{"id":497,"date":"2023-01-03T21:07:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T21:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2023-01-03T21:08:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T21:08:08","slug":"2023-last-ring-notifications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/?page_id=497","title":{"rendered":"2023 Last Ring Notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"940\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/banner_lastring.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/banner_lastring.jpg 940w, https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/banner_lastring-300x48.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/banner_lastring-768x123.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom:20px;display:block;width:100%;margin-top:10px\">2023 Last Ring Notifications <\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n#wpsm_accordion_496 .wpsm_panel-heading{\r\n\tpadding:0px !important;\r\n}\r\n#wpsm_accordion_496 .wpsm_panel-title {\r\n\tmargin:0px !important; 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As a youth, he  moved to West Seattle with his family when his dad got a job at Boeing. He attended  West Seattle High School, where he was an active student representative and  participated in Track and Field. After completing high school, Arv started  working at Boeing as a painter. However, one day he came across an  advertisement for SPD and decided to apply on a whim. <\/p>\r\n<p>Arvid \u201cArv\u201d was hired on July 31, 1963, and entered academy  class #47, along with Jim Street #2353, Larry Bodvin #1957, Gail Richardson #2344,  Bill Taylor #2183, Bill Karban #2342, Ken Fulk #2338, and Gunnar Otness #2149.<\/p>\r\n<p>Arv spent most of his career at the South Precinct, with a  short stint at the West Precinct.<br \/>\r\n  In the 1970s, Arv worked off-duty like many other officers  to supplement his wages. He had a brief moment of fame in the movie  \"McQ\" with John Wayne, where he was seen driving a patrol car. For  several years he worked at Pacific Iron and Metal (PIMCO) alongside Dan Oliver  #3127 and Neil Swenson #2339, and he flagged the construction sites, most  memorable was the Columbia Center where Arv was able to take his son to the top  before it opened.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1975, Rob McCurley #3985 was a rookie assigned to an FTO  South 1st Watch. His FTO happened to be off on his very first shift, so Arv, a  non-official FTO, stepped in to partner up with Rob. A call to assist came out  at Madison Park Beach. Four skinny dippers were frolicking in Lake Washington  and refusing to come out of the water. When Arv and Rob arrived, they found a  couple of the officers had already managed to get three of them out of the  water, but one was still stubbornly swimming. Without missing a beat, Arv stated,  \u201cI\u2019ll help you with this one!\u201d.<\/p>\r\n<p>While working at the Four Seasons Olympic Hotel in the  1980\u2019s, Arv met a bellman named Steve O'Leary #4333. Their conversations about  work and life led Arv to encourage Steve to apply to SPD. This act of  mentorship changed Steve's life and forged a lifelong friendship.\u00a0 <\/p>\r\n<p>By 1983, Arv was the unofficial station master of the newly  built South Precinct. By 1993, he was assigned to the South Precinct prisoner  van.\u00a0 <\/p>\r\n<p>Arv cherished his time with friends and family, whether it  was Elk hunting with his son and Fred Aesquivel #2619, going on long  \"pointless\" drives, or boating with Bob Russell #3319. He and Jack  Gottwig #1652, who was described as having the personality of a grizzly bear  would argue like they hated each other one second and be laughing the next. <\/p>\r\n<p>Arv loved to skin dive, he and Jim Colby #3054 would head  to the old ferry dock area off Madison Park to collect coins. This area from around  1870 until August 1950, was the dock for the ferry that would run between  Kirkland and Madison Park. It had been a critical link in the Lake Washington Transportation  System until the floating bridge was built in 1940.\u00a0 During the sailings, ferry riders would throw  coins to the kids swimming. Arv ended up with an extensive coin collection. Additionally,  he recovered two handguns that were both used in armed robberies as well as an  old beat-up lever action rifle that had no evidentiary value. <\/p>\r\n<p>After 36 years of service, Arv retired on February 15,  2002. Arv stayed busy managing his koi pond, going to yard sales, traveling,  photographing animals and scenery, and really enjoyed buying loud, obnoxious  toys to give to his grandkids just for fun! \u00a0Each Halloween, Arv would make a trip to  Costco and buy several boxes of full-sized Hershey Candy Bars. Once he started this  tradition, the word spread like wildfire and kids were flocking to the  neighborhood, creating a real traffic problem in the East Hill of Kent. <\/p>\r\n<p>Arv is predeceased by his wife Val. He is survived by his  son Mark, daughter Lori, and two grandchildren.<\/p>\r\n<p>Written by: Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police Pension<br \/>\r\nStephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse2\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Veatch #2314 - December 10, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse2\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/veach_batch2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1006\" \/>\r\n<p><strong>Gary L Veatch #2314<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police detective, passed away on  December 10, 2023, at 84 years of age.<\/p>\r\n<p> Gary was born in Yakima, but grew up in the Spokane area.  After graduating from Lewis and Clark High School, he joined the Marine Corp. Infantry  was his MOS. After serving, he entered the Marine Corps Reserves as a  helicopter crew chief. \u00a0<br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Gary then attended college while employed working on  computers. He had seen an advertisement for Seattle PD and joked that Marine\u2019s  go one of two ways, as a cop or a criminal. Gary was hired on January 14, 1963,  and entered academy class #46 along with  Duane Hoekstra #2299, Jerry Caldwell #2270, Elmer Johnston #2310, Dick Steiner  #2317, Verlin Judd #2269, Arnie McGinnis #2285, Bob Vanderway #2283, and Tom Witkowski  #2318. <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Gary was assigned to the  East Precinct. After working patrol, he wanted a change, so he transferred to  the Special Patrol Squad (Pre-TAC Squad, SPU\/ERT, and now SWAT) in 1969. \u00a0One night, while he was on duty with his  partner Gary Morrell #2634, they stumbled upon a group of about 50 people  fighting and causing chaos. The Palace Coin &amp; Loan Shop located on 1st  Avenue was also being looted. Gary managed to capture one of the looters, while  Morrell caught another. However, the crowd became even more violent and  snatched Gary's prisoner from him. Meanwhile, Morrell's prisoner managed to  escape in the ensuing chaos. Thankfully, both suspects were later recaptured  and charged, and another suspect was arrested for interfering with the police. <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>In 1970, three individuals went  on a 15-minute robbery spree. The trio consisted of two 20-year-olds and a  15-year-old. They began by robbing Ed's Tavern on Eastlake Ave East, where they  also shot the bartender. They then proceeded to rob a pedestrian near 9th  Avenue and Pike, and finally, they robbed the Union 76 Station on Westlake and  Mercer. Gary, JJ Hill #2143, and John Garner #2753 recognized the suspects' car  driving past. It was later discovered that the three had also robbed the  Pacific Sands Motel manager and the Empire Motel in South Seattle.<br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Gary was promoted to detective on May 17, 1976. He returned  to Patrol in West Precinct on February 1, 1977, and partnered up with Carl O\u2019Leary  #3151, under Sgt. Jim Williams #2394. Gary returned to Detectives on December  3, 1979, and was assigned to the Checks and Forgery squad. <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Gary was then assigned to the Felony Warrants Unit then  worked with Shaun O\u2019Kinsella #2076 and Jerry Jorve #2197. During this time, a  federal task force apprehension team was created, and Gary went on loan to the  FBI. During this time, he also became a patch collector, accumulating over 100 law  enforcement patches. <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Gary had a good sense of humor. While on the FBI task force  one of the new agents had partnered up with Gary, the agent asked what a  particular button did in the car. Gary advised him to never, ever, touch that  button. Over time, the agent just couldn\u2019t stand it any longer and curiosity  got the best of him, and he pushed the button. The trunk popped open and  unfortunately for the agent, it was a windy day and paperwork took off flying  out of the trunk! <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>In the 1990\u2019s Gary co-created the Greater Seattle Police Pipe  Band. It existed for a few years and consisted of officers from Seattle PD,  Bellevue PD, and King County Sheriff\u2019s. Gary was a very proud Scotsman. <br \/>\r\n  After 32 years of service, Gary retired on January 18, 1995.\u00a0 By 2001, <\/p>\r\n<p>Gary moved home to Spokane. In retirement,  he loved hiking, and you could either find him on a local trail, hiking Mt.  Spokane, or Nine Mile Falls. He also enjoyed painting, working crossword  puzzles, reading about the Civil War and WWII and he especially enjoyed random  trivia. \u00a0<br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Many shared how Gary was a friend to many, a man with a big  heart and an all-around dependable solid officer and detective. <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Gary is survived by his daughters Cindy and Kirsten; son  Ian; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. <\/p>\r\n<p>Written by Stephanie  Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police Pension<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@seatlte.gov\">Stephanie.Coleman@seatlte.gov<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse3\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFloyd Walker #3239 - December 10, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse3\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Walker_Floyd_1-190x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-975\" \/><strong>Floyd  Walker #3239,<\/strong> retired Seattle Police patrol sergeant, passed away on Sunday, December 10th,  2023, at 81 years of age.<\/p>\r\n<p>Floyd was born in Ridgefield, Washington. After his mother  passed away, his father moved them to the Eugene and Pleasant Hill area in  Oregon. In high school, Floyd enjoyed playing basketball, and in 1960, he  joined the Navy. His MOS was Sonar. While serving in the Navy, Floyd took an  intelligence test and scored in the top two percent of the general population.  As a result, he was contacted by the Mensa Foundation and asked to join. Floyd  was stationed in Guam during his time in the Navy. After serving for three  years, he was discharged into the Reserves and moved to Centralia, where he  began working at Lincoln Door Company.<\/p>\r\n<p>After  earning his GED, Floyd wanted to further his education, so he enrolled at  Washington State University to study in the Police Science Program. Floyd  applied for the US Secret Service, but their policy states that employees are  prohibited from having visible tattoos. When Seattle hired him on June 2, 1969,  Floyd was three credits shy of graduation. He was assigned to Academy Class  #61, along with Dick Hybak #3204, Ed Fjerstad #3185, Ed Joiner #3214, Dale  Harper #3213, Terry Augerson #3246, Mark Sigfrinius #2832, Jim Cvar #2686,  Barry Schlect #3061, Dan Stokke #3240, Dennis DeLorm #3207, and John Gergich #3203,  to name a few. <\/p>\r\n<p>After  the academy, Floyd was assigned to the North Precinct, 3rd Watch. One night,  Floyd and his partner, Joe Parks #3318, were dispatched to a call regarding a  man chasing his mother around her house with a butcher knife. Upon their  arrival, the mother was in the front yard, and her suspect son was walking  around the house with a knife. Floyd went to the back kitchen door, and Joe  stayed in front, waiting for backup. Floyd saw the suspect eating Drano from  the can and washing it in the kitchen sink. The suspect collapsed; he was  foaming at the mouth. Floyd and Joe didn't think an aid car could arrive fast  enough, so they put the suspect in the back seat with Floyd and sped to HMC.  During the drive, the suspect collapses and falls onto Floyd's lap. Floyd  didn't know what to do\u2026and Joe suggested that he not\u00a0give him  mouth-to-mouth and try to resuscitate him. They made it to HMC with the  suspect, who survived the incident, and the major esophageal surgery.<\/p>\r\n<p>Once  again, Floyd and Joe were assigned as a Nora car. Joe was driving and spotted a  vehicle speeding northbound on Aurora and 70th. They pulled it over, and the  driver jumped out and ran back to the car, yelling, \"My wife is in labor  in the back seat.\" After getting her into the back seat, Joe drove to  Northwest Hospital with Floyd again in the back seat; the woman's water broke,  soaking the seat and Floyd's uniform pants. Floyd yells, 'Oh sh**,' what do I  do? Joe again advised that he not give her mouth-to-mouth. Upon  arriving at the Northwest ER, the doctor and nurse came out with a gurney to  assist the woman, once she was on the gurney, the baby was born, right there  and then. This was another successful life-saving operation for Floyd, with Joe  modestly admitting he was just the driver. <\/p>\r\n<p>On September 3, 1971, Floyd and Bob Gebo #3487 were  instructed by the SPD Helicopter Crew to go to the intersection of Lake City  Way NE and NE 80th Street. They were informed that an armed robbery suspect had  just fled in the only car leaving Franks Serv-U Market located at 4200 Aurora  Ave. The suspect had stolen $145 and refused to stop. While trying to escape,  the suspect crashed into a gas pump and then lost control of the car, hitting a  utility pole. The suspect got out of the car and fled the scene. Floyd chased  the suspect towards the south end of the 2600 block of 75th Street, and the  suspect aimed a pistol at Floyd. In response, Floyd fired his shotgun, hitting  the suspect under his right arm. The police officers found the stolen money  along with a pistol in the suspect's pockets.<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Walker_Floyd_2-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-976\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Walker_Floyd_3-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-974\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Pension  records do not reflect assignments; however, it is known that between 1973 and  1978, Floyd was assigned to Narcotics as a detective and then in an undercover  capacity. After five years, Floyd was assigned to Internal Investigations for a  year and a half, and then he was promoted to Sergeant on August 3, 1978.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Floyd  was promoted to Sergeant Detective on December 1, 1980, and assigned to 2nd  Watch at West Precinct, where Dan Oliver #3127 was also assigned. Floyd knew  his district well; you could find him patrolling the Seattle Center. On  September 13, 1989, Floyd was promoted to Patrol Sergeant, and by 1990, he was  assigned to the Seattle Center, working along with Lee DeShaw #2532, Ted  Gormley #2100, and Mark Bailey #2182.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After serving the city for 22 years, Floyd retired on  September 1, 1991. Following his retirement, he started his own business as a  contractor for landscaping materials. Floyd used his 5-yard dump truck,  tractor, and trailer to deliver small loads of landscaping materials. He built  rock walls, retaining walls, and roto-tilled yards, creating many beautiful  landscaped yards.