A 13-year-old legatee from Oak Flats has been named the 2013 winner of the NSW Police Legacy Commissioner’s Scholarship, awarded by NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione. The recipient of the $5000 scholarship, Blake Brotherson, became a legatee in 2002 after his father, Student Police Officer Robert Brotherson, died while responding to a car crash in the Illawarra. He was 29-years-old. Commissioner Scipione presented the $5000 scholarship to Blake as a part of National Police Remembrance Day commemorations. “I am happy to be able to present this year’s scholarship to Blake Brotherson. Blake is a bright young man who is actively involved in Police Legacy activities, including the annual camp. “Blake will now have the opportunity to follow his dreams knowing he has the full support of the extended police family,” Commissioner Scipione said. Blake, who is currently in Year 7 at school, is looking forward to a career as a pilot. Robert Brotherson was survived by his wife Melissa, their son Blake and his brother Ewen, who were aged two and one when their father passed away. At the time of his death, Robert Brotherson had successfully completed session one at the Police Academy. He was undertaking field placement at Lake Illawarra Local Area Command. In recognition of the ultimate sacrifice Robert made in his endeavour to become a police officer, a perpetual award has been instituted to honour his memory. The Robert Brotherson Memorial Award is presented to a policing student who achieves an outstanding level of performance during the pre-attestation session of the Associate Degree in Policing Practice at Goulburn Police Academy. NSW Police Legacy was established in 1987 and support more than 600 active widows and widowers, and their families. There are currently 235 legatees up to the age of 25 years, involved with Police Legacy.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 04:49:50 +0000
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