The George Fencl Award ceremony is usually a light-hearted event - an evening filled with plenty of laughter, gratitude and Kodak moments involving many of the city's finest.
During last night's ceremony, held at Swan Caterers in South Philadelphia, the jovial atmosphere was tinged with sadness, as tribute was paid to slain Officer Gary Skerski.
Tears flowed when the Fencl Committee presented Skerski's family with the first-ever "Spirit of Service" award. Skerski, 46, was gunned down responding to a bar robbery in the Lower Northeast on May 8.
Fighting back tears, Skerski's wife, Anne, spoke softly as a roomful of cops and media members gave her a standing ovation. "I just want to say it's an honor to receive this award for Gary, because he meant so much to us and to everyone else," she said, as her son, Robert, 13, and daughter Nicole, 10, looked ...
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