<\/p>\r\n<p>During his leisure time, Floyd enjoyed going on family  camping trips in Twisp, panning for gold, riding motorcycles, or deer hunting  with his friend, Dick LeMoine #3453. Floyd had a passion for woodworking and  turned wood into beautiful art pieces. He built and remodeled two homes in his  lifetime.<\/p>\r\n<p>Floyd  is survived by his wife of 44 years, Marji; his sons Luke, Seth, and Adam; his  daughter Debbie and numerous grandchildren.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Written by: Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police Pension Office<br \/>\r\n  <a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.coleman@seattle.gov<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse4\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDuane Christensen #2142 - November 5, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse4\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/christenson1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"193\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-946\" \/><strong>Chris \u201cChris\u201d Christensen #2142<\/strong>,  retired Seattle police lieutenant, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at  84 years of age. <\/p>\r\n<p>Born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Chris graduated from  East Bremerton High School in 1958; he was voted as having the best sense of  humor. <\/p>\r\n<p>After graduating, Chris enlisted in the Army. His MOS was  Armor, and he served from 1958 to 1961 until he entered the Army Reserves.\u00a0  When he returned home, he  applied for a cadet position and was hired on September 12, 1961. However, he  didn't quite meet the minimum typing test requirement, and so he was dismissed  in March 1962. Not one to give up, Chris re-tested and reapplied. On November  5, 1962, he was re-hired and entered Academy Class #46  alongside Duane Hoekstra #2299, Bob Vanderway #2283, Elmer Johnston #2310, Dick  Steiner #2317, Gary Veatch #2314, Arnie McGinnis #2285, and Tom Witkowski #2318. <\/p>\r\n<p>In this academy class of 35, seven of the graduates were  the largest group of former police cadets since the cadet program began in  November 1959. Among the seven cadets, they had 167 months of experience. The  cadets were Gerald Adams #2010, David Dalrymple #2012, Gerald Carlin #2011,  Larry Hart #2047, Earl Thomas #2093, Robert Gordon #2206, and Chris. Cadets  rotated through the department and learned things that regular department  members had yet to have the opportunity to, such as working complaints, accidents,  records, jail, property room, ID bureau, detective division, and patrol  precincts.<\/p>\r\n<p>As a new patrol  officer, Chris was partnered with Joe Tolliver #1901. \u00a0They were dispatched to a domestic violence  call. Chris was ready to rush right in, but his Joe stopped him and said,  \"Son, this is the approach you need to take on these calls. You knock on  the door, call out who you are and why you are there, then when the  \"dude\" comes to the door, your response should be something like  \"I understand your woman is giving you some problems?\". Say whatever  sympathy statements to get him to step out of the house so you have control of  the situation. <\/p>\r\n<p>Chris was promoted to the  rank of Investigator on March 1, 1965, and was assigned to Traffic  Investigations. Later, on January 21, 1970, he was promoted to the rank of  Detective. Subsequently, on September  19, 1970, Chris was promoted to Sergeant, and he was assigned to the West  Precinct. Historically, it's worth mentioning that this promotion coincided  with the expansion of the department's supervision cadre size. This expansion  was a result of the IACP Study, which was initiated in response to the grand  jury investigation.<\/p>\r\n<p>On February 14, 1975, a  transient had walked into a store carrying a rifle, he had been staying nearby  at the Strand Hotel. The man was known to carry the rifle and was acting out,  threatening to \u201ckill every cop in sight\u201d. \u00a0Mike Chamness #3425, and Dale Halverson #2443,  arrived on the scene and the suspect immediately started shooting. As the  hour-long gunfight continued, Larry Farrar #2360, grabbed an ax and put a hole  in the door. Once the hole was made, Chris fired once with a .12-gauge shotgun,  and Howard Roach #2744 fired once with a .38 pistol. The shooting was justified  by inquest.\u00a0 <\/p>\r\n<p>In March 1977, Chris oversaw  the implementation of the Seattle City Council's short-term Bicycle  Registration Law. As part of the program, Seattle residents had to pay a  one-time $2 registration fee for their bikes and receive a sticker to be  affixed to their bike frame. The collected fees were intended to be used for  children's bicycle education. After this program was completed, Chris returned  to West Patrol. <\/p>\r\n<p>Chris was promoted to  Lieutenant on April 3, 1978. However, since the office did not maintain  assignment history, information from family and friends is relied upon. They  say that Chris had assignments in Juvenile, Community Relations, Intelligence,  and the Training Unit. <\/p>\r\n<p>After serving for 20 years,  Chris retired on February 8, 1983, to become the Bremerton Police Chief. He  retired from policing in 1985. <\/p><p>\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/christenson3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"253\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-947\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/christenson2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"253\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-945\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>In 1987, Chris retired as a  Colonel from the Reserves, serving as the Deputy Commander of Infantry at Ft  Lewis, after serving for 26 years. <\/p>\r\n<p>Chris then held many roles,  including private investigator, Real Estate, and Insurance  Broker, Special Investigator for the Washington State Department of Social and  Human Services, Special Investigator for the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term  Services Department, and Owner\/Founder of Cornerstone Guardian and Conservator Services. <\/p>\r\n<p>Chris moved to San Antonio, Texas in  2014 where he continued his joy of cooking, researching recipes, and  entertaining friends and family. <\/p>\r\n<p>Chris is survived by his  wife of 33 years, Ann, his sons Craig, and Doug, and two grandchildren. Chris  was predeceased by his son Jeff. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse5\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGarry Arnold #2929 - October 27, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse5\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Garry-Arnold3-229x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-934\" \/><strong>Garry Arnold #2929<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police Patrol Officer, passed away on October  27, 2023, at 79 years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Garry  was born in Lapeer, Michigan. He was the youngest of three boys. In high  school, Garry enjoyed baseball and basketball; in his senior year, he was the  MVP of the basketball team. After graduating high school, Garry enlisted in the  US Air Force. His MOS was fighter jet Crew Chief. He met his wife Linda while  stationed near Minot, North Dakota. After his four-year tour, Garry moved back  to Seattle and started working for Boeing, which he did not enjoy working on a  line.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Gary  had always said the idea of serving his community appealed to him and the  security of the job, so he applied and was hired on June 25, 1968, alongside  Mike Petras #2903, Vern McRae #2978, Pat Powers #2951, Dale Eggers #2971, Ross  Carmen #2976, Danny Barrett #2948, Ty Kane #2977, Mike Hargraves #2974, Gene  Hunt #2592, Ken Jakobsen #2963, and Rick Sprinkle #2874 to name a few.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GarryArnold1-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-932\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GarryArnold2-223x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-935\" \/>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>On  February 20, 1971, Garry and Ken Jakobson responded to back up Glenn Rouse  #2418 and Dale Markus #3396, who had pulled over an expensive sports car. They  heard knocking from the trunk as they questioned the 19-year-old driver and the  24-year-old passenger. When Garry opened the trunk, a man popped up like a jack  in the box, saying, \"I knocked a long time to get out!\" The man had  been robbed of his pants and $7 and shoved in the trunk.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On  August 27, 1978, Garry and Larry Harvey #3189 were dispatched to a prowler  call. Upon arriving, the officers happened to find 100 or so illegal,  three-foot-tall marijuana plants in the backyard of a neighbor's home. When  asked about the plants, they were told it was \"just an experiment\" as  he had thrown out some seeds to see if they would grow, and they did!<\/p>\r\n<p>Although  the records only reflect some of Garry's assignments, Garry was assigned to the  North Precinct in approximately 1980. By 1990, he needed a more stable schedule  to care for his wife. The desk clerk, Bill Meek #1981, was retiring, giving  Garry a five-and-two assignment rather than the old six-and-two with rotating  days off the schedule. On July 7, 1990, Garry was appointed the North  Precinct's first watch clerk.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On  July 5, 2000, Garry retired after 32 years of service. After retirement, Garry  became a greenskeeper at Ballinger Lake Golf Course, putting his love of golf  and gardening to use until he officially retired in 2010.<\/p>\r\n<p>Garry  loved his family dearly; he coached his kids' and grandchildren's sports teams  and multiple other teams over the years. He was very athletic, and you often  found him playing on one of many teams he enjoyed, including softball,  baseball, soccer, basketball, hockey, golf, or pickleball.<\/p>\r\n<p>In  2010, Garry was recognized by the City of Edmonds for his assistance when he  observed three males breaking into a neighbor's home in the early morning hours  of New Year's Day. One vehicle was backed into the neighbor's garage, and  another suspicious vehicle was nearby. Garry's detailed descriptions and  vehicle license plate numbers resulted in thousands of dollars of returned  property to their rightful owners and the solving of numerous burglary  crimes.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GarryArnold4-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-933\" \/>Garry  wrote the following message on the day he passed: \"It is time for me to  say goodbye to all my loved ones and friends; I'm going on a long trip to see a  wonderful world that is waiting for me. My love will always be with you.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>Garry  is preceded in death by his first wife, Linda. He is survived by his wife  Aracely, son Steve, daughter Christi, and grandchildren Rane and Jillian.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Written  by Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police  Pension Office<br \/>\r\n  <a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.coleman@seatlte.gov\">Stephanie.coleman@seatlte.gov<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse6\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWilliam Robertson #4688 - October 17, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse6\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Robertson1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"177\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-948\" \/><strong>William \"Wild Bill\"  Robertson #4688<\/strong>, retired Seattle  Police Sergeant, passed away on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at seventy-five  years of age.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bill was born in St. Louis,  Missouri. He attended St. Mary's High School and later enrolled at St. Louis  University. He was a member of the Arnold Air Society, which is a professional  honorary service organization for officer candidates in the Air Force Reserve  Training Corps and the US Air Force Academy. In 1970, Bill enlisted in the Air  Force and attended Navigator School at Mather Air Force Base in California.  While he was there, he also completed the Electronic Warfare School, which  prepared him for his first assignment as a Table Navigator in Vietnam. During  his time in Vietnam, he served on the AC-119 and later the B52. Bill was also  an ADSAC Military Police Officer. His last post was with the 81st Tactical  Fighter Squadron, where he served on the F4. Bill left active duty in 1982 and  went straight into the Reserves.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bill's decision to enter law  enforcement came naturally to him, given that his father was a Sergeant in the  St. Louis Police Department and he himself had extensive experience as an MP.  On November 1, 1982, Bill was hired, joining Academy Class #153. In his class  were fellow recruits Dave Heitzman #4685, Dan Bean #4684, Liz Allen #4686, and  Bill Howe #4687.<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/robertson3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"139\" height=\"237\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-949\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/robertson2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"237\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-950\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>There are no specific dates  available for the assignments Bill held. However, it is confirmed that he was  assigned to the North Precinct for a few years after his graduation. Later,  around 1986, Bill began working at the South Precinct. On their first day  patrolling together, John Gardenhire #4997 and Bill were assigned to patrol  West Seattle. This was a time when the South Precinct was responsible for  policing West Seattle. Bill didn\u2019t speak to John until they were near Highpoint  Cemetery, and Bill said to pull over; could you do me a favor? Bill quite  firmly says If I ever get shot, do not hold my hand, my head, do not check on  me or dote over me, you go after that suspect! John told Bill he intended to go  home to his family every night. <\/p>\r\n<p>Around dusk on March 8, 1994,  dispatch broadcast an armed takeover robbery at the Sears Service Center. Two  suspects fled in a light older blue GMC Pickup with a white canopy. The  district car 2S1, Nick Bauer, found himself stopped right behind a similar  truck waiting on S Lucille St for a long train to pass through. When the  suspects saw Nick, they made a U-turn, and Nick decided to follow them and  initiate a stop. This was at the end of the second watch shift; most units were  at or near the precinct.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bill and John heard Nick\u2019s  traffic stop and knew he would likely need backup. They got in the car and  raced to S Lucille to back Nick up. As soon as Bill and John arrived near the  stop, the suspects took off, and a chase ensued south to Skyway, then doubling  back to South Seattle. By this time, it was dark, and units were called off the  pursuit, which meant that units were scattered, and the suspects were  temporarily lost. Bill and John found the suspect again, but they got ahead of  Bill and John and set up an ambush near 42nd and Ferdinand St. One suspect got  a round-off, which hit the window, and the glass cut Bill\u2019s head, causing him  to fall towards John. Convinced that his partner was shot, John grabbed the  shotgun and went after the suspects along with Al Thompson #4455, who had  student officer Joe Pioli #5943 with him.<\/p>\r\n<p>Nick arrives right after and  sees Bill bleeding with what appears to be shrapnel marks on his face; Bill  tells Nick that he\u2019s ok and to \u201cGo get them!\u201d By this time, Al Thompson #4455  and John are in a running gunfight with the suspects that ended about a block  north and \u00bd block east. John caught up to Al, who was exchanging gunfire with  the suspects and joined in with his shotgun. John could see Al running but only  through the muzzle flashes. One of the suspects went for a rifle case that he  had dropped, and John shot him. This incredibly fast-moving gunfight ended with  someone yelling, \u201cBoth suspects are down.