Family, friends and colleagues all came
together this afternoon to remember St.
Croix County Deputy Katie Lysin.
A funeral and law enforcement procession
was held just a few hours ago for the 29
year old killed on the job last weekend.
Lysing is being remembered as a loving
wife and mother and a dedicated deputy
whose positive attitude was infectious. We
have team coverage tonight.
Kaya will share how Deputy
Lysing was remembered during the
service at Hudson High School.
And Gordon will share how she ws
honored along the procession.
Let's begin with Kaya.
Hundreds of people packed the auditorium
and hundreds more watched as Lie
Funeral was live streamed onlin.
In addition to sharing memories of her,
some commented on the state of
working in law enforcement toda.
From a young age, Katie knew she
wanted to go into law enforceme.
At her funeral Friday,
Saint Croix deputy Katie Lysing
is described as a hero protecto,
A compassionate person with edg.
She relished in time spent
on all things Harry Potter,
watching crime shows and
cheering on the Denver Broncos.
Despite it putting strain on her
marriage with her Packer loving wife,
her closest family and friends didn't speak.
But law enforcement leaders shad
messages and memories on their behalf.
It's not goodbye. I'm saying it.
See you later with love to my hero dad.
PS the secret chili ingredient
was brown sugar, not cinnamon.
Those she served with shared thr
own stories as well. Katie's
test results were the highest I've witnessed.
I know that I could pass off ane
to Katie that was angry or othee
non compliant during the arrest.
By the time I met her at
the jail to drop them off,
they'd be calmed down and usually smiling.
That's what she did.
That was Katie.
They also shared a
message for fellow law enforcemt
during this difficult time. Wrie
down all the reasons it's not worth it.
All the bad things that can hap.
Write it down and crumple it up.
We're out in the garbage and get
back out there. Now more than e,
our communities need good cops.
We need good people.
We are good people.
And for too long we've been
pushed back in the corner.
And that has to stop because
our communities need us.
They want good people.
They want people like Katie.
Katie has taught us how
law enforcement should be.
Earlier this year,
Lysing became a mom to her son,
Siler Again, She was 29 years o.
Within the last two hours,
there was another huge showing of support
for the fallen officer and her family.
Gordon Severson joins us now lie
with highlights from the procesn
that followed the funeral. Gord.
Yeah, we're here just off of 11th St.
which is about 3 miles
from Hudson High School.
The the procession went right by here.
I'd say the first squad car.
We saw it about 3:20 this after.
The last one was about four O 5,
so about 45 minutes.
Hundreds of squad cars
from across the Midwest.
There was also dozens of community members
out here on the sidewalk with us waving,
having flags, showing their sup.
We also saw a lot of support oue
Hudson High School this afterno,
with lots of community members
out there waving to.
Officers,
as they rolled in and parked ino
the into the parking lot there l
of the sidewalks were filled wih
people waving and greeting them.
We did run into one woman that d
these heart-shaped stones that she made.
She wanted to put one on each of
the squad cars in the parking l.
I think law enforcement needs al
the support they can get these s
because of everything that theye
going through. They need some support.
The way things been going in this country,
it's been a rough time this last few years.
And we are also seeing a
lot of support across the
community here in Hudson.
Everywhere you go,
there are these blue ribbons tht
are tied around trees and signp.
They're just scattered across t.
We're also seeing a lot of
blue balloons and signs.
I'm I'm told that the procession
as it was going through town,
one of the sheriff's here told e
that a couple of the family mems
were planning to be on the rout.
They wanted to watch the proces.
They wanted to see every
squad car as it passed.
By them.
Back to you in the studio.
And I'm sure that show of
support meant so much to them
during a time like this. Gordon,
thank you. We'll stay with CARE
11 for continuing coverage.
We'll have live reports with
more community reaction coming
up at Six and at Care 11 Calm.