The Nueces County Fallen Heroes Memorial got a boost in funding as announced at the Nueces County Commissioners Court on June 19, 2013. Bill and Dusty Durrill presented a contribution to the memorial from the Durrill Foundation which Commissioner Mike Pusley said was a boost needed for the project.

The Nueces County Fallen Heroes Memorial is planned to be constructed on the Leopard Street side of the Nueces County Courthouse to memorialize the local emergency responders who have died in the line of duty. The Commissioners Court presented a design for the project and acknowledged the efforts of emergency responders and the unfortunate sacrifice many have made for service to the community.

The Fallen Heroes Memorial will replace an old water fountain that no longer operates on the north side of the Nueces County Courthouse. For more information, contact Nueces County Commissioner Mike Pusley at 361-888-0245, Scott Leeton, President of the Corpus Christi Police Officers Association at 361-882-2762, or Carlos Torres, President of the Corpus Christi Firefighters Association at 361-814-4437.

The project is funded by tax-deductible donations to the Coastal Bend Community Foundation. The Coastal Bend Community Foundation may be contacted at 600 Leopard Street Ste. 1716 in Corpus Christi, Texas 78401, by phone at 361-882-9745, or online at http://www.cbcfoundation.org/.