\u201d John later said that he thought it  was \u201cthe man upstairs\u201d himself letting him know, but it turned out to be Joe  Pioli who made it to an observation spot where he could see both suspects from  a distance. John was relieved to see Bill running towards him. In the end, all  officers were ok, and both suspects were shot and alive. Both were convicted. <\/p>\r\n<p>Bill rode bikes in the West  Precinct before becoming Sergeant on September 4, 2001. In April 2002, Lt. Eric  Sano #4824, had multiple vacation request forms on his desk. Eric discovered  that Bill had approved everyone's request for Mother's Day off. Eric told Bill  that only two or three officers could take the day off, and the rest of the  watch would have to work. With a smile on his face, Bill handed Eric back the  stack and asked, \u201cCan you be the bad guy this time.\u201d <\/p>\r\n<p>Bill retired after 33 years of  service on June 1, 2015. Additionally, after 26 years he retired from the  Reserves as a Lt. Colonel.<\/p>\r\n  <p>Despite retiring, he kept  himself busy by working in traffic control around construction sites. When he  moved to Hawaii, he started working as a security personnel at the University  of Hawaii. Later on, he joined the Airport Police at Honolulu International  Airport.<\/p>\r\n <p>Bill was a remarkable man  whose honesty, kindness, and sense of humor made a lasting impression on those  around him. He treated everyone with respect and consideration, and his  infectious laughter brought joy to many.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bill is preceded in death by  his son Earl. Bill is survived by his wife of 51 years, Gretchen; his sons  Johnathan and Will, and his daughter Amy as well as 15 grandchildren, four  great grandchildren and his sister Patrice. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Written by Stephanie  Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police Pension Office<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse7\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeorge Bechtel #3421 - October 6, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse7\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/george_Betchel_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1014\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/beorge_bechtel_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1012\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>George Bechtel #3421<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police officer, passed away  on October 6, 2023, at 81 years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>George was born and raised in Bremerton. From a young age, he  actively participated in various organizations such as DeMolay, Mason's,  Washington Council of Skin Diving, Knights Templar, and was also a Scuba  instructor. After graduating from Lincoln High School, he met his future wife,  Barbara Olmsted. George then enrolled at the University of Washington, where he  earned his degree in Sociology.<\/p>\r\n<p>George was an active member of the Arnold Air Society, a  professional organization that is open to officer candidates in the Air Force  Reserve Training Corps and at the US Air Force Academy. <br \/>\r\n  He  married and entered the Air Force as a Special Operations Fighter Pilot where  he flew F105 missions, serving in numerous countries. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>George  was hired on June 29, 1970, and entered Academy class #65\u00a0alongside Lee  Libby #3437, CJ Zentner #3435, Randy Tibbs #3471, Sid Zielke #3439, Moses  Gallow #3206, Drew Dowd #3447, Ron Steimel #3428, Mike Chamness #3425, Julian  Burchfield #3454, and Felix Solis #3440, to name a few. <\/p>\r\n<p>During a time of civil unrest in Seattle, multiple groups  were protesting daily at the UW campus. While working in plain clothes, George  tripped over a concrete barrier and tore his Achilles tendon. Some of the  protestors mistook him for one of their own and confided in him. After George  explained to the Sergeant what had happened, he was assigned to a special  undercover intelligence mission. For approximately a year, he gathered  information from these groups while working alongside Sergeants Joe Cordas #1878  and Archie Porter #1359 and Lieutenant Pat Murphy #1653.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1971, George was assigned to work in the North Precinct.  However, while he was off duty, he had a severe motorcycle accident and broke  his femur. This injury had a significant impact on his life, and it took him a  long and difficult time to recover. After his recovery and return to work in  February 1972, George started to work alongside George Ishii in the Crime Lab.  It was here that George discovered his passion for photography and started to develop  his skills in this area.<\/p>\r\n<p>Unfortunately,  George\u2019s injury was a permanent one and after three years of service, George  retired on September 6, 1973. <\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/george_Betchel_4.png.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1013\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/beorge_bechtel_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1015\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>George continued to pursue his passion for photography and  became an expert in natural woodworking and garden preservation. Later, he and  his wife relocated to Alaska, where they had the opportunity to engage in  various activities and observe wildlife. For a while, they even worked as  teachers in Nordic Alaska, which is located just above the Arctic Circle. Each  day was filled with new and exciting experiences. Moreover, George received  recognition from the elders and was accepted into the Lynx Clan.<\/p>\r\n<p>George  is survived by his wife of 63 years, Barbara, and two daughters.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Written by: Stephanie  Coleman<br \/>\r\nPolice Pension<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse8\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJay Nicholson #2770 - October 2, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse8\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jay_Nicholson_3-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-931\" \/><strong>Jay Nicholson #2770<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police Detective, passed  away on October 2, 2023, at seventy-five years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Jay  was born in Spokane, Washington. Growing up, Jay was active in many sports,  including football, basketball, and baseball. During high school, his family  moved to Mercer Island. After graduating from Mercer Island High, Jay enrolled  at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>His  brother, JD Nicholson #2622, was already in the department and encouraged Jay  to apply. On September 18, 1967, Jay was hired into the Cadet Program and  assigned to the Burglary Unit alongside new Detective Jim Geiser #2790; as Jim  describes it, they were two newbies learning detective work together.<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jay_Nicholson_1-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-929\" \/>On  January 2, 1970, Jay entered Academy Class #62 alongside Joe Parks #3318, Steve  Knechtel #3296, Dan Beste #3295, Bob Little #3300, Fred Hill #3299, Gary Kolsky  #3304, Brent Wingstrand #3317, Dick Chapman #3542, Gordy VanRooy #3065, Harry  James #3050, and Ken Zarko #3312.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Assignment  history is sparse, but Jay spent 11 years in Patrol, working in North, East,  and West Precincts. In the early 1970's, officers could park in the PSB. Every  night, Jay parked in a different space and would forget where his car was  parked. So, trusting another officer, he gave him a spare key. Many nights, Jay  would get off work and start his search for the car, which was now moved with  many pranksters nearby to watch Jay search for his car. Jay could take a joke  and dish it out, too.<\/p>\r\n<p>While  working full-time, Jay attended North Seattle Community College and earned his  Criminal Justice Degree.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On  September 22, 1980, Jay was promoted to Detective and was assigned to East  Juvenile, working alongside Phil Gaylord #2722 and Joe Parks #3318. Between  1980 and 1987, Jay worked in the 911 center, dispatching. He really enjoyed his  time in Radio. In early 1987, Jay was assigned to the Narcotics Unit. Jay and  Gary Greenbaum #2668 were partnered up, and early in this assignment, Jay  received an anonymous tip about three individuals in West Seattle who were  selling cocaine. This tip led Jay and Gary to Seattle's most significant single  drug seizure of its time. It resulted in nearly $1.1 million worth of cocaine,  a rifle, a handgun, two cars, and cash. All three suspects were charged in  federal court on November 19, 1987.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In  1992, Jay was assigned to the Robbery unit. One night, he was working the night  shift when Cloyd Steiger #4313 stopped and asked him what he was typing up so  intently. Jay responded by pointing to an empty desk of another detective and  said that he was \"\u2026rewriting his reports.\" This other detective, who  passed away years ago, wrote such bad reports that Jay felt terrible, and he  would rewrite all of the other detective's reports as well as write his own.  Jay was that kind of person.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>One  day, Glenn Rouse #2418 stopped and picked up a box of KFC Chicken. Glenn had to  attend to something prior to eating and left the box on the desk. Jay came over  and pulled off the best parts of KFC, the skin. Glenn opened the box of  chicken, with many eyes looking at him, and after a quick moment with some  roars of laughter, Glenn handed out chicken legs to everyone.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After  30 years of service, Jay retired on June 25, 1998. He was offered a civilian  job in radio, working as a 911 dispatcher. However, a background is to be done.  When the background investigator, Jim Geiser, asked Sgt Ron Murray #4729 about  the depth of the investigation, Ron wrote, \"See personnel file,\" and  Jay spent the next ten years as a radio dispatcher.\u00a0In 2008, Jay decided  it was time to officially retire after 40 years of service.<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jay_Nicholson_2-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-930\" \/>Jay  was a people person and never met a stranger he didn\u2019t like. He loved his bulldog  Bumper, and enjoyed many activities including spending time with his  grandchildren, bowling, golfing, his annual fishing trip to Ross Lake, and  visiting with his childhood friends in Spokane or enjoying trips to the family  cabin in Idaho. On one of his trips to Spokane, Jim Geiser joined Jay. The  Spokane Police had long been inviting outside agencies to stop by their  clubhouse whenever they were nearby. The club sold pull tabs, which helped to keep  it going. Jay paid a dollar, pulled the tab, and won $250. The young waitress  came by to check on the visitors, and Jay asked her if she had any kids. She  had two. Jay handed her the ticket and said here, this is for you and the kids.<\/p>\r\n<p>Jay  is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sharon, his daughter Lisa, and  grandchildren Aimee and Anders.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse9\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Heintz #4219 - September 28, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse9\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p><strong><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/8b25319be09100662f0ac1262\/images\/e0ef6344-d0c7-8869-8c49-fbfebc7f1507.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"144\" id=\"_x0000_i1025\" data-file-id=\"13404605\" \/><img src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/8b25319be09100662f0ac1262\/images\/270dee49-471c-2b5d-abcb-ea47d9cfa61e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"137\" id=\"_x0000_i1026\" data-file-id=\"13404609\" \/><\/strong> <br \/>\r\n       <p> <strong>Rick Heintz #4219,\u00a0<\/strong>retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away Thursday,    September 28, 2023, at 71 years of age.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n        Rick was born in    Spokane. His dad was in the military, so he grew up in many cities.    Eventually, the family ended up in Seattle. Rick attended Glacier High School    where he lettered in wrestling. Glacier High later became the police    academy.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n       <p>After graduating from high school in 1972, Rick joined the Army and became a    Military Police officer. While stationed in North Dakota, he met and married    his wife, Pam. Later, Rick served as the MP Desk Sergeant at Fort Gordon, now    Fort Eisenhower. He was in the military for a total of 17 years, spending    four years in the Army and the rest in the Army Reserves. During his time in    the reserves, he served alongside Dick Belshay #4167 and John Lewitt #5278.<\/p>\r\n       <p>Rick was hired on May 21, 1979, and joined Academy Class #111 along with Merv    Henderson #4221, Terresa Duffy #4217, and David Ku #4220. Upon graduation,    Rick was assigned to the South Precinct, where he served alongside his squad    mates Don Smith #4258, Tim Moellendorf #4980, Ron Mochizuki #4281, Bob Robbin    #4351, and Ron Smith #4368. During his time there, he earned the nickname    \"Horn\" from his colleagues.<\/p>\r\n       <p>Rick was a music enthusiast with a special place in his heart for the    \"oldies\" from the '50s and '60s. If you were looking for him,    chances are you would find him at Granny's, the Blue Max, or performing with    the Armed Robbery Band alongside Gene McNaughton #4430 at local festivals and    street fairs. During a Drill Team Talent Show, Rick once sang \"Mister    Custer\" and brought the house down with his comedic talent, receiving a    standing ovation. Tami McClincy #4905, an off-duty Metro partner, could not    help but notice Rick's air drumming skills in a marked patrol car and regards    him as the best air drummer ever.<\/p>\r\n       <p>In the 1980s, patrol cars had no AM\/FM radios. Officers would bring their    transistor radios and tie them to the spotlight handle by the wrist cord.    Thus ensued many rounds of \"Name that Tune.\" Rick was especially    good at this game; however, as soon as you heard him say, \"Don't insult    my intelligence,\" you knew he was buying himself a few more seconds to    come up with the answer!<\/p>\r\n       <p>Rick was a master at handling demanding situations. One night, Dean Shirey    #5585 chased a combative suspect on foot, and Rick arrived as backup. Despite    the suspect's combative behavior, Rick calmed him down and convinced him to    walk into the holding cell. Later, when the suspect became combative again,    Rick confidently approached him with a big grin and assured him that he was    there to ensure his safety. After a while, the suspect relented and requested    Rick to stay longer if he could. Rick's unwavering confidence and ability in    de-escalation made him an invaluable asset to any call he was involved in.<\/p>\r\n       <p>Rick was a dependable and consistent person. He was loyal to his core. He    passionately cared about everyone around him and was highly likable. Rick was    known for his infectious smile and never spoke ill of anyone. It was said    that he had a heart of gold. These are just some of the ways that people    described Rick.<\/p>\r\n       <p>Rick was well known as 2-S-10, the prisoner van driver. Sometime around 2003,    he went to the SW Precinct to finish his career. On May 31, 2016, Rick    retired after 37 years of service.