Officer James L. Davis, Jr. Memorial
On Friday, Sept. 24, 2004, Officer James L. Davis, Jr. was
killed in the line of duty. Officer Davis was 31, a husband and the
father of three young children. Raised in Fort Wayne, Ind., he was
a 1995 graduate of Indiana University, where he double-majored in
Criminal Justice and Afro-American Studies. After graduation, he
entered the army and served as a military policeman. After his
discharge, he worked as a corporate security officer for Conseco
and served as an instructor for troubled youth in a program called
Project Impact. A friend who worked with him at Project Impact
noted that "Davis believed there were no bad children, just
children who made bad decisions or came from a bad environment."
James joined BUPD in January 2003 and was working on an MBA at the
time of his death.
The James L. Davis Children's Trust Fund has been established
for his three children. Donations are being accepted at all Indiana
National City Bank branches. At Butler, the dependent children of a
full-time staff member who dies while in the service of the
University are permitted to attend Butler under the auspices of its
employee tuition remission program, which covers all tuition and
fees.