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Officer John Smith, 2019 Awardee

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Overheard: Impulse 81

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Griffin Erdely

Pete was always there for others. Employees, peers, family, and friends. That was his DNA … It’s no surprise his final minute was spent helping others. –Colleague of Peter Rosengren, …

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Overheard: Impulse 77

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Griffin Erdely

There were children that needed assistance. He went without hesitation into the water and saved these children. Unfortunately, his life was not saved. — Best friend of Peter Rosengren, Carnegie …

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Medal presentation in honor of Peter Rosengren

Peter Rosengren

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Jewels Phraner

Maura Rosengren, left, accepts the Carnegie Medal posthumously awarded to her husband, Peter Rosengren, from Corinne Pierog, chairperson of the Kane County, Illinois, Board on July 12, 2022, at a …

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Peter Rosengren

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Jewels Phraner

Newspaper executive Peter Rosengren, 42, of Batavia, Illinois, drowned March 28, 2021, after helping to rescue a 9-year-old boy from drowning in rough water of the Gulf of Mexico off …

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