DAYTON — The Dayton Police Department held a funeral with police honors for Officer Michael Saylors, who passed away earlier this month after a brief cancer battle.
Saylors was a 22-year veteran of the department and was a member of the department’s Community Problem Response Team, assigned to the city’s east side.
The funeral will take place today at 11 a.m. at the Christian Life Center on 3489 Little York Road.
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After the funeral, a procession went to the safety building in Downtown Dayton before making its way back to the funeral home.
A funeral with police honors will be held for Officer Mike Saylors, a 22 year veteran of our department, who died earlier this month after a battle with cancer. The funeral is TOMORROW (Thurs. 2/24) at 11am @CLCDayton
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) February 23, 2022
You can watch the service here: https://t.co/2A4Nsiegj3 pic.twitter.com/ov6vV2HgkU
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