Close to 100 people paid their respects to fallen police officers and firefighters at Moudy Memorial Park on Sunday.

Moudy Park is named after Timothy P. Moudy, who was a patrol officer killed while employed by the city of DeKalb. His death was not while on duty, DeKalb Police Capt. Joseph Jones said, but from a freak accident at home.

While remodeling his home, the ladder Moudy was standing on made contact with a power line and he was immediately electrocuted, Jones said.

“Moody was well-liked and well-respected,” said DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen. “When he died it impacted a lot of people.”

Timothy Moudy’s father was a former Lieutenant of the police department.

Paying respect to fallen servicemen and women were DeKalb Mayor Frank Van Buer and DeKalb firefighters and police officers.

The service has been an annual event since 1996 and is conducted to honor those men and women who were city employees at the time of their death.

Fourteen officers and firefighters were honored at the service, which included the presentation of memorial wreaths by Feithen, DeKalb Fire Chief Lanny Russell and director of public works Rick Monas.

Of the fourteen honorees, one was killed while on duty.

Additional respects were paid to the fallen workers with a fire-service bell ceremony and a gun salute.

“This memorial service is not only for police officers and firefighters, but for any city employee who died while they were employed by the city,” Feithen said.

After Moudy’s death, the city manager and employee groups decided it was necessary to honor deceased city workers with this annual service.

Families and friends of deceased workers have been coming to Moudy Park for nine years for the memorial service, and the turnout for the service has consistently increased.

Annual turnout in past years for the service ranged from 50 to 75 people, but almost 100 people filed into Moudy Park Sunday to honor their late friends and loved ones.