Houston Police Officer's Memorial

Houston Police Officer Memorial
Western View of the Memorial
Coordinates	29°45′53″N 95°22′36″W / 29.764628°N 95.376712°W / 29.764628; -95.376712
Location	Houston, Texas
Designer	Jesus Bautista Moroles
Material	Granite
Length	120'
Width	120'
Height	12'-6"
Opening date	1991
Dedicated to	Houston Police Department Fallen Officers

Houston Police Officer Memorial reflecting pool at dusk

The Houston Police Officer Memorial is a piece of public art erected in Houston in 1991 to recognize the sacrifices made by city police officers and to honor those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Designed by artist Jesus Bautista Moroles, the piece is set as a 120’ by 120’ Greek cross with a stepped pyramid and sunken courtyard at its center.^[1] The top of the pyramid contains a pink granite reflecting pool engraved with the names of officers killed in the line of duty.^[2] The piece was gift to the city by numerous patrons including the Knox Foundation, the Cullen Foundation, the Fayez Sarofim and Company, the Rockwell Fund, the Brown Foundation, the M.D. Anderson Foundation, the Scurlock Foundation, the Neva and Wesley West Foundation, and Albert and Margaret Alkek.^[3]

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