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n       <p>Rick is survived by his daughter Valerie, his grandkids Hannah and Christian,    and three great-grandkids Faith, Brayden, and Owen. And his sisters, Marla    and Lori, his brother Phillip, and his special baby, Shitake his dog.<\/p>\r\n     <p>Written by Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n         Police Pension Office<br \/>\r\n         <a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov<\/a>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse10\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJan \u201cJP\u201d Krachunis #2538 - September 21, 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse10\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jan_Krachunis_1-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-923\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jan_Krachunis_3-1-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-924\" \/>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Jan_Krachunis_2-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-925\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Jan Paul \u201cJP\u201d Krachunis #2538<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police Patrol  Officer, passed away on September 21, 2023, at 87 years of age.<\/p>\r\n<p>JP  was born in Illinois, but at an early age, his family moved to Seattle. In High  School, JP joined the wrestling team. As a tall and skinny youth, he wanted to  gain muscle. Ironically, this was the start of a long career in many ways.  After graduating from Roosevelt High School, JP enlisted in the Navy. His MOS  was Personnel Clerk. After serving four years, he joined the reserves for  another four years and simultaneously came home to Seattle, where he went to  college on the GI Bill.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>JP  never gave up wrestling; however, by the mid-60s, he was training amongst  professional wrestlers. By 1963, he became a pro wrestler. His moniker was \u201cThe  Fabulous Jan Paul\u201d.<\/p>\r\n<p>He  had a young family, he had worked at Boeing and like so many, had seen the  recruitment poster for Seattle PD. So, he took the test and was hired on  January 31, 1966. JP was assigned to Academy Class #50 along with Gene  Birkeland #2539, Ken Davis #2547, Vic Ensz #2537, Rudy Sutlovich #2544, Jerry  Taylor #2533, Phil Forsell #2323, and Glenn Gilbert #2511.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After  graduating from the academy, JP was assigned to the North Precinct, where he  primarily worked in the Roosevelt area. On April 5, 1968, JP resigned and  became a defensive lineman of the pro football team, the Seattle Rangers, A  Continental Football League. He was still wrestling until 1970 when he became a  referee until 1975.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On  March 22, 1971, SPD re-hired JP as a Custody Officer in the jail. He returned  to Patrol on June 25, 1971, where he earned the nickname \u201cCaptain Crunch\u201d from  weightlifting and bench-pressing weights.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>JP\u2019s  work assignments are not individually listed; however, he was promoted to  Detective on July 23, 1975. On February 1, 1977, JP returned to Patrol and was assigned  to the West Precinct. One night, he and Dick Zuray #2940 responded when PEO  Patty Gilbert #3773 on viewed a man opening parking meters with a key. JP and  Dick tracked down the suspect, a former boxer, and went to his house to arrest  him. Upon opening the door and seeing the police, the suspect got into a  fighting stance, but he was no match for JP, a 245-pound wrestler with 19\u201d  biceps. The suspect was arrested.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After  14 years, JP retired on January 27, 1981, due to injuries received while on  duty. In retirement, JP continued weightlifting. In June 1992, he broke the  world record for bench pressing in the 56-59 years old. He lifted the record by  28 pounds in one clean move, from 330 to 358 pounds. <\/p>\r\n<p>In  retirement, JP and his wife would travel to various meets, and JP continued to  train and help others throughout his life.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>JP  is survived by his wife of 13 years, Mattie; his sons Marcus and Matthew;  daughters Lesa and Karole; and two grandchildren.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Written by: Stephanie  Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police Pension<br \/>\r\n  <a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse11\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Harris #2459 - September 8, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse11\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chuck_harris-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-902\" \/><p><strong>Charles S. Harris #2459<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police Detective, passed away on Friday,  September 8, 2023, at eighty-five years of age.\u00a0 <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Chuck was born and raised in Ballard. After graduating from  Ballard High in 1956, Chuck earned his AA Degree at Green River Community  College and entered the UW pre-law. By 1960, the Army was calling to Chuck; he  attended Basic in Fort Bragg, Georgia, and his MOS, Military Police. Chuck  enlisted for three years in the reserves and was stationed in Georgia until he  was discharged on January 27, 1963. <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Once he was out of the military, Chuck went to work for Boeing.  Boeing was laying off workers, and Chuck applied to Bellevue and Seattle Police  Departments. Chuck enjoyed being an MP, and law enforcement was in his blood.  His Dad, Charles A. Harris #438, was a beat cop in Chinatown. <\/p>\r\n<p>How it all came about is unknown, but Bellevue hired Chuck in  June 1964. He worked there until Seattle hired him on January 27, 1965, when  Chuck entered into Academy Class #54, which included Dennis Hanks #2764, Wally  Gripp #2760, Hal Kulgren #2763, Larry Franklin #2735, Larry Stewart #2420, Jim  Geiser #2790, Donn Mills #2728, to name a few.\u00a0 <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>There are few records about Chuck's time in the department;  however, between 1969 and 1970, Chuck was assigned to the Special Squad, later  called the TAC Squad, then ERT, and now SWAT. He and Ken Fulk #2338 partnered up  at that time, the Special Squad had 22 people assigned to it and was initially  formed to recognize and respond to emerging crime patterns.\u00a0 <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>On June 14, 1972, Chuck was promoted to Detective and assigned  to the Narcotics Unit. During his career, Chuck was also a member of the Police  Drill Team. Chuck had run into some health problems, and after 17 years of  service, on September 15, 1982, Chuck retired.<br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Not one to be fully retired, Chuck spent the next few years  working in Dispatch as a 911 call-taker. <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>After fully retiring, Chuck lived in Hoodsport, Washington, and  he and his wife would drive around the US, snow-birding in their RV. By 2000,  they settled in one location and moved full-time to Yuma.\u00a0 <br \/>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<p>Chuck enjoyed many activities, including being a member of the  Shriners and driving the tiny car in parades. Chuck was a Moose Lodge, Elks,  and Eagles Club member who volunteered many hours in the communities he resided  in.\u00a0 <\/p>\r\n<p>Written by: Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police Pension Office<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse12\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Dunn #2675 - September 1, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse12\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jim_dunn1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"176\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-846\" \/><strong>James Dunn #2675<\/strong>, Retired Seattle Police Officer Patrol, passed away Friday,  September 1, 2023, at 81 years of age.<\/p>\r\n<p>Jim  was born in Yakima, although he grew up all over the US, including Georgia,  California, Alaska, and Everett, as his dad was in the military. By the time  Jim was 14 years old, he was living with his grandmother in Everett. Jim  attended Everett High School and cared for his aging grandmother while working  at two local caf\u00e9s, and the local skating rink. <img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jim_dunn2-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-847\" \/>Jim had been an extraordinary  skater. He could efficiently perform a triple axel while dancing and spinning  around the floor. When Jim was 17, he enlisted in the US Navy Cadet Program.  When he turned 18, he enlisted in the Navy and was stationed on the USS Ranger  as a Flight Deck Firefighter. Once Jim served his tour, he signed up for the  Naval Reserves.<\/p>\r\n<p>Out  of active duty, Jim went to work for Boeing. He ran the mail room, and in his  downtime, he studied for various college classes he was taking. During this  time, Jim earned his pilot\u2019s license and would fly single-engine airplanes  primarily out of the Snohomish Airport. During tough economic times in the  Seattle area, Jim knew that Boeing would be laying off workers, so when he saw  an SPD recruiting poster, he applied. <\/p>\r\n<p>Jim  was hired on February 7, 1967, and was assigned to the Georgetown Precinct. He  worked there for about eight months before entering Academy Class #53. Some of  his classmates included Dave Malinowski #2400, Jack Vale #2717, Dave Hortin  #2448, Gary Greenbaum #2668, Francis Riley #2393, Joe Nicholas #2683, Boyd  Brenton #2705, Mike Tando #2702, Barry Fletcher #2681, Dan Melton #2711.<br \/>\r\n  In  the early 1970\u2019s Jim was in a prowl car on Capitol Hill during the riots one  night, when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at it, landing inside, and catching  the interior on fire. Jim escaped without injury.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On  July 26, 1972, Jim was assigned as a Radio Dispatcher. Around 1973 or 1974, Jim  was assigned to the South Precinct, 2nd Watch. His squad included Sergeant  Geoff Getchmann #3322 and Lieutenant Frank Ottersbach #835 along with Ron  Mochizuki #4281, Mike Nolan #4903, Charlie Villagracia #4431, Sim Tamayo #4271,  and this is where another squad mate Jules Werner #3276, penned the nickname  \u201cstick man\u201d for both Jim\u2019s tall and thin stature, and that you could often find  Jim with a pool stick in his hands at the South Precinct\u2019s pool  table.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Jim  usually patrolled Alki and was affectionally called the \u201cMayor of Alki.\u201d In May  1979, Jim had to retire due to a separated retina. Less than a year later, Jim  returned to work and continued patrolling the Alki area, where street racing  and spring and summer parties were becoming more of a problem for the  residents. In a news article at the time, Jim was quoted as saying, \u201c90% of  these kids are great kids; they\u2019re just out having fun.\u201d More eye problems  plagued Jim and he became concerned about the citizens to protect and officer  safety so on May 24, 1985, after 18 years of service, Jim retired. He was very  proud that he never had to use deadly force.<\/p>\r\n<p>Jim  was not ready to fully retire so he went to work for the National Highway  Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) as an investigator. He  investigated traffic accidents and fatalities. The data was used in a  nationwide study regarding seatbelt safety. During this time period, US manufactured  vehicles typically had a two-point seatbelt system, a lap belt, a shoulder belt,  and two separate locking systems. Many people would secure themselves with only  the lap belt rather than both. The data that Jim and other investigators  gathered was an integral part of the NTSB\u2019s (National Transportation Safety  Board) federal recommendations for all vehicles manufactured in the US to be  required to have \u201cinstalled, integrated, a continuous loop, self-storing  lap\/shoulder belt in all seating positions in vehicles\u201d the system that we all  know today, a three-point seatbelt.<\/p>\r\n<p>When  Jim retired from the NHTSA, he bought a boat in which he lived on. He enjoyed  road trips either on his motorcycle or in his truck. In 1998, Jim met his  future wife, Stephanie. They married seven years later, on the anniversary of  their first date, and moved to Snohomish County.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In  retirement, Jim loved to build and create things. With a large backyard, he  built gazebos, fencing, decks, and ponds. Jim enjoyed traveling, and once  Stephanie retired, they would go RV\u2019ing for five to six weeks a year, traveling  to Oklahoma, Texas, Nevada, Mississippi, and Minnesota. Cruising was also a joy,  through the Caribbean\u2019s and Mexico where they could enjoy the sunshine. Their  last cruise was in the Eastern Caribbean, and included Puerto Rico.<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jim_dunn3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"246\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-848\" \/>Eventually,  Jim lost his eyesight, and his left eye was replaced with a glass eye. He would  tease the grandkids by popping out his eye and showing it to them, a couple of  them thought everyone could do this \u201ctrick\u201d.<\/p>\r\n<p>Jim  loved his family dearly and is survived by his wife of 19 years, Stephanie;  five children, Connie, Jimmy, Beret, Dawn, and Ashley; seven grandchildren; and  one great-grandson.<\/p>\r\n<p>Written By:<br \/>\r\nStephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\nPolice Pension Office<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.coleman@seattle.gov<\/a><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse13\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCynthia Miller #4064 - August 26, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse13\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cynthia_Miller-171x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-834\" \/><strong>Cynthia Miller #4064<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police Assistant Chief,  passed away Saturday, August 26, at sixty-nine years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Cindy  grew up on a farm in the Kitsap Peninsula. She raised cows and horses and  called herself an \"athletic tomboy\" as she loved to play softball,  volleyball, and badminton, and she ran track. Cindy's parents knew a female  detective in the Bremerton Police Department, and Cindy would see her working  periodically. However, she was destined for a policing career when she accompanied  a friend convicted of burglary to check in with their probation officer. When  she walked into the office, she knew she had found the career she wanted.<\/p>\r\n<p>After  graduating from Central Kitsap High School, Cindy earned a BA in Sociology in  1976. She then worked at the Washington Correctional Center for Women at Purdy  before becoming a probation officer for two years in Tacoma's Lakewood area. It  was here that she saw an SPD recruitment ad and said to herself, \"I can do  this!\" and she applied.\u00a0SPD hired Cindy on December 10, 1976, and she  graduated from Academy Class #85. Some fellow academy mates were Ken Conder  #4077, Ed Caalim #4072, Dave Peppard #4080, Jeff Caldwell #4075, Margo  Wade-Terry #4081, and Linda Gow #4074. This academy class is amongst the first  generation of the city's women police officers who were allowed to work in  patrol in a police uniform, albeit a men's uniform. It was later that Joy Mundy  #4433 presented the uniform committee with a women's cut style uniform.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Cindy's  first assignment was to the West Precinct. She was the first woman patrol  officer to work West Precinct Third Watch. In 1978, Cindy married Jeff Caldwell  #4064.