Memphis to Remember Fallen Officer with ’Sea of Blue’

The Memphis Police Department will honor the life and service of fallen Officer Geoffrey Redd Monday evening.

The MPD will be holding a 15-mile “Sea of Blue” commemoration route throughout the city, starting at the Greater Community Temple COGIC at 6:30 p.m. It will end at 6850 Appling Farms Parkway, the station where Redd worked and where his patrol car, No. 8740 is parked and covered in flowers.

Redd died on Feb. 18 after weeks of fighting for his life after he was injured in the line of duty on Feb. 2. Redd served as an officer for 15 years, is a former U.S. Marine, and also headed security at the church he attended.

A visitation service for Redd will also be held the church beforehand from 2-6 p.m. The address is 5151 Winchester Rd. 38118 in Hickory Hill.

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Redd’s longtime co-worker and friend, Marcus Gray, told Fox 13 he was more than an officer, “he’s the heartbeat of Memphis.”

Bishop Brandon Porter, Redd’s pastor, called him a “great teacher” who “knew the word of God” in an interview with the outlet.

According to Memphis Police, the streets listed below are expected to see slower traffic and/or temporary delays:

• North – Mendenhall Road
• N/E – Mt. Moriah Road
• East I-240
• Exit 15B / Poplar Avenue (West)
• North – Mendenhall Road
• East – Walnut Grove
• North I-240
• Exit 12C / East I-40
• Exit 14 Whitten Road (North)
• Appling Farms Parkway (East)

 

The Memphis Police Association Charitable Foundation started a fundraiser that has raised at least $20,000 with a goal of $100,000.