placed in the coffin, he combs his hair again.

Two days later, the family again leaves home with Cruz's coffin, this time for the cemetery. Family and friends crowd around the coffin inside a small concrete chapel, holding white helium balloons with the words, "We will miss you Florjohn FJ Cruz."also played a key role. Mrs. Ellis' father was a coal miner and volunteer firefighter. Her grandfather was a sheriff in Marion, Ala., around 1925 and was shot to death in front of the courthouse in a racially charged incident after he stopped a group of locals from making illegal liquor. Mrs. Ellis' older brother, nephew and daughter-in-law were or are police officers. She also has a son who is a deputy sheriff in Mahoning County. "I have pretty good reasons for wanting to have a thanks and appreciation day," she said. "These safety forces put their lives on the line and we as a community need to get our heads together and uplift their spirits." Many children will be creating thank-you cards that show how a police