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Cindy  continued working in the West Precinct until she was promoted to Detective on  October 27, 1980, and was assigned to the Burglary Detective Unit. On her first  day, she was shown the secretary's desk, but once that was corrected, she  worked alongside Nat Crawford #1931, Jerry Fernandez #3808, and Joe Corbett  #2691. About a year later, Terri MacMillan, #3969, was assigned to Burglary  North Squad and thus formed a friendship that included watching each other's  kids so the other couple could have a date night.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On  January 11, 1984, Cindy was promoted to Sergeant and again assigned to the West  Precinct Third Watch. She then rose through the ranks to Detective Sergeant on  March 16, 1988; Lieutenant on April 5, 1989, and to Captain on August 13, 1994,  where she oversaw the Property Crimes Division, supervising Burglary, Auto  Theft, Forgery, and the Pawn Detail.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n  On  July 4, 1996, she transferred to the Homicide Unit before moving to the North  Precinct on January 21, 1998. On May 30, 2002, Cindy was promoted to Assistant  Chief, where she oversaw the Investigations Bureau.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>At  this time, Seattle was sixth in the nation for auto thefts. Car thefts plagued  the U-District area. The North Precinct Captain, Dan Oliver #3127, was asked to  tackle this problem. He pooled together a group of officers who were dubbed  \"The Major Crimes Squad,\" and within 30 minutes of them working the  streets, they had their first arrest. Over the next three months, this group  effectively reduced auto thefts by 78% throughout the city. Eventually, the  Major Crimes Squad would work out of the East Precinct.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>A  mutual friend introduced Cindy to Rich Miller, and in 2004, they married. After  29 years of service, Cindy retired on June 23, 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In  retirement, Cindy enjoyed her annual vacation to Banks Lake, where she enjoyed  waterskiing, inner tubing, and boating. Her aunt and uncle lived at Alder Brook  on Hood Canal, and she would enjoy annual vacations there to be in or on the  water. You could periodically find her on the golf course or in an arena where  Cindy was well regarded in the dressage horse world.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Shortly  after retirement, Cindy was shopping at the Alderwood Mall. A kid approached  her in the parking lot and was going after her purse. This kid had his finger  under his shirt and pointed it at her. An accomplice was nearing the back of  her car, and she knocked the stickup kid backward. He quickly got up and ran  off as she jumped in her car. Backing out, she chased him while dialing 911 and  got parallel with him, and he yelled as he ran, \"I'm sorry, lady!\".  There was so much commotion that three military recruiting officers came out of  their office to see what was going on, and the kid ran right into them as he  tried to escape Cindy. The guy didn't have a gun, but he did have a baseball  bat down his pants. The accomplice was later arrested.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In  2006, Cindy accepted a position at Boeing as a corporate investigator. She  stayed with Boeing for about ten years and closed many cases that ended in  felony convictions. In 2015, a few days shy of his 32nd birthday, Cindy's (and  Jeff Caldwell's) son Brendan passed away. It was a devastating loss. Many of  her family lived in the Whatcom County area, and she wanted to be closer to  them, so she found a new home in Ferndale.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In  three separate published interviews of Cindy, she mentioned how important it  was to her to be a visible female in the workplace. Knowing that girls and  young women can look for inspiration and leave knowing they too \"can do  this.\"\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Cindy  is predeceased by her son, Brendan. She is survived by her husband, Rich, her  sister, Carolyn, and a dear friend of 40+ years, Elise O'Neil.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Written  by: Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police  Pension Office<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse14\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDennis Hanks #2764 - August 25, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse14\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dennis_Hanks_spd-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Dennis_Hanks_CCSO-234x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-879\" \/>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Dennis Hanks #2764,<\/strong> former SPD Patrol  Officer, passed away on August 25, 2023, at 81 years of age in Coeur d'Alene,  Idaho.<\/p>\r\n <p> Dennis was born in Seattle. At 17 years old, he  fibbed about his age and joined the Navy. During his four-year assignment, Dennis  was assigned to the USS Fort Marion. This ship participated in above ground  nuclear testing and Dennis was later recognized as an \u201cAtomic Veteran\u201d. Dennis  was honorably discharged. <\/p>\r\n<p> On September 11, 1967, Seattle PD hired Dennis,  and he entered Academy Class #54, which included Chuck Harris #2459, Gary Bille  #2745, Al Gerdes #2738, JJ Jankauskas #2729, Jim Luedeke #2780, George Marberg  #2784, Dan Engle #2777, and Dennis Nixdorf #2778 to name a few.<\/p>\r\n<p> Early in his career, Dennis partnered up with  Bernie Miller #2454. Bernie would comment that \"even on a hot summer day,  Dennis never broke a sweat and always looked as cool as a cucumber in  uniform.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>  On June 3, 1969, Dennis and Tim Tieken #2721  were patrolling the 3500 Block of Stone Way N when they saw the tavern owner  pointing a pistol at a yellow car that was fleeing. As it turned out, eight  victims in the tavern were customers who had been held at gunpoint, robbed, and  locked in the bathroom. The owner\/bartender was forced to open the safe. Dennis  and Tim recognized the car as described in a weeklong robbery spree. They  chased the vehicle and rammed it twice, but they were able to pull away. Tim  and Dennis shot through their windshield while continuing the chase. The car  spun out of control in the 3600 block of Leary Ave and crashed. One suspect  fled on foot, and the suspect who was driving was hit in the head with a  200-grain bullet, which bounced off his head, knocking him out and ultimately  leading to his arrest and identification. Eventually, both spent several years  in prison for these events.<\/p>\r\n<p> Dennis was a people person and always treated  people kindly. In the station in late 1968, Ross Carmen #2976, a new rookie,  was wandering around the station looking for someone to report to. Dennis  greeted Ross as if he had known him for years; this began a lifelong  friendship.<\/p>\r\n<p> Around 1972, Dennis was partnered up with Wayne  Stringfellow #2986. They patrolled 3C2, East Central for almost three years.<br \/>\r\n  On June 14, 1974, an off-duty officer, Jim  Dyment #3576, happened to stop at the Stop and Go Mart at 2352 24th Ave E  around 0230 hours. Jim noticed a suspicious man, wearing a 1930s trench coat  with band-aids all over his face, lingering around the store. Jim bought his  items and tried stalling to see if the man would leave. Eventually, Jim, who is  in shorts and thong shoes, goes outside and watches as the suspect grabs  extension cords and takes the clerk at the clerk at gunpoint to a car outside.  No phone booths were around to call for backup, so Jim followed the vehicle.  Out of nowhere, a patrol car, driven by Dennis, came screaming down 24th Ave  and Boyer; he was responding to the silent alarm call triggered by the last $20  being pulled. Jim yells at Dennis about what's going on, and Dennis stops the  car at Boyer and Lake Washington Blvd, blocking the back, while Jim pulls in  front of the suspect vehicle. The suspect grabs the victim and sprints out of  the car, holding the victim's neck in one hand and a gun in the other while  shooting at Jim and Dennis. Dennis' bullet hit the suspect and saved the store  clerk, whom the suspect had told that he was going to tie him up, shoot him,  and leave him in the Arboretum. Dennis's partner had been the acting sergeant  that night.<\/p>\r\n<p> Dennis was ready for a change, so on October  18, 1974, having served seven years, Dennis resigned to work for the Chelan  County Sheriff's office. He would be the \"resident deputy\" in Entiat,  Washington, and for a time worked out of a camp trailer in a parking lot. <\/p>\r\n<p> In a \u201csmall world\u201d mention, Ross Carmen had become  an FTO. He helped train Joe Collins #3472. Joe's father was the Chelan County  Commissioner, and Joe resigned from SPD to work for and eventually become the  Chelan County Sheriff, Dennis's boss.<br \/>\r\n  Around 1995, Dennis was promoted to Patrol Sergeant,  and after 25 years, he was once again able to work with his old partner, Wayne  Stringfellow, as Stringfellow had become the Chelan County Emergency Manager.  Additionally, Ross Carmen worked for DSHS, investigating fraud. Ross and Dennis  worked on numerous cases. Until Dennis retired in May 1997, after 30 years of  service. <\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis had a lifelong love of fishing and  hunting; he enjoyed the outdoors. Dennis and his wife, Ann, moved to Coeur  D'Alene, Idaho. In the winter they would RV down to Yuma, Arizona, often  caravanning with JJ Jankauskas #2729, Ross Carmen #2976, and Terry Augerson  #3246.<\/p>\r\n<p> Dennis was predeceased by his wife of 47 years,  Ann. \u00a0He is survived by his daughter Dawn,  his brother Gary and sisters, Linda, Michelle, Joanne, Pam, and Cindy. <\/p>\r\n<p> Written by S. Coleman<br \/>\r\n  <a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.coleman@seattle.gov<\/a> <br \/>\r\n  Police Pension Office <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse15\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlbert Schrader #1897 - August 23, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse15\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Al_Schrader_1-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-839\" \/><strong>Al Schrader #1897, <\/strong>retired  Seattle Police Homicide Detective passed away on August 23, 2023, at the age of  88. <\/p>\r\n<p>Al was born in Seattle. He grew up in the  Ballard area. His father died tragically when Al was very young, so he was  raised by his widowed mother. His favorite playtime was at the Ballard Locks.  During his high school years, the family moved to South Seattle, where he  attended Franklin High School. During his senior year (1953) he joined the Navy  Cadet Program. His nautical training was on board the old submarine USS Puffer  which was moored at the Navy Reserve Training Base at the south end of Lake  Union by Mercer Street. This was also where the SPD Marching Team Practiced. He  liked watching the team perform when he was not in a training session. He soon  determined being a submariner was not for him, and he discovered that he was  interested in policework. But first, he had to satisfy his military obligation,  which he did by switching to the Marines in early 1954. He enjoyed being a  Marine so much that he spent five years in the Corps. His duty stations  included San Francisco, Hawaii, and Japan. He was even assigned Skip Duty on  board a transport running supplies between Korea and Vietnam. He was discharged  in late 1958. <\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/al_schrader_2-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-838\" \/>After returning to Seattle, he immediately  applied to the police department. The department hired him on January 2, 1959.  In March, he attended Academy class #40 some of his classmates were Jim W.  Johnson, #1919, Charlie Lindbloom #1890, Harvey Olsen #1893, Jim Philbrick  #1932, and Dick Rovig #1920. Al\u2019s first patrol assignment was the Central  Precinct which he worked until 1963 when Smokie Wesselius #997 recruited him  into the Special Squad (which was the precursor to the TAC Squad and today\u2019s  SWAT). There, he worked with Riley Bryce #1826 and John L. Sullivan #1346.  During one night shift, after 0200 hours, Al, Ed Voyles #1798 and Ray Schork  #1406 were enforcing the Seattle Old Blue Laws in plain clothes and a plain car  on First Avenue when they encountered a bootlegger who asked them if they  needed some booze. Evidently, the bootlegger did not hear the police radio  blaring in the car. The deal was made, and the suspect jumped in their car,  still not paying attention to the police radio, and guided them to his  stash.\u00a0 Al bought two bottles of apple  wine for two dollars (obviously this was not vintage year). The suspect was  booked for after hours unlicensed sale of alcohol and gross stupidity.\u00a0 In 1966, Al followed John L to the detectives.  They worked together in the Fraud and Bunco. Two years later, Bob Dodge #1193  brought Al up to Homicide. He was the squad\u2019s youngest member. To supplement  his income, he worked the rock concerts at the Seattle Center. One concert he  worked security for the Beatles. While Jerry Jorve #2197 was outside being  bowled over and pinned under his motorcycle by the Beatles fans as they rushed  the doors to the Edgewater Inn, Al was inside the band\u2019s suite of rooms busy  assisting John, Paul, George, and Ringo fishing through the windows. <\/p>\r\n<p>Al stayed in homicide for several years until  he caught a case involving a double murder of two young women on Queen Anne  Hill. He solved the case, but it bothered him so much that he put in a transfer  to Intelligence. There he worked a case buying automatic weapons. Another  long-term investigation was a large interstate fraud case involving the  trucking industry. Al, while in the detectives attended the University of Puget  Sound, earning a BA degree. Even though he was going to college and working off  duty, he made time for his children, taking them to sporting events, fishing in  both fresh and saltwater and on camping trips across the state. He loved being  a dad. In 1981 he moved to Industrial Relations. His duties included liaising  between companies and workers that were going through work stoppages or  striking activities, being the backup driver for the mayor\u2019s office and  assisting movie production companies filming in Seattle. He met Tom Selleck,  Kevin Bacon, Robert Goulet, and other Hollywood stars. <\/p>\r\n<p>Al retired on March 20, 1984, after 25 years of  service. He moved to the Olympic Peninsula so he could be closer to the water  for his fishing. He and a retired FBI agent started a private investigations agency.  Soon both were tired of working divorce cases and personal injury investigations,  so they closed up the shop. Now Al had more time for fishing. He took up RV\u2019ing  across the country. He even got a small lapdog named Boots to accompany him  everywhere. He was very fond of Boots. When his dog died, Al had the remains  cremated and kept Boots ashes. Al liked dogs, but did not want to go through  becoming attached to another one. So, he started a pro bono dog walking service  for his neighbors. He got the enjoyment of dogs without the sorrow of losing  one. He joined the CORPSE (Congress Of Retired Police and Sheriff\u2019s Etc.)  coffee klatch that meets regularly on the peninsula. <\/p>\r\n<p>His son, John preceded Al in death. He is survived  by his two daughters, Debi, and Lisa, two sons, Rick, and Steve, nine  grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. <\/p>\r\n<p>Written by Dan Oliver<br \/>\r\n  Police Pension Office <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse16\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonald Meyers #2566 - August 19, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse16\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Don Meyers  #2566<\/strong>, retired Seattle police officer Hostage  Negotiator passed away on August 19, 2023, at the age of 76.