Racine police officer dies from injuries suffered in Hwy. 20 crash; was returning from ski trip
STEPHANIE JONES
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Racine Police Officer Jennifer Diener is shown here standing next to her squad car. Her mother, Jean Jacobson, took the photo last fall after having lunch with her in Downtown Racine. Jacobson said: "I went back to my car and prayed I would never have to use it for this kind of purpose."
RACINE — The Racine community and the Racine Police Department have suffered another tragic loss with the death of Officer Jennifer Diener. She was a loving mother, wife and daughter.
Four generations gathered at a lake house in the Town of Norway on Aug. 21, 2017, for an eclipse viewing party. Pictured standing, from left, are Nancy Laughran, of Rochester; her sister Jean Jacobson, of Wind Lake; Jean's granddaughter, Taylor Diener; and Taylor's mother, Jennifer Diener. Seated in the foreground is Nancy and Jean's mother, Norma Fries, 96. Jennifer Diener, a Racine police officer, died Saturday night from injuries sustained in a Feb. 9 traffic accident. She was 48.
Officer Jennifer Diener, right, who was hired at the Racine Police Department at the same time as slain Officer John Hetland, stands June 21 by Hetland's squad car, which was serving as a memorial to Heltand at the Racine Police Department, 730 Center St. Consoling her was Deputy Chief John Polzin.
Racine Police Officer Jennifer Diener is shown here standing next to her squad car. Her mother, Jean Jacobson, took the photo last fall after having lunch with her in Downtown Racine. Jacobson said: "I went back to my car and prayed I would never have to use it for this kind of purpose."
Officer Jennifer Diener, right, who was hired at the Racine Police Department at the same time as slain Officer John Hetland, stands June 21 by Hetland's squad car, which was serving as a memorial to Heltand at the Racine Police Department, 730 Center St. Consoling her was Deputy Chief John Polzin.
Four generations gathered at a lake house in the Town of Norway on Aug. 21, 2017, for an eclipse viewing party. Pictured standing, from left, are Nancy Laughran, of Rochester; her sister Jean Jacobson, of Wind Lake; Jean's granddaughter, Taylor Diener; and Taylor's mother, Jennifer Diener. Seated in the foreground is Nancy and Jean's mother, Norma Fries, 96. Jennifer Diener, a Racine police officer, died Saturday night from injuries sustained in a Feb. 9 traffic accident. She was 48.
