Remembering Jacob Derbin: Friends, family gather at calling hours for fallen Euclid police officer

Calling hours for Jacob Derbin, the Euclid police officer who was killed in the line of duty on Saturday night, took place on Friday in Middleburg Heights.
Derbin's funeral is set for Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Columbkille Church on Broadview Road in Parma. The burial will be held following the service at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cuyahoga Heights.
During Friday's calling hours, 3News spoke with the president of the funeral home Steve Ripepi, who was in a somber mood, telling us about his conversations with Officer Derbin's family
“Very emotional, trying to just make sure they can understand that this is their time and they can spend as much time as they can with their loved one,” he said.
Ripepi also spoke on the visitation itself.
"I think it was not necessary," he shared. "We shouldn't be here today at all. This is a sad day not only the Euclid Police Department, but everybody in the community and Cleveland itself.”
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