<\/p>\r\n<p>Don\u2019s father was an MD and part owner of the  Northgate Hospital. He raised his family on Queen Anne Hill. Don attended Saint  Anne's Catholic elementary school. Then he went to Queen Anne High, which is  now converted into condominiums. In 1965 he enrolled in Saint Martin College in  Lacy. The dormitory living with all its rules did not appeal to him. Hence, he  quit after the first semester and returned home. Being over 18 years old, he  applied to the Seattle police department to be a cadet. He was hired on March  28, 1966. Six months later, with the draft breathing down his neck, Don  enlisted in the regular Army. With his cadet experience, the Army made his MOS  military police. He was stationed in South Korea with a CID Unit. He was in a  three-man investigative detail, which included another US soldier and a South  Korean soldier who was their liaison. The Korean constantly made comments about  the bland, tasteless American food. During these rants, Don\u2019s other partner  never said a word, he was Latino, and his mother frequently sent him jars of  jalape\u00f1o peppers. But he silently offered the jar of peppers to the Korean, who  popped two in his mouth. He immediately broke out in a profuse sweat and began  gasping for breath and gagging. They never heard another word about American  army cuisine.\r\n\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>When Don's three-year hitch was over, he returned to Seattle and the  department. SPD rehired him but tried to give him a new serial number #2956. He  reminded Personnel that during Vietnam wartime, per federal law, that employers  must hold the position open for up to five years for a returning veteran to be  restored to his previous employment. So, Don got his original serial number  #2566 re-issued. Three months later, in September 1969 Don was assigned to  Academy Class #60. Some of his classmates were Mike Burke #3140, Jim Deschane  #2624, John Kristoff #3122, Larry Miller #3128, Carl O'Leary #3151, Jim Sleeth,  #3132, Fred Still #3104, Don Woelke #3072 and Jim Yoshida #3168.<br \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>The academy was located on the second floor of the Public Safety Building just  across from the Communications center. It was there that Don met his future  wife Maureen who was giving a class to the recruits. After graduating from the  academy, they were married.\r\n\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Don\u2019s first assignment was temporary duty in Narcotics, buying dope on the  \u201cAve\u201d in the U District and on Capitol Hill. He made many cases against  dealers. When his TDY was over, he was assigned to the Central Precinct,  working first watch East. In 1975 Don transferred to the second watch relief  squad working for Jack Lawson #1583. This is when Don began to wear the vintage  1910 police uniform while walking the Pioneer Square beat with Dick Kimber  #2922. The Seattle tourists enjoyed seeing them.<\/p>\r\n<p>By 1981, Don moved into King Sector permanently. He appeared on the JP Patches  Show. He also was featured in several local magazine articles. He was so  respected by the Pioneer Square business owners that they appointed him to the  Pioneer Square Business Development Association. In 1983, he walked the beat  with Nick Bulpin #2185 for 30 days. Nick was in Harbor Patrol when the  department brass decided senior detectives and Harbor personnel needed to go  back to patrol for a month to refresh their street skills. Both Nick and Don  talked about what good jobs they had and the fun they experienced. When Nick  returned to Harbor, he told Ed Burkhart #2630 what a good time he had. So, Ed  put in a transfer to work downtown.\u00a0 Ed became Don's next partner. One  shift, while waiting for the traffic signal to change at 1st and Washington  during rush hour, an adolescent walked between them, and jay walked into the  lane of an oncoming bus. Don quickly grabbed the kid, pulling him back onto the  curb just in time. The kid was not thankful for being saved but resentful at  being grabbed and let Don know it. Don replied you are welcome, and get your  head out of your ass. Well, no good deed goes unpunished; sunny boy ran to  daddy, who complained IIS about the mean policeman. Don was one of the  department's negotiators. His most memorable incident was talking to a suicidal  father, who had his baby strapped to his chest, from jumping off the South Park  Bridge. Ed restored old cars and convinced Don to try it. So, Don got a 1966  Austin Healey to totally restore it to its original condition. He found out  that the rotten original framing inside the door panels and the fender walls  had to be genuine British Yew wood. Don restored the car using genuine British  replacement parts. A Brit bought the car for $35,000 and shipped it back to  England because it was so authentically restored. Ed, like Nick, talked about  what a good assignment Harbor was, driving fast inflatable boats. Don caught  the bug and took up limited hydroplane racing on Lake Sammamish. He competed  for several seasons until he caught a wake and flipped his hydro, nearly  drowning. Plus, the cost to repair the boat caused him to give up racing. He  continued to work pit security for the Unlimited Hydro Races during Seafair.  When Ed retired, Don recalled both Ed and Nick's advice to apply to Harbor if  he got tired of walking a beat. Don did in 1990 and Jerry Taylor #2533, took  him on board and assigned him to Duane Hoekstra's, squad.<\/p>\r\n<p>Don was working the evening when his daughter Jennifer's prom date scheduled a  class boat tour on Lake Washington, preceding their Senior Prom. Don, with  lights and siren on, pulled the boat over and jumped on board. The skipper and  the prom dates were all nervous about what was going on or what they planned on  doing. Don located his daughter and her date and took their prom picture. Then  he reminded them that her curfew was midnight, even though, as a father, he  would've preferred 9:30 pm or even earlier. Jennifer was mortified, but the  rest of the kids thought it was cool to have the police take their prom photos.  During Don's last week on the job, Duane kept him in the office. Except the day  before he retired. Art VanPuymbrouck #3357 and Ray Roller #2690 were in pursuit  of an eluding boater, southbound from Mathews Beach. As they passed under the  520 bridge, they called the office and Duane told them to call back if they  were unable to stop the suspect. He ran out of lake at Renton and turned around  to continue northbound. Duane and Don raced the two fast inflatables to the 520  bridge. They split up, one taking the west end and the other on the east end.  Then they vectored head on to corral the suspect as Art and Ray closed in from  the astern. They stopped the suspect. Don drew his gun, scaring the suspect who  was yelling, \"Don't shoot, I'm sorry and, you look trigger-happy\".  Afterward, Don told Duane that there was no way he was trigger-happy. He was  thinking of how lousy it was to have to pull his gun on his last shift, as it  turned out for just an overindulgent boater. Don retired on June 29, 1994, with  28 years of service.<\/p>\r\n<p>In retirement, he turned his hobbies into business. He worked at Golden Motors,  restoring classic cars. Vintage Jaguars were his specialtiy. He also got  involved with the Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiast Club. Later, he worked at the Seattle  Book Center on Stone Way selling rare books by author Conan Doyle and other  vintage authors. He implemented an online sales system to increase advertising  exposure. He became very involved in his grandchildren's lives. Don is survived  by his wife Maureen of over 53 years, daughters Melissa, Jennifer, and Colleen.  Plus, two grandsons and three granddaughters.<\/p>\r\n<p>Written by Dan Oliver<br \/>\r\n  <a href=\"mailto:Daniel.Oliver@seattle.gov\">Daniel.Oliver@seattle.gov<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse17\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEldon Doty #2588 - August 17, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse17\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Eldon Doty #2588<\/strong>, Retired Seattle Police Patrol Officer, passed away Thursday August 17, 2023 at 80 years of age. Eldon was hired on June 27, 1966 and retired on February 2, 1979 after 12 years of service.\r\n<br \/>\r\n\u00a0<br \/>\r\nEldon was born in Centralia, Washington. When he was six years old, his family  moved to Seattle, eventually settling in Edmonds. In high school, Eldon was  active in the Limelighters (Drama) Club and was the vice president of his class  for four years. After high school graduation, Eldon went to study art at the  University of Washington.<br \/>\r\n\u00a0<br \/>\r\nSeattle PD recruited Eldon while he was still enrolled at the U. On June 27,  1966, Eldon was hired, graduating in academy class #51 along with Dave Malland  #2553, Fred Kilmer #2573, Mike Chartrand #2556, and Lynn Barkley #2571, to  mention a few.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n\u00a0<br \/>\r\nEldon\u2019s first assignment was Downtown; he partnered up with Al O\u2019Brien #2720.  By 1969, Eldon was assigned to the Public Information Office, giving up to  three weekly lectures to women\u2019s groups. He and Marlynn\u00a0McLaughlin #3016  demonstrated self-defense tactics, mental health care, and assorted topics to  organizations throughout Seattle.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n\u00a0<br \/>\r\nAt some point, Eldon transferred to the North Precinct. Mark Sigfrinius #2832  and Eldon were patrolling down by the ship canal when Eldon asked Mark if he  wanted to see his new boat. Once they got to the marina, Eldon led Mark to a  huge ocean-going sailboat. Mark asked Eldon how long he had been interested in  world sailing. Eldon replied quite seriously, \u201cOh, just a few days!\u201d He had  just decided to buy the boat and follow his dreams.<br \/>\r\n\u00a0<br \/>\r\nAfter 12 years of service, Eldon retired on February 2, 1979. He started  another career that spanned decades as a freelance Illustrator of children\u2019s  books. Eldon is extensively published in many stand-alone books and book series  through such companies as Edge Books, Visual Timelines in History, and the Leap  Frog School Series.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n\u00a0<br \/>\r\nEldon was a voracious reader of history and non-fiction and loved a good book;  at home or in his travels to the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and China,  he had a book with him. He was described as a man with many interests, with a  deep sense of humor, who could make anyone laugh.<br \/>\r\n\u00a0<br \/>\r\nEldon is survived by his wife of 43 years, Rosalina (Sally), two sons, Ken, and  Sean, and his four grandchildren.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n\u00a0<br \/>\r\nWritten by Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@Seattle.Gov\">Stephanie.Coleman@Seattle.Gov<\/a><br \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse18\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Scheuffele #1864 - August 17, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse18\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/chuck_scheuffele-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-830\" \/><strong>Charles Scheuffele #1864<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police Detective Sergeant passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at 89 years of age. Charles was hired on September 2, 1958, and retired after 29 years of service on May 14, 1988.<\/p> \r\n<p>Chuck was born in Plevna, Montana. By 1945, his family moved to  Coulee City, where his dad worked building the Grand Coulee Dam. In 1947, the  family settled in Yakima.<\/p>\r\n  <p>Charles met his future wife, Joyce, in high school. They married  and moved to Seattle in 1955 and started work at Boeing. During this time,  Boeing was experiencing many layoffs, and the police department was hiring.  Policing had always intrigued him, so Chuck applied.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  <p>Chuck was hired on September 2, 1958, and graduated with Academy  Class #39. Others who graduated in this class include Doug Cameron #1877, Billy  Baughman #1865, Frank Jones #1885, Beryl Thompson #1833, Joe Sanford #1896, and  Joe Tolliver #1901, to name a few.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  <p>Chuck was assigned to Georgetown, initially working in West  Seattle. One night in January 1968 he was dispatched to a burglary call on  Roxbury. As he searched the perimeter of the building, he heard faint whispers.  By this time, the two burglars were on the store's roof. Chuck watched and  waited as the two burglars stepped over the roof to slide down the drainpipe  for their getaway. They were surprised when they slid right into Chuck, who was  there with his handcuffs!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  <p>In June 1968 Chuck was assigned to the Special Patrol Squad,  which patrolled the downtown core of Seattle. On May 3, 1973, he was promoted  to Sergeant. And in November 1974 Chuck was transferred to the homicide\/robbery  unit.<\/p>\r\n <p> On September 25, 1979 a Beacon Hill 7-Eleven Store was robbed.  The suspect kidnapped and murdered the 21-year-old clerk whose body was located  three days later in a nearby abandoned house. Detectives working for Chuck  identified Clarence Edward Williams as the suspect. A witness was able to ID  Williams from a hidden surveillance photo. At the end of the trial the jury  found Williams guilty. But due to identify issues during the trial the judge  overturned the jury\u2019s verdict. Later the State Court of Appeals reinstated the  conviction. Chuck never doubted that they had arrested the right person.<\/p>\r\n <p> Chuck not only was correct, but it was proven through DNA when  in 2007 Detective Mike Ciesynski #4749 working the Cold Case Squad reviewed an  unsolved 1979 homicide of 15-year-old Sara Beth Lundquist whose body was found  in a service station in Ballard. Det. Ciesynski submitted DNA samples for more  advanced testing. \u00a0The DNA from both crime scenes matched Williams.  Throughout both trials Williams maintained his innocence. During the 2007  trial, Williams suddenly announced he was done lying and took an Alford Plea.  He was sentenced to 30 additional years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n <p> After 29 years of service Chuck retired on May 14, 1988. He and  Joyce moved to Lynden where they dove into volunteer work for the community.  Chuck had bought a tractor and would do odd jobs for people; he and his wife  both volunteered at their church. After church on Sunday, they volunteered  their time at a healthcare center.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  Chuck and Joyce enjoyed travelling and their travels took them  to Europe and throughout the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  Chuck was a humble man who believed you had to work hard for  what you have. But he also knew that one must continue to look at oneself to  grow. Over the years, Chuck secretly donated to many local and nationwide  charities. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n  <p>Chuck is predeceased by his wife Joyce and son Steve. He is  survived by his son Don, daughter Tammy, daughter-in-law Teresa, two  grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse19\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWill Witt #6049 - August 13, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse19\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/whitt2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"226\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-831\" \/><strong>Will \u201cJo Jo\u201d Witt #6049,<\/strong>\u00a0Retired Seattle Police Officer, passed  away on August 13, 2023, three weeks shy of his 58th birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Will  was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. By an early age, Will served his  community through church or school. Will graduated from Pacific Palisades High  School in 1983 and enlisted in the US Navy. He became a Missile Technician 1st  Class Submarine Service stationed in Groton, Connecticut. Early in his service  career, Will completed his Advanced Training and Master Training Specialist and  Nuclear Weapons Handling Certifications. His next assignment was at the Naval  Submarine Base Bangor in Bremerton. As an instructor, he taught maintenance and  repairs of ballistic missiles, their launch and guidance systems, and the  calibrations of each system.