New Orleans police officer remembered as 'real-life hero'(pictures)

NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ^ | 6/27/15 | By Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

[BBell]

The New Orleans Police Department and hundreds of civilians gathered Saturday (June 27) to remember officer Daryle Holloway, shot dead a week earlier while driving an assault suspect to jail. Mourners recalled a father and a "real-life hero" who was quick with a laugh and lived to serve his community.

Long after the pews had filled at St. Maria Goretti Roman Catholic Church, uniformed police officers continued to arrive, lining the back of the nave. Patrol cars from all across the region parked on the Crowder Boulevard neutral ground. Mounted officers stood solemn watch outside under the shade of an azalea tree.

As the service began, 5th District officers dressed in crisp blue uniform shirts and white gloves filed two-by-two up the aisle to pay respects to their precinct colleague and his family. Low sobs and whispers pierced a thick layer of silence. Two officers held each other and swayed in a nearby pew.

Holloway, 46, was killed June 20 while driving to jail with a man who had arrested by another officer earlier that morning. The gunman, whom police identified as Travis Boys, 33, escaped. He was arrested the next day after a citywide manhunt and faces charges including first-degree murder.

Mayor Mitch Landrieu, U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite Jr. and Police Superintendent Michael Harrison were among local officials eulogizing Holloway. Landrieu said Holloway was an exemplary officer who died at the hands of "a culture of violence that threatens who we are as a people." He reflected on Holloway's death coming three days after nine black people were shot and killed in a Charleston, S.C., church, allegedly by an avowed white supremacist.

Landrieu called on New Orleans to follow the fallen Holloway's example of peace and love, to "transform us from a city engulfed in violence to a city

[BBell]

Rest in Peace Officer Holloway.

New Orleans police officer Daryle Holloway's casket is carried to the hearse during the fallen officer's funeral at the St. Maria Goretti Church in New Orleans on Saturday, June 27, 2015. (Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)

U. S. Marine Corps trumpeter stands at attention waiting for the cue to play "Taps" during the funeral for NOPD Officer Daryle Holloway on Saturday, June 27, 2015 in New Orleans. Holloway was killed in the line of duty while transporting a suspect in his vehicle. (Photo by Chris Granger, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)

New Orleans police officer Daryle Holloway's casket is taken from the hearse at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 during his funeral service in New Orleans on Saturday, June 27, 2015. (Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)

Residents gather along the funeral procession for NOPD Officer Daryle Holloway on Saturday, June 27, 2015 in New Orleans. Holloway was killed in the line of duty while transporting a suspect in his vehicle. (Photo by Chris Granger, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)

[Tired of Taxes]

Rest in peace, Officer Holloway. Good to see so many people paying their respects.

[SunkenCiv]

Mayor Mitch Landrieu... said Holloway was an exemplary officer who died at the hands of "a culture of violence that threatens who we are as a people." He reflected on Holloway's death coming three days after nine black people were shot and killed in a Charleston, S.C., church, allegedly by an avowed white supremacist.

[SharpRightTurn]

Good report. God’s blessings and consolation to his family.

[fatnotlazy]

Did Obama attend?

Nah, the perp was the wrong color.

Just as well. Obama would have delivered a campaign speech on gun control.

[miserare]

Thanks for the impressive photos.

May Officer Holloway rest in peace. May God bless his family with peace and comfort. May they never want for anything.

[BBell]

Landrieu is a politician. He just could not help bring up the Charleston massacre.

[PGalt]

Condolences to family and friends of Daryle Holloway.

[AlaskaErik]

Landrieu is a politician DemocRAT. He just could not help bring up the Charleston massacre.

There, fixed it.