Milford Rotary - Daniel Wasson Scholarship

On Sunday April, 12, 1987, Officer Daniel Wasson who was serving the town of Milford, radioed a police dispatcher that he and his K-9 "General" were conducting a motor vehicle stop on the Boston Post Road in Milford, Connecticut. During this routine motor vehicle stop, Officer Wasson was fatally shot. Since joining the police force on March 1, 1985, he had been commended three times for outstanding performance of duty. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was engaged to be married at the time of his death.

Milford Rotary established an annual scholarship in memory of Officer Wasson to support continued education by Milford Police Officers.

Below is a list of some of Milford's finest whom have received the Daniel Wasson Scholarship.

2011 Lt. John Alexopoulos

2010 Officer Sean Degan

2009 Captain Tracy Mooney

2008 Officer Vaughan

2007 Captain Tracy Mooney

2006 Lt. Timothy Connor

2005 Captain Gerald Butler

2004 Lt. Edward Shea

2003 Officer Daniel Esposito

2002 Captain Keith Mello

2001 Officer Mark Freeman

2000 Officer Kenneth Rahn

1999 Lt. Christopher Edson

1998 Sgt. Melissa Dempsey

1997 Officer Kenneth Rahn

1987 Sgt. C. Paul Duff

source: http://www.cpwda.com/wasson_daniel_tribute.htm