Scholarships awarded to children of officers killed in the line of duty

RICHMOND, Ky. (WTVQ) – Three surviving children of Kentucky officers who died in the line of duty will receive scholarships from a law enforcement memorial fund.

The Department of Criminal Justice Training Justice and Public Safety Cabinet announced the children of Kentucky State Police Trooper Johnny Edrington, Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement Officer Jason Cammack and Jessamine County Sheriffs Deputy Billy Walls are the recipients of the Gerald F. Healy Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Scholarship endowment.

They include children of Kentucky State Police Trooper Johnny Edrington, Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement Officer Jason Cammack and Jessamine County Sheriffs Deputy Billy Walls.

The remaining recipients, which includes one Kentucky dispatcher and 22 dependents of Kentucky officers and dispatchers, were awarded $1,500 scholarships each.

In 2004, the foundation created the scholarship program to help law enforcement officers, dispatchers and their families pay for college. It is restricted to law enforcement officers and dispatch personnel (current, retired or disabled) and their survivors or dependents.