February 20, 2017 was a tragic day for Whittier, California. Officer Keith Boyer’s life was taken in the line of duty. Whittier has not lost a police officer since the late 1970’s, so the news of this was shocking and heartbreaking. Boyer had been a police officer for twenty-seven years, and was close to retirement. He was highly respected and loved by his family, peers, coworkers and supervisors and will always be remembered as a hero. In the midst of this tragedy, the peop