In a ceremony held last Friday, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello officially renamed Lakefront Lodge in Webster Park in honor of fallen police officer and Webster native Jamieson Ritter.
While serving as a police officer in Cleveland, Ritter was killed on July 4, 2024 as officers attempted to serve a warrant. He was just 27 years old. His funeral was held several days later at Falvo Funeral Home in Penfield. The Webster community came out in force to honor him as his funeral procession wound its way through the village towards Falvo.
Ritter was a 2015 graduate of McQuaid Jesuit High School. He graduated from Syracuse University in 2019 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army National Guard. As a member of the Ohio Army National Guard, he deployed to Syria in 2022 and returned to continue his service as a police officer with the City of Cleveland before he was killed.
Several Monroe County officials spoke at the ceremony, praising Ritter for his bravery and selflessness in serving his community. In his remarks, Executive Bello said,
I hope that people will take time to learn about Jamieson when visiting this newly renamed lodge in Webster Park. He was a true American hero whose ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty will be remembered by the people he served and by the residents of Monroe County.
Ritter’s mother and father also attended the ceremony, saying, “The remembrance of Jamieson’s sacrifice means the world to our family. We are touched by the collective support of the County Executive, law enforcement, and legislature to rename the lodge in support of and in memory of first responders.”
The newly renamed Jamieson Ritter Memorial Lodge, formerly the Lakefront Lodge, is just north of the intersection of Holt and Lake roads.
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(posted 6/2/2025)
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