Patrol Officer Brian Sember died on April 3, 2022, from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. 

Officer Sember was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Ottawa Police Department for 23 years. He is survived by his two children. 

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The family of Officer Brian Sember and the Ottawa Police Benevolent Association announced the establishment of the Officer Brian Sember Memorial Scholarship, dedicated to preserving Sember’s legacy. 

The scholarship aims to support individuals who exemplify Sember’s honesty, integrity and how he understood “everyone is human and that we all make mistakes,” the police association said. 

The scholarship was set in motion by Sember’s son, Brady Sember, who came up with the idea just weeks after his father’s passing on April 3, 2022. Brady said he was grateful for all the support he and his family received from the community he wanted to be able to give back in some way. 

The scholarship was funded by a donation from the Sember estate by the officer’s children, Brady and Brynne Sember. The scholarship will provide $250 for the fall semester at an accredited educational institution. 

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Our hearts are with the Sember family and the Ottawa Police Department. 

To donate in memory of Officer Brian Lee Sember, please visit our fallen heroes donation page.