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n  \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\r\n  While  in the Navy, Will earned a Bachelor of Science in Education through Southern  Illinois University Carbondale.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Will's  active Navy career was ending soon, and he wanted to continue to protect and  serve his community. His wife at the time, Renee Witt #5858, enjoyed working  for Seattle PD. Will applied, and SPD hired him on December 2, 1994. He  graduated with Academy Class #426.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>By  1997, Will was working North Precinct in Union Sector. With an unfulfilled  dream of serving as a Military Investigator, Will joined the US Army Reserve  and became a Staff Sergeant working Criminal Investigations. Will held this  position from 1998 through 2005.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Around  2001, Will was an instructor at the Academy for a couple of years. He then went  to work in the Traffic Unit DUI Squad. Described as \"always the  adult,\" Will was a natural working with DUI's. While working, he continued  his education and earned his Master of Science Degree in Organization  Management from Capella University in 2003.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Around  2004, Will transferred to the Traffic Enforcement Unit, where he earned his  Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Certification, which led the way to implement  SPD's four-person squad that partnered with State Patrol and S-DOT. This  partnership significantly reduced the amount of unsafe commercial vehicles  operating on the roadways.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After  24 years of service with Seattle, Will retired on August 28, 2018. He was ready  for a new adventure and moved to Las Vegas. Will was a substitute teacher and  tutor at Wendell P. Williams Elementary School.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/whitt1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-832\" \/>When  I inquired about a call or a work situation involving Will, everyone spoke to Will\u2019s  character, and his personality. It is a real testament to Will to hear fellow  officers say how humble, respectful, honest, and selfless Will was. I listened  to many stories of how Will inspired and motivated them, not only on the job,  but also in their own lives and with their families and children. How special  is it to hear from two separate coworkers, that anyplace was better, with Will  around. <\/p>\r\n<p>Will  is survived by his parents, Lillian Witt, and Willie Witt; children, Katherine,  Caden, and Courtney; sister, LaShawn; brothers, Jon, and Kevin; and the many  who knew and loved him.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Written  by Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police  Pension Executive Secretary<br \/>\r\n  <a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@seatlte.gov\" target=\"_blank\">Stephanie.Coleman@seatlte.gov<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse20\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles \u201cChuck\u201d Layman #1584 - August 3, 3023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse20\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/chuck_layman-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-810\" \/><strong>Charles \u201cChuck\u201d Layman #1584<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police Detective Sergeant, passed away Thursday, August 3rd at ninety-six years of age. Chuck was hired on September 23,1954 and retired after twenty years of service on June 4, 1975. <\/p>\r\n<p>Chuck  was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During the great depression, his family moved to  Port Townsend when he was a young boy. Times were tough, and Chuck worked when  he wasn't in school to help support the family by delivering the local  newspaper or doing chores for a local pharmacy. After graduating High School,  Chuck joined the Merchant Marines and served in the Pacific during World War  II. Later, he served in the US Army and was stationed in South  Korea.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Returning  to Seattle, he met and married his wife, Lavone. Eventually, settling in  Edmonds.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Chuck  was hired on September 23, 1954, and graduated with Academy Class #33, along  with Al Wilding #1574, Don Coble #1481, Bob Buston #1573, John Hinterberger  #1582, and Neal Sorenson #1595.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Chuck  worked patrol until September 1, 1956, when he transferred to the Motorcycle  Unit. He had quite the knack for catching drunk drivers; this was when a .150  was considered the legal limit, and the breathalyzer was called a \u201cDrunkometer\u201d,  as stated in court and media records. Chuck was promoted to Detective on  November 1, 1961, and assigned to the Traffic Investigations squad; some of his  partners included Phil Cruse #1287, William Lance #1497, John Leidinger #1684,  Jacob Ehli #1881, and Hal Fogus #2061.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On  June 3, 1965, Chuck was assigned to the Auto Theft Unit. Chuck was able to arrest  and shut down a large ring of auto thieves, which spanned from Yakima to  Seattle and down the I-5 corridor through to Portland. He cleared numerous  cases in this month\u2019s long investigation when he came upon a stripped car and  that eventually led him to the suspect. <\/p>\r\n<p>On  January 1, 1969, Chuck was promoted to Sergeant. There are no records relating  to his assignment in this promotion nor his next promotion to Detective Sergeant  on January 1, 1970. After 20 years of service, Chuck retired on June 2,  1975.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Chuck  lived a very active life. He had many hobbies, including fishing, hunting, and  golf. He was a craftsman who completed many home improvements and a major home  remodel. Chuck ventured into commercial fishing and later earned his pilot\u2019s  license. He travelled the world, and in retirement his time was split between  Edmonds and Palm Desert. An avid sports fan, he most enjoyed watching the  Seahawks, Huskies or the Mariner\u2019s. Chuck had a lifelong love of music, Chuck  played the harmonica and the piano and when he wasn't playing an instrument, he  would dance and or sing with the music.<\/p>\r\n<p>Chuck  is survived by his wife of 75 years, Lavone; sons Charlie and Mike; daughters  Christine and Linda, as well as nine grandchildren and 12  great-grandchildren.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Written  by Stephanie Coleman <br \/>\r\n  <a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.Coleman@seattle.gov<\/a> <br \/>\r\n  Seattle  Police Pension <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse21\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert M. Avery #2121 - July 29, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse21\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AVERY2-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-815\" \/><strong>Robert \u201cBob\u201d M. Avery #2121<\/strong>, Retired Seattle Police  Officer, passed away on July 29, 2023, at 86 years of age.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob  was born and raised in the Rainier Valley of Seattle. His mom worked at a caf\u00e9  within a local bowling alley, and Bob would go there after school and bowl a  game or two. After graduating from Franklin High School, Bob enlisted in the US  Air Force. He was stationed in Kansas.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob  had signed up for a two-year tour, was honorably discharged, and back in  Seattle, working for a tire shop, busting truck tires, when he and his dad  discussed the future and a career with him. Bob had always respected the police  and enjoyed helping people, so he applied to become an officer.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>SPD  hired Bob on June 12, 1961, he graduated in Class #43, alongside academy mates:  Chuck Kearney #2048, Bob Moffett #2098, Duane Homan #2138, Bill Kramer #2170,  Gene Doman #2095, Don Yeowell #2162, and Doug Fritschy #2033.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob\u2019s  first assignment was the West Precinct, day shift. While on Patrol in November  1969, Bob, Barry Fletcher #2681, and Harold Haley #2910 from the community  relations unit, who had been on a ride-a-long, had noticed a woman on the East  side of the Aurora Bridge looking over the railing. The woman was very anxious.  As Bob and Barry were walking up to her, they were about 30 feet from her when  she climbed over the railing. Harry got to her side without her noticing; he  reached out, grabbing her by the arm. She struggled to pull away as Harry held  onto her arm and the railing when Bob leaped in time to grab Harry\u2019s arm, where  he and Barry pulled both of them to safety.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob  had been a well-established and avid bowler for years now. His shift work did  not allow him to continue with a league, but he was able to return to the game  after a seven-year hiatus when he was assigned as a diver to the Harbor Patrol  Unit on July 13, 1970.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob  gained ten-pin immortality on December 19, 1971, when he scored three perfect  300-score games. Bob was offered a pro bowler position in the Professional  Bowlers Association but turned it down because he loved being a cop. He received  a 300 PBA Ring.<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/AVERY1-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-816\" \/>In  December 1981, Bob decided to hang up his dry suit. At the time, being a diver  was considered \u201cextra\u201d at Harbor. You could be either a diver or officer. So,  Bob stayed and patrolled the waterways until he retired on April 21, 1988,  after 26 years of service.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob  met and married his wife, Darla, at Don Compton\u2019s #1189, Montana property. Don  and Bob were long time friends and had worked together at Harbor.\u00a0  \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After  retirement, Bob moved to Birch Bay and loved living by the ocean. After  purchasing a home in Green Valley to snowbird, Bob became an avid golfer. He  and Carl Sandbeck #1841 would golf three times a week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob  was described as a man with a very calm demeanor who never escalated a  situation. He was a great partner and friend who always had your back, someone  you could trust and count on.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob  is survived by his wife of 38 years, Darla, Sons Greg, Steve, and Ryan, and  daughters Debra and Michelle, as well as ten grandchildren and four  great-grandchildren.<\/p>\r\n<p>Written by: Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n  <a href=\"mailto:Stephanie.coleman@seattle.gov\">Stephanie.coleman@seattle.gov<\/a> <br \/>\r\n  Seattle Police Pension Office<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse22\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBob Martinson #3379 - June 27, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse22\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/bib_martinson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"153\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-732\" \/><p><em><strong>Robert \"Bob\"  Martinson #3379<\/strong><\/em><strong>, r<\/strong>etired Seattle Police Canine Sergeant, passed away on  June 27, 2023 at seventy-six years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob was born in St. Paul,  Minnesota. He excelled in sports, and although he did play football, his  passion was basketball. In high school, Bob received many awards for his  athleticism. Additionally, he was the president of his class, an all-city  forward, a straight-A student, and the Prom King. In his senior year, Bob was  awarded a full-ride scholarship to play basketball at West Point.  Unfortunately, during one of the last football games of the season, Bob  intercepted a pass and was tackled, which broke his leg and his ability to play  for Westpoint. Bob graduated in 1962.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob joined the Marine Corps  and served as a machine gunner and helicopter mechanic in Vietnam. In 1966, Bob  was stationed at Sandpoint. He started a family and resided in Lake City and  later the Bothell area.<\/p>\r\n<p>After a six-year tour in the  Marines, Bob was hired by NCR, National Cash Register, for a sales position  while he attended Seattle University, earning a BA in Criminal Justice. Bob  decided sales was not his future, so he tested and was hired on April 10, 1970.  Bob graduated from academy class #64 alongside Bob Christopherson #3349, George  LeVasseur #3364, Mike Crist #3389, Jim Lundin #3392, and Jack Coddington #3364.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob started his career at the  West Precinct and eventually was assigned to the North Precinct. He was  partnered up with Larry Inman #2944. The two were complete opposites, and I  initially wondered how this pairing would work! Their first call together  solidified their 50-plus-year friendship. Bob and Larry worked a two-person car  in the East Precinct for the next eight years.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In May 1978, Bob was assigned  to the Canine Unit and worked as K9-3. His assigned dog was \"Seagar\".  Unfortunately, Segar didn't quite work out, so \"Sarge\" became Bob's  partner. Their teamwork lasted until May 1982, when Bob was assigned to the  Academy as an Instructor and was once again working with Larry. On March  21,1984, Bob was promoted to Detective and assigned to the Juvenile Unit. He  was then assigned as the Aide to Assistant Chief Dave Grayson #1814, before  being promoted to Sergeant on January 23, 1987, and was assigned to the Special  Patrol Unit. On November 29, 1989, Bob was assigned his coveted assignment, to oversee  the Canine Unit, where he had always hoped to return to. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On January 7, 1992, Bob  transferred to the North Precinct, where he worked patrol for three years  before retiring on December 30, 1995.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob would travel back and  forth to Idaho to work the 180 acres of land he purchased in the 1980's. By  1996, Bob and Deb #4485 had moved to Idaho and were on their way to building  their dream home.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Both Bob and Deb loved to  bike and wanted to cycle through Scotland. They spent months training for a  six-week adventure throughout the country. Bob enjoyed all outdoor activities,  fishing, hunting, working his land, and on the farm caring for the various  horses, dogs, chickens, cats, and pigs. He had taken to golf, and you could  find him on the course at least twice a week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob wanted to keep his  forested acreage healthy, so he returned to school at the University of Idaho.  Bob was integral to the Forestry Stewardship Program and earned his Master  Forest Stewardship.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob and Deb were fully  invested in his family and community. Bob played sports with the kids, having  coached many teams. Each summer, the grandkids would come over for several  weeks and learn how to buck hay, make ice cream on the back deck, work the  land, and care for the menagerie of animals. Bob would select a story from the  newspaper, and the kids would write about what they learned from it. During  school years, he volunteered and tutored at the Kootenai School District. He  and Deb were active with the Elks Lodge, setting up fundraisers or enjoying  Pinocle with friends. For years, every Thursday, they would conduct dog  training classes through the Humane Society, saying it was more about teaching  the dog owners than the dogs.