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Newport Beach detective is saluted, honored during procession

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As the procession move along Monday morning, May 11, bystanders held American flags and many saluted, officers and civilians alike, to honor a Newport Beach police detective.

Over the weekend, 36-year-old Jon Jarema died after a two-year battle with cancer.

  • A procession of law enforcement, led by the Newport Beach Police Department, escorts the body of officer Jon Jarema from Hoag Memorial Hospital to Pacific View Mortuary and Memorial Park on Monday, May 11, 2020. Jarema died May 9th from cancer. He was a 12-year veteran who served as a Newport Beach patrol officer, SWAT Team member, and detective. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Newport Beach Police Detective Jon Jarema died May 9, 2020 after a two-year battle with cancer. Jarema was a 12-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police. (Photo courtesy NBPD)

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  • Officers hug following a procession that brought the casket of Newport Beach Police Detective Jon Jarema to Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, CA on Monday, May 11, 2020. A procession went from Hoag Hospital to the cemetery. Jarema, a 12-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police, died following a two-year battle with cancer. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A procession of law enforcement escorts the body of officer Jon Jarema from Hoag Memorial Hospital to Pacific View Mortuary and Memorial Park on Monday, May 11, 2020. Jarema died May 9th from cancer. He was a 12-year veteran who served as a Newport Beach patrol officer, SWAT Team member, and detective. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A hearse carrying the casket of Newport Beach Police Detective Jon Jarema arrives at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, CA on Monday, May 11, 2020. A procession went from Hoag Hospital to the cemetery. Jarema, a 12-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police, died following a two-year battle with cancer. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Family members watch, left, as the casket of Newport Beach Police Detective Jon Jarema arrives at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, CA on Monday, May 11, 2020. A procession went from Hoag Hospital to the cemetery. Jarema, a 12-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police, died following a two-year battle with cancer. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Police officers stand at attention as the casket of Newport Beach Police Detective Jon Jarema arrives at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, CA on Monday, May 11, 2020. A procession went from Hoag Hospital to the cemetery. Jarema, a 12-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police, died following a two-year battle with cancer. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Lauren Jarema, the wife of Detective Jon Jarema, carries the flag that draped her husband’s casket following a procession from Hoag Hospital to Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, CA on Monday, May 11, 2020. Jarema, a 12-year veteran of the Newport Bach Police, died following a two-year battle with cancer. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Newport Beach Police Sgt. Steve Oberon, right, salutes with others as a procession of law enforcement escorts the body of officer Jon Jarema from Hoag Memorial Hospital to Pacific View Mortuary and Memorial Park on Monday, May 11, 2020. Jarema died May 9th from cancer. He was a 12-year veteran who served as a Newport Beach patrol officer, SWAT Team member, and detective. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Newport Beach Police Sgt. Steve Oberon, right, salutes with others as the hearse carrying the body of officer Jon Jarema makes its way to Pacific View Mortuary and Memorial Park on Monday, May 11, 2020. Jarema died May 9th from cancer. He was a 12-year veteran who served as a Newport Beach patrol officer, SWAT Team member, and detective. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A procession of law enforcement, including Orange County Sheriff deputies, escort the body of officer Jon Jarema to Pacific View Mortuary and Memorial Park on Monday, May 11, 2020. Jarema died May 9th from cancer. He was a 12-year veteran who served as a Newport Beach patrol officer, SWAT Team member, and detective. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A procession of law enforcement escorts the body of officer Jon Jarema to Pacific View Mortuary and Memorial Park on Monday, May 11, 2020. Jarema died May 9th from cancer. He was a 12-year veteran who served as a Newport Beach patrol officer, SWAT Team member, and detective. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Officers hug following a procession that brought the casket of Newport Beach Police Detective Jon Jarema to Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, CA on Monday, May 11, 2020. A procession went from Hoag Hospital to the cemetery. Jarema, a 12-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police, died following a two-year battle with cancer. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Family members watch, left, as the casket of Newport Beach Police Detective Jon Jarema arrives at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar, CA on Monday, May 11, 2020. A procession went from Hoag Hospital to the cemetery. Jarema, a 12-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police, died following a two-year battle with cancer. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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Police motorcycles led the line that included a hearse carrying Jarema’s remains from Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, where he died, to Pacific View Mortuary & Memorial Park in Corona del Mar.

Jarema was a 12-year veteran of the Police Department: a patrol officer, a SWAT member and a detective. He was married with twins.

“Above all else, Jon’s devotion to his colleagues, dedication to duty, and charismatic smile will always be remembered,” Newport Beach police Chief Jon Lewis said in a statement.