2025 Last Ring Notices

2025 Last Ring Notifications

Philip Cruse #1287, retired Seattle police detective/bomb squad, passed away on Saturday June 14, 2025, at 96 years of age. Phil was hired on October 16, 1951, and retired after 25 years of service on August 2, 1977.
Paul Grady #4842 retired Seattle police patrol sergeant, passed away on May 29th at sixty-eight years of age. Paul was hired on November 5, 1984 and left the department after fifteen years of service on June 8, 1999. After leaving the department, Paul spent fifteen years as a war crimes investigator with the United Nations. He was highly decorated for his work which was instrumental in convicting many of the perpetrators of horrific crimes during the Balkan wars of the 1990's.

George Dean Walden #2128, previous SPD Patrol Officer was hired on June 26, 1961, and graduated from Academy Class #47. After serving for six years, George resigned on February 6, 1967, to become a Commercial Airline Pilot.  George passed away on May 27, 2025, at 87 years of age.

George’s obit is posted as follows: https://neptunesociety.com/obituaries/spokane-wa/george-walden-12395299

George Dean Walden passed away peacefully after a brief stay at Ferry County Memorial Hospital in Republic, Washington on May 27, 2025, with his family at his side. He was 87 years old. A long-time resident of Republic, born in Republic March 11,1938 to Edward and Gretchen Walden. George graduated from Republic High School and worked part time during school at Knob Hill Mines, and he operated the movie projector at the Republic Theater. After graduation he moved to Seattle and worked for two years at Boeing. He then decided to attend the Law Enforcement Academy and served as a Patrol Officer for the Seattle Police Department for six years. Following that, he decided he wanted to go to Flight Training School in Seattle and became a commercial pilot and flew for Western Airlines, which later became Delta Airlines where he retired after 25 years.

George and Aida Aquino were together 35 years and were married in Maui where they owned a condo and spent their winters in retirement away from the snow and keeping warm by the ocean breezes off their lanai.

George lived his life sharing what he loved most. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter who never missed a season for deer, moose, elk and bear. He was well known and respected at his hunting camp up near Swan Lake where he spent a month each year and met many lifetime friends. He always loved sharing hunting stories. He had an impressive display of numerous animal mounts in his home office. He also looked forward to his annual boating and camping trips on Lake Roosevelt for a month. Life on Curlew Lake in Republic provided an endless source of pleasure and recreation. He passed on his love of the water to his daughters and enjoyed water skiing and fishing with his “leaded line” with his daughters. You would often see George and Aida out morning and night on Curlew Lake fishing and coming back with a bucketful. Those loves aside though, his real love was his Corvettes. He and Aida were Life Time members of the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Annually they took a road trip to the Corvette factory to pick up their pre-ordered new Corvette. They were also members of the Seattle, Spokane, Yakima and Maui Corvette Clubs and were well known for the numerous trips with their many friends to “show and shine” gatherings.

George was preceded in death by his wonderful parents and sister, Patricia Gendron. He is survived by his wife Aida Aquino Walden, Republic; his daughters Kim (Karl) Jones, Calhan, Colorado and Michelle Hanson, Moses Lake, Washington; and his grandsons, Ian Swearingen and Hunter Gildersleeve. George loved visiting with everyone. There are so many facets to George they can’t all be captured here. But we do know he was loved and respected by so many people and will be missed so very much. Thank you to all his friends who he enjoyed immensely.

