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The pain of losing an officer in the line of duty never goes away, according to Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder.

And the feeling of loss was especially fresh Wednesday at an annual memorial service honoring officers with the sheriff's office and the Unified Police Department who gave their lives serving the community.

The list of deputies, officers and crossing guards who died in the line of duty grew by one earlier this year: Officer Douglas Scott Barney II was killed Jan. 17 in a confrontation with a fugitive parolee fleeing the scene of a traffic accident in Holladay.

"We're living with it in the moment," Winder said of the grief over Barney's passing, the first line-of-duty death of a sheriff's or UPD officer since 1994.

He added that the pain felt when an officer dies in the line of duty "reminds us we're not just an organization, we're a family."

Dozens of people attended the service at a stone memorial east of the sheriff's administration building, 3365 S. 900 West, to remember the 16 men who lost their lives in the past 163 years. The first was Deputy Rodney Badger in 1853 and the most recent was Barney. Two were crossing guards, who worked for the sheriff's office but were not sworn peace officers. However, they performed an important public safety function, according to the sheriff's office.

Sgt. Jeff Evans, president of the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office Mutual Aid Association, which sponsored the service, said he was overwhelmed with emotion.

Each name on the memorial, Evans said, "represents a story of selfless service to the community."

Barney's widow, Erika Barney, said after the service that she was grateful for the outpouring of support after her husband's death and the recognition of his sacrifice.

"It's just neat to realize he'll always be remembered," Barney said.

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The fallen

Sixteen Salt Lake County deputies, officers and crossing guards who died in the line of duty were remembered at a ceremony Wednesday.

They are: Deputy Rodney Badger, killed in 1853; Marshal Francis A. Colclough, 1912; Officer William C. "Billy" Nelson, 1912; Chief J.W. "Billy" Grant, 1913; Deputy Stannard Jensen, 1913; Deputy Otto Witbeck, 1913; Deputy Thomas Manderich, 1913; Deputy J. Douglas Hulsey, 1913; Deputy Gordon Stuart, 1928; Deputy Oscar Fullmer, 1928; Deputy McKay Jewkes, 1959; Deputy Melvin Colebrook, 1973; crossing guard Albert J. Sandborn, 1993; Deputy Michael S. Welcker, 1994; crossing guard Henry Tesch, 1994; and Officer Douglas Scott Barney II, 2016.