie and Cpl. Jason Serratore. BY NICK ROTH
June 6, 2013
Cpl. Marc Russell of the Seaford Police Department escorted the Flame of Hope to the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. BY NICK ROTH
Selbyville Police Chief Scott Collins served as the 2013 Torch Run chairperson. BY NICK ROTH
Susan Shea, widow of deceased Delaware State Trooper Chris Shea, is the honorary first torch bearer. Cpl. Shea was killed in 2004 by a drunk driver who was driving the wrong way on Route 1 near Milford. BY NICK ROTH
The First State Force provided the music for the sendoff ceremony. BY NICK ROTH
Cpl. Marc Russell of the Seaford Police Department held the Flame of Hope at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand before handing it off to Susan Shea. BY NICK ROTH
In the 26-year history of Delaware Law Enforcement for Special Olympics, more than $4.3 million has been raised. BY NICK ROTH
Torch carrier Leon Stevenson, a Wilmington Police Department recruit, leads runners north on Route 1 toward Troop 7 in Lewes. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Police recruits ran the Flame of Hope from the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand to Troop 7 in Lewes. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
The 27th annual Torch Run kicked off the Special Olympics Summer Games with a gala sendoff June 5 at the Bandstand in Rehoboth Beach.
A police motorcycle escorted the Flame of Hope. Susan Shea, who runs in memory of her husband, Cpl. Chris Shea, who was killed in a traffic crash in 2004, led a group of runners out of Rehoboth. The flame made its way to Troop 7 for the night and the run resumed early June 6 in three Sussex County locations. The flames will meet in Harrington before continuing up the state to the University of Delaware.
In the 26-year history of Delaware Law Enforcement for Special Olympics, more than $4.3 million has been raised.
