Law enforcement personnel will be honored and remembered at the 12th annual diocesan Blue Mass May 6 in St. Paul Cathedral.

Former Worcester District Attorney John J. Conte and State Police Lt. Timothy G. Hackett, who will retire May 4, will receive 2007 Distinguished Law Enforcement awards. Sgt. John Lewis, Worcester Police Department, will receive the Interfaith award.

A memorial service for three people who died since last year’s Blue Mass will be held at Bishop Flanagan Park, across High Street from the cathedral.

They include State Police Trooper Paul F. Barry, Police Matron Beverly A. Lange, Rutland Police Department and Patrolman Robert D. Morrow, East Brookfield Police Department.

Trooper Barry graduated from the 76th Recruit Training Troop in 2000. He was stationed at the Holden Barracks through July 2005, the Grafton Barracks through December 2006 and at Fleet Section Headquarters. He was killed June 15, 2006, in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Police Matron Lange was a member of St. Patrick Parish, Rutland. She was a Eucharistic minister, choir member and soloist for weddings and funerals, chair of the parish bereavement ministry and in charge of the annual Turkey Social.

Their names will be included among the Prayer of the Faithful list of retired local and State Police personnel who died since last year’s Blue Mass and who also will be remembered in the memorial service.

They include Patrolmen Robert Counihan, Oscar Provencher, George Bisceglia and Eugene Cronin, Lt. Russell Anderson and Deputy Chief John Walsh. State Police include Troopers Brian R. Kynock, Peter Matson and Ronald J. Denault, Detective Lt. Ralph DeFuria, and Father James Shea, State Police Chaplain.

Former District Attorney Conte served in that office for more than 30 years, the second-longest service as a district attorney in the state’s history. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and received his law degree from the New England School of Law.

He taught in the city’s public schools and at Assumption College until, in 1962, he was elected a state senator. He served in the senate until 1976, when Gov. Michael Dukakis appointed him district attorney for the Middle District, which includes Worcester County and a few other towns.

While he was a state senator he was a member of the governor’s Select Committee on Judicial Needs, which recommended comprehensive reforms to the state’s court system.

As district attorney he pushed for legislation to make district attorneys and assistant district attorneys full-time positions as of 1979. He staffed all District Courts with full-time prosecutors for the first time, established the victim advocate program, created regular grand jury sittings and instituted training programs for police and prosecutors. He added several prosecution units, including the District Attorney’s Community and School Project - a school outreach program.

He has received many awards and honors. Some of those are the Massachusetts Citizens for Life award in 1976, for extraordinary efforts on behalf of pro-life; the Dr. Enrico Fermi Award, presented in 1968 when he was selected Man of the Year by the Italian-American War veterans of Massachusetts; the achievement award for Contributions to the Improved Administration of Justice in the Commonwealth, presented in 1973 by the Massachusetts Bar Assn.; the Public Service Award presented by City Manager Francis McGrath and Mayor Thomas Early in recognition of his efforts to expand Worcester recreational facilities, the David W. Armstrong Award, presented in 1980 by the Boy’s Club Alumni Assn. for public service; the Founders Award in 1980 for work in founding Juvenile Court and YOU, Inc., and several awards for service to children with special learning disabilities and mental health programs.

Lt. Hackett has been barracks commander in Sturbridge for more than 17 years. He is the longest-tenured station commander in the history of the State Police.

A member of the 56th Recruit Training Troop, he was promoted to corporal in June 1986, to sergeant in January 1988, to staff sergeant in September 1989, and to lieutenant in July 1992.

He has served in barracks in Springfield, Brookfield, Massachusetts Turnpike Headquarters, Leominster and Holden before being transferred to Sturbridge in March 1990.

Sgt. Lewis has been a Worcester police officer for 16 years. He worked in Operations, patrolling the northeast section of the city for five years on the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, and was a D.A.R.E. officer in Worcester public schools for five years, helping children to avoid drugs, alcohol and violence.

In 2000 be was promoted to sergeant and is a supervisor in the Special Crimes unit. He also works directly with Police Chief Gary Gemme as Ethics and Minority officer and Affirmative Action officer. He is supervisor of the Police-Clergy Mentoring program. Police work with youth ministries at nine churches, mentoring at-risk young people that the church helps identify, helping them with after-school homework, sports and other activities.

The Worcester City Color Guard and Honor Guard, Worcester Marching Band pipes and drums, State Police Color Guard, Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard, Worcester Police Motorcycles and the Charlton Police Explorers will muster at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall and march to Bishop Flanagan Park.

The memorial service is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. The Mass, at 10:15, will be concelebrated by Bishop McManus, Msgr. Thomas J. Sullivan, Father Richard F. Reidy and Father Rocco Piccolomini. Deacons will be Gerald M. Montiverdi and David F. Vaillancourt.

The first reading will be by Sheriff Joseph D. Early. The second reading will be by Sgt. William Lang, Paxton Police Department. Deacon Montiverdi will read the Gospel and Msgr. Sullivan will be homilist.\

Offertory gift bearers will be Nicholas Arruda, Dustin Flores, Michael Fournier and Christopher Henry of the Charlton Police Explorers. Charlton Police Chief James Pervier will sing “Amazing Grace” at the Offertory. Testimonials will be delivered by Rev. Roosevelt Hughes, pastor of the John Street Baptist Church, and Father Piccolomini.

A reception will follow in the Cenacle.