Timothy Tieken #2721, retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 81 years of age. Tim was hired on June 27, 1967, and retired after 30 years of service on July 2, 1997.
Frederick Hill #3292, retired Seattle police precinct captain, passed away on Saturday May 24, 2025, at 79 years of age. Fred was hired on January 2, 1970, and retired after 44 years of service on March 13, 2014.
Douglas Wilburn #3456, retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away on Wednesday, May 21st at eighty-one years of age. Doug was hired on July 17,1970 and retired after twenty-three years of service on August 25, 1993.
Donn Mills #2728, retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Donn was eighty-two years of age. Donn was hired on July 24, 1967 and retired after thirty-two years of service on November 11, 1999.
Michael Broyles #2865, retired Seattle police detective, passed away on Saturday May 10, 2025, at 78 years of age. Mike was hired on February 26, 1968, and retired after 23 years of service on March 26, 1991
James W. "Jim" Johnson #1919, retired Seattle police sergeant radio dispatcher, passed away on Sunday, April 27th at eighty-nine years of age. Jim was hired on March 27, 1959 and retired after thirty-two years of service on October 22, 1991.
Gary Kuenzi #4406, retired Seattle Police canine officer, passed away on April 12, 2025, at 71 years of age. Gary was hired on July 1, 1978, as a recruit and became an officer on April 16, 1980. Gary retired from the Seattle Police Department on July 1, 2010, after 32 years of service. He then took a position at Florida Gulf Coast University, where he served as a police sergeant for 12 years until his retirement on March 4, 2023.
Alfred Fenkner #2873, retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at 90 years of age. Al was hired on October 16, 1967, and retired after 12 years of service on September 10, 1980.
Dave Emerick #4941, retired Seattle Police captain, passed away on April 10, 2025 after a long illness. Dave was hired as a reserve officer in 1982 and as a police officer on August 6, 1985. He retired on October 1, 2019 after 37 years of service. In keeping with the families wishes, there will be no service. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a blood bank of your choice to honor all the donations that Dave received.
Robert Fabry #1926, retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 92 years of age. Bob was hired on March 27, 1959, and retired after 25 years of service on January 12, 1985.
Neil Swenson #2339, retired Seattle police sergeant, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 89 years of age. Neil was hired on May 22, 1963, and retired after 32 years of service on December 30, 1995.
Ronald Schimke #2315, retired Seattle police officer, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 86 years of age. Ron was hired on January 14, 1963, and retired after 25 years of service on January 20, 1988.
Leroy Habryle #2199, retired Seattle police detective, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 88 years of age. Le was hired on October 16, 1961, and retired after 33 years of service on March 31, 1995.
Douglas Fritschy #2033, retired Seattle police sergeant detective, passed away on Thursday March 20, 2025, at 86 years of age. Doug was hired on March 16, 1960 and retired after 26 years of service on April 19, 1986. Per Doug’s wishes there will only be a private service.

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.

Paul Henry Knapp was born in Seattle on July 08, 1938, to Joseph Henry Knapp and Marie Elizabeth (Francis) Knapp. He was the fourth child to be born into the family. Four more were born and Paul ended up being 1 of 8 kids - Jimmy, Frank, Rosemary, Paul, Harry, John, and twins Eileen and Kathleen.

Paul wanted to enlist in the Marine Corps, and eventually served in The Corps for 4-years at different locations stateside and in the Pacific. He extended his service for a year (5-years total) to obtain an assignment as a Marine Guard at the U.S. Embassy in Rangoon, Burma where he was promoted to a Sergeant. Paul was very proud of his Marine Corps service.

Paul had long-wanted to be a Seattle cop. However, when he was discharged from The Corps, he discovered that he had not yet reached the minimum age for entry into the Police Academy. He was about a year short. So he drove a bus in Seattle for about that period of time, both to earn a wage and to study/learn more about the Seattle streets - believing that this knowledge would be beneficial to him in the future. After completing the Police Academy, Paul became a part of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and retired after a 28 year career. Paul enjoyed his police work and was very dedicated to it.

After his retirement from the SPD, Paul enjoyed home gardening, extensive research on family genealogy work and traveling to many places in Europe - including a trip to Norway where his wife, Sandra, met her cousins for the first time. Paul also worked with his brother John in the income tax business and eventually started his own tax office. Despite Paul's busy schedule, he and Sandra always made time to use their season tickets for Sounder soccer games.

Paul, at age 86, passed away in Seattle, on Sunday February 23, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Sandra, daughter Melissa and grandchildren Ellie, Chase, Eva and Aiden. Along with his parents, Paul is preceded in death by his son Christopher, brother Jimmy, his sisters Rosemary and Eileen. Also surviving Paul are his brothers Frank, Harry and John and his sister Kathleen.

Paul will be greatly missed by his family and friends

SEMPER FI PAUL

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Martin "Marty" White #3956, retired Seattle police detective sergeant, passed away on Saturday, February 15th at seventy-four years of age. Marty was hired on March 26, 1976 and retired after twenty-five years of service March 27, 2001. Per Marty's wishes, there will be no services.
MIilton (Mel) Rasmussen Jr. #2227, retired Seattle police officer, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 88 years of age. Mel was hired on February 26, 1962, and retired after 25 years of service on March 18, 1987.
Thomas Sutton #2421, retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 81 years of age. Tom was hired on August 3, 1964 and retired after 30 years of service on January 8, 1995. Per Tom’s wishes there will not be a service.
Michael Hagler #3397, retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away on Wednesday, January 22nd at seventy-eight years of age. Mike was hired on April 17, 1970 and retired after thirteen years of service on January 20, 1984. A service will be held in Kennewick on Friday, February 14th beginning at 11:00 am (with viewing at 10:00 am) at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, 820 S. Buntin St.
Timothy Perry #2602, retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 86 years of age. Tim was hired on August 24, 1966 and retired after 24 years of service on December 30, 1989.

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