Paul Knapp #2160, retired Seattle police major, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at 86 years of age. Paul was hired on October 2, 1961, and retired after 27 years of service on December 30, 1988. A service will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 11:00AM at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 8900 – 35Th Ave NE, Seattle with a reception to follow. The burial service will be at 1:30PM at Holyrood Catholic Cemetery, 205 N 205th St, Shoreline, WA 98155.
Clay Monson #4904, retired Seattle police lieutenant, passed away on December 26, 2024, at 60 years of age. Clay was hired on May 6, 1985, and retired in 2015 to start a second career at Las Vegas Metro PD, where he retired in approximately 2020, having served 35 years in law enforcement. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, April 5th, 2025, at 1:00PM, at the SPAA Pavilion, 11030 E Marginal Way S, Tukwila, WA 98168.
F. James “Jim” Johnson #1979, retired Seattle police patrol sergeant, passed away on November 9th at ninety-one years of age. Jim was hired on July 6, 1959, and retired after thirty-two years of service on April 28, 1992. A service will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 11:30AM at Tahoma National Cemetery, 1860 SE 240th ST, Kent, WA 98042. Please note that Tahoma is always on time, plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early.
Danny K. Melton #2711, retired Seattle police detective, passed away on December 4th at eighty years of age. Dan was hired on June 12, 1967, and retired after thirty-one years of service on January 3, 1998. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 17th, 2025, at 2:00PM at the Nile Shriner’s Temple, 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace, WA.