America Association of Police Officers Advisory Council Member John Cooley to Speak before the Annual Conference of the International Conference of Police Chaplains in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 28, 2007.

Cooley's presentation, The Chaplain’s Role in Planning for a Line-of-Duty Funeral, is part of the Police Protective Fund's “Officer Down-Crisis Response” program.

A 30 year retired veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, John Cooley has coordinated over 80 police funeral and memorial services. Throughout his career and into retirement, John has dedicated himself to raising the professional standards by which departments honor and lay to rest our fallen heroes.

The AAPO and the Police Protective Fund are proud to sponsor John Cooley’s Educational Seminars for law enforcement organizations and agencies. John is available to any law enforcement agency, group or organization for presentations on planning, managing, coordinating line of duty funerals and developing comprehensive protocols and guidelines directed specifically to meet agency needs.

John Cooley's website can be found at http://policefunerals.com

The Chaplain’s Role in Planning for a Line-of-Duty Funeral

Presenter: Chaplain John Cooley

Overview: This course is to provide chaplains with an understanding of their role within the complexities of planning a line-of-duty funeral. Within the myriad of activities being planned there are significant people-related issues that a chaplain should be aware of in order to insure their consideration of integration into the planning process. The role of a chaplain impacts the surviving family, the agency members and their families, and the law enforcement community as a whole.