Ceremony in Timonium To Honor Maryland's Fallen Heroes

Hundreds of first responders, community members, elected officials will gather in Timonium early next month to celebrate the lives of Maryland's fallen heroes.

A Fallen Heroes Day ceremony will be held at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens at 1 p.m. May 3, according to a news release. The ceremony, emceed by television reporter Mary Beth Marsden, will be the 28th to be held at the Timonium burial ground.

Seven service members, including three employees of the Harford County Sheriff's Office and one Baltimore City Police officer, will be honored during this years ceremony.

The honorees from Harford County and Baltimore City, according to a press release, are:

Deputy First Class Teresa L. Testerman, Harford County Sheriff's Office. Testerman died Nov. 29, 2010, from a heart attack following a stressful shift where she dealt with unruly inmates in an overcrowded cell block. She had worked 24 years with the Harford County Sheriff's Office where she also taught CPR and First Aid. Deputy Testerman was 54 at the time of her death. She is survived by two children.

Corporal Charles B. Licato, Harford County Sheriff's Office. Licatro was killed in , in Darlington as he was heading home from work. A 14-year veteran of the Department who was assigned to the Apprehension Unit, Corporal Licato came from a police family following in the footsteps of his father and brother. He was 34 at the time of his death and is survived by his parents. Read More: Sherriff Calls Fallen Deputy Fearless Person

Sergeant Ian A. Loughran, Harford County Sheriff's Office. Laughran died on Sept. 13, 2012, one week after fellow-officer Corporal Licato. Sgt. Loughran experienced symptoms of a heart attack while on-duty at the funeral and died later that evening at home. A 16-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office he was assigned to the Police Services Bureau, Patrol Division, Northern Precinct. Sgt. Loughran was 43 at the time of his death. His wife and young son survive him. Read More: A Final Salute To Harford's Sgt. Ian Loughran 

Officer Forrest "Dino" Taylor, Baltimore Police Department. Taylor died August 29, 2012, as a result of injuries sustained in a crash six months earlier. Taylor, a 17-year veteran of the Department was en route to assist a fellow officer when his cruiser was hit by a SUV in the Mt. Vernon area of the City.  Officer Taylor is survived by his wife and two young children.

Other honorees from around the state include:

Firefighter Christopher M. Staley, Cobb Island Volunteer Fire Department. Staley died Aug. 6, 2011, while trying to save a drowning friend. 

Officer William D. "Bill" Talbert of the Montgomery County Police Department died on Jan. 27, 2012, of Hepatitis C contracted in 1983 through a blood transfusion necessitated after an accident involving a drunk driver.

Private First Class Officer Adrian A. Morris of the Prince George's County Police Department, District VI, died on August 20, 2012, while pursuing a theft suspect on I-95.