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob was best described to me  as one of the most trusted, honest, hardworking, compassionate, and sincere men  you'd ever meet, he was the epitome of what an officer should be. Bob was a man  of great integrity who had a wonderful sense of humor and as solid a person as  we could all hope to be. Rest easy, Bob. You will never be forgotten.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bob is survived by his wife,  Debbie, son, Adam, daughter, Robyn and three grandchildren.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse23\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGerald Jorve #2197 - June 17, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse23\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jerry_Jorve_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-818\" \/>Gerald Jorve #2197<\/strong> retired Seattle police detective, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2023 at eighty-five years of age. Gerry was hired on October 16,1961 and retired on February 19, 1992 after thirty years of service. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jerry  was born in Jamestown, North Dakota. When he was thirteen. His family moved to  Rothsay, Minnesota. There the family started a turkey farm. Jerry attended Rothsay  Public School District, which only had about 309 students from seventh through twelfth  grade. Jerry played three sports, football, basketball, and baseball. During  his senior year he was the homecoming king. After school he and his brother  Dennis #2134 helped on the farm. Dennis graduated in 1953. Jerry graduated in  1955 and upon graduation he was immediately activated into the US Navy, as during  his senior year he was enrolled in the Navy Cadet Program. Jerry could type so  his MOS was Yeoman. He was assigned to the USS Cadmus an amphibian repair ship  posted on the East Coast sailing the Atlantic and Caribbean. Completing his two  years of active duty, Jerry followed his family to Seattle. The family had  given up the farm. Evidently it was a real turkey, so the family went to work  at Boeing.<\/p>\r\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jerry_Jorve_2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-817\" \/>But  Jerry did not. He got a job with the US Postal Service in Renton. After two  years, he took the written firefighters test and scored number one. While  waiting for the call to be hired, his brother Dennis was hired by Seattle PD.  Seattle was on a hiring surge for the upcoming World\u2019s Fair - Century 21. On  the last day for filing to take the next police test, Dennis brought Jerry the  testing application, convincing him that he would have more fun as a policeman  than as a postal worker or fireman. Jerry filled out the form. Then Dennis  drove him to the Seattle Civil Service Office, with just minutes to spare, before  closing to hand in the application. Jerry took the police written and physical  exams. The next day he was hired, on October 16, 1961, just 35 days after his  brother.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis  attended Academy Class #43. Jerry attended Academy Class 44, after six months  working the streets. Some of his academy mates were Al Baird #2164, Leroy  Habryle #2199, Phil Hurd #2210, Roy Skagen #2204, Jerry Trettevik #2155, and  Don Vert #2168.<\/p>\r\n<p>Upon  graduation he was assigned to the World\u2019s Fair Detail at the Seattle Center. He  was initially disappointed, but once there, he loved the job. He met Elvis and  several starlets. A great assignment for a bachelor. After the fair, Jerry  returned to patrol for two years before transferring to solos. Another dream  assignment for a bachelor. He joined the Motorcycle Drill Team, road escort for  various Seafair princesses and dignitaries. During an escort for Governors Dan Evans  and George Romney, who was considering a run for a national office, one of the  motorcades vehicles made a sudden turn into Jerry\u2019s path. He was knocked off  his bike landing on both knees, he shook off the impact, rocked his Harley  upright and resumed his escort duty. This accident permanently injured his  knees that plagued him the rest of his career. During another escort this time  for the Beatles, Jerry was holding an intersection while standing near his  bike. As the motorcade pulled into the Edgewater Inn, the large crowd of fans  bolted across the street bowling over the Harley, pinning Jerry underneath. His  fellow officers had to rush over to raise the bike and free Jerry. This was the  last straw, and he returned to patrol to be inside and protected by four  wheels. Over the next three years, Jerry patrolled the Central, Georgetown, and  Wallingford Precincts. During these early years, he played on the department  baseball team for several seasons. Some of his teammates were Ken Baggan,  #2659, Howard Baus #2218, Bob Caruth #2244, Shawn O\u2019Kinsella #2076 and Carl  Sandbeck #1841. Jerry was the catcher. He could handle any ball no matter how  much steam was on it. The team won its all-city divisional tournament. <\/p>\r\n<p>In  1970, Jerry became a detective in background investigations. About this time,  Jerry, the confirmed bachelor, met his waterloo when Gordy Barnett #2083,  Introduced his sister-in-law to Jerry. She and Jerry Got Married in August1971. <\/p>\r\n<p>His  next assignment was auto theft, working for Joe Cordis# 1871. One shift, Joe,  Jerry, and Gary Lindell #2464 went to a wrecking yard to check the hidden VIN  of a suspicious vehicle. They encountered an aggressive junkyard, dog tied to  the suspected vehicle. The dog would not allow them to approach the car. After  enduring the dogs\u2019 lunges and growls, Joe got angry and yelled at it to shut up  and get out of there. The dogs slipped its leash, and instead of going after  Jerry and Gary, who were trying to distract it, the dog ran back to the office  like a cowardly lap mutt.<\/p>\r\n<p>Joe  Sanford #1896 recruited Jerry to robbery where he got to work with his Academy.  Me, Jerry, Trettevik. One Saturday morning as they arrived in the PSB, they got  a call from the mayor\u2019s office. They were to pick up Senator scoop Jackson at  his campaign headquarters in Belltown. Both Jerry\u2019s were unenthusiastic about  this detail, so they flipped a coin. Jovi won and chose to stay in the office  because he had enough of escorting and babysitting politicians during his  traffic days. So, Trev picked up the senator and his guest Bob Hope. All three  went to brunch at the UW, then attended the homecoming football game.  Afterwards, they went to the Senators cocktail, campaign fundraising party. The  next day, when trying to recount his grueling day with the senator Jovi  replied, all I ever got, while escorting dignitaries was getting knocked off my  biking, getting rain soaked. Once when the two were the night robbery team, the  homicide detectives were called out to a scene. Another shooting murder  occurred so the two Jerry\u2019s were dispatched, try to process the scene while  Jarvi rounded up a gaggle of witnesses to drive him back to the PSB to be  interviewed. On the way, the witness spotted the suspect in his Cadillac.  Georgie called for a backup. The prowler car and Jerry little Omni box in the  suspect car forcing it to the curb. both the patrol officer, and Joey began to  approach the car. Jerry attempted to draw his revolver, discovering he had left  it in the office, but this did not deter him. He pulled the murder suspect out  of the car, and used the patrol man\u2019s cuffs to restrain the suspect.<\/p>\r\n<p>Jerry\u2019s  last assignment was felony warrants working for Beny DePalmo #2682. One of the  cases Jerry was handed was locating a suspect with four class A felonies.\u00a0 The suspect was found, the problem was that  he was already in INS custody on board a plane about to be deported. Jerry had  the tower hold the planes takeoff. He showed the INS agents the warrants, and  told them they could have the suspect back for deportation after his trial and  incarceration. Then Jerry took the suspect off the plane to jail.<\/p>\r\n<p>His  knees were causing him more and more discomfort and limiting his mobility, so  Jerry retired on February 19, 1992, with over 30 years of service, his brother,  Dennis retired six years earlier. Jerry had a corporate bank security job lined  up. He bought several new suits for the position. But as the first day of his  new career approached, he and Karen decided both would enjoy total retirement  with their family. The new suits were hung in the closet and a motorhome was  purchased so they could travel across the US and Canada. They bought a second  home in El Mirage, Arizona for Snow birding. They also sailed on many cruises.<\/p>\r\n<p>Jerry was preceded in  death by his brother Dennis who passed in 2020. Jerry Is survived by his wife of  almost 52 Years, Karen; daughter; Sara, and two granddaughters; Hannah, and  Emma.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse24\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Estes #3584 - June 9, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse24\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/estes-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-805\" \/><p><strong>Dave  Estes #3584<\/strong>, retired Seattle Police Officer-Radio Dispatcher, passed away on  June 6, 2023, at the age of 77.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dave was  born in LaGrange, Georgia. His family moved to South Dakota when he was in  junior high. He attended Sturgis High School. After class, he works at various  part-time jobs to help with family expenses. Upon graduation, he joined the  Army.<\/p>\r\n<p>After  completing all his state-side military training, he was sent to Vietnam. He  completed two 12-month tours and was awarded the Purple Heart for his combat  injuries.<\/p>\r\n<p>Finishing  his military obligation, Dave returned to Sturgis, South Dakota, and married  his high school sweetheart Evangeline on March 27, 1967. They moved to  Deadwood, South Dakota, where Dave tried his hand back at hard rock gold  mining. One shift, he was 4,700 ft underground when his foot got stuck between  an ore dump and the ore track as a full ore rail car ran over his right foot.  He sustained severe foot damage; this encouraged him to end his gold mining  career. Having few job opportunities in Deadwood, Dave reenlisted in the Army.  He was assigned to Fort Lewis as a drill instructor for 1 \u00bd years. However, his  right foot injury never healed properly, ultimately forcing him to be medically  discharged.<\/p>\r\n<p>He moved  his family to Seattle and got a job as store security at the Bon M\u00e2rch\u00e9. He  works with several police officers who were moonlighting at the Bon. They  encourage Dave to become a law enforcement officer. So, he went to North  Seattle Community College, earning an AA degree in police science. He applied  to the Seattle Police Department and was hired on May 13, 1971. Three days  later, he started Academy Class #68, which graduated on October 5, 1971.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dave's  first patrol assignment was at Georgetown. He stayed there for three years,  then transferred to the Central Precinct for three more years. He then returned  to the South Precinct for another nine years. He even worked the North Precinct  for a short time.<\/p>\r\n<p>While at  the Central Precinct in 1976, Dave became interested in in-home loading ammo.  He even supplied his fellow officers with enhanced .38 rounds. This was when  the Police Officers Guild, led by President John Patrick Sullivan #2184, was  bargaining for his members to carry hollow point rounds. When the chief found  out that Dave was carrying and supping unauthorized ammunition while these  intensive negotiations were ongoing, he gave Dave a stern admonishment with 30  days to think things over. Every patrolman in the precinct had to stand for  ammo inspection. It was about this time that Dave returned to the South  Precinct. However, he never lost interest in officer safety concerning officer  ammunition and the ability to carry semi-automatic pistols on duty. He  continued to lobby the Chief of Police and the Assistant Chiefs, especially Roy  Skagen #2204.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1984,  while in a vehicle pursuit, Dave ran over a dislodged manhole cover. The impact  of the bump was so strong that Dave was thrown into the patrol car headliner,  resulting in a neck injury requiring surgery to fuse his C4 and C5 discs. The  neck injury and his old foot injury forced him out of patrol after 15 years  into various non-line assignments. Over the next ten years, he worked TRUE,  Street Vice during the Green River task force efforts, the Patrol Chief's admin  detail, and as a radio dispatcher. Finally, these injuries got so bad that Dave  had to retire from service on July 8, 1996, after 25 years. Before separating,  Dave got to see the Department allow Officers the option to carry more  effective ammo, such as a .357, and to carry semi-automatic pistols on duty.<\/p>\r\n<p>In  retirement, Dave was an entrepreneur. He started several small businesses on  the east side and Vashon Island. During his mid-60s, he and his wife Evangeline  moved to Lewiston, Idaho. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Evangeline,  adult daughters, Julie, and Anna, and one granddaughter, Nadia.<\/p>\r\n<p>Written  by Dan Oliver<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse25\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSteve Zielke #7097 - May 10, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse25\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Steve Zielke #7097<\/strong>, Retired Dispatcher III, passed away at his home on May 10th, 2023, at the age of 64. Steve had started his career at 911 in 1979 in Kennewick. He went on to dispatch in Kent, Normandy Park, and Federal Way.  His last 18 years were spent dispatching for the Seattle Police Department as a Call taker, Dispatcher, and Acting Chief Dispatcher from 2003 until his retirement in 2021. In his off-duty time, Steve devoted many years as a communications specialist with King County Search and Rescue, and as a disaster relief responder for the Red Cross. Memorial services are pending announcement.\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse26\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWilliam Karban #2342 - May 5, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse26\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>William  \"Bill\" Karban #2342<\/strong>,  Retired Seattle Detective Sergeant, passed away on May 5, 2023, at 86 years of  age.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bill was born and raised in  New Brighton, PA. Once Bill graduated from New Brighton High School, he joined  the Air Force. When he was discharged in 1961, Bill enrolled at the UW in  pre-law.<\/p>\r\n<p>Bill was hired on June 10,  1963, and graduated with Academy Class #47 along with Gunnar Otness #2149, Jim  Street #2353, J Butcher #2529, Sid Reed #2343, Gail Richardson #2344. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bill was assigned to the  North Precinct until he was promoted to Detective and went to the Juvenile Unit  in 1967. After a year there, he spent six years in the Homicide Robbery Unit.<\/p>\r\n<p>During 1970, Seattle was  experiencing several Pharmacy armed robberies. The suspect was described as an  older man with cold blue eyes armed with a pistol. A tip came in regarding the  suspect's identity. The suspect lived North of Seattle, so Bill called to get a  couple of deputies to come along. They surprised the sleeping suspect. Bill  searched the bed, finding nothing but a .38 revolver under his pillow. The  suspect sat calmly in handcuffs. They got him dressed, and the Deputy said  let's go. The suspect asked if he could put his shoes on, and the Deputy said  yes because he had been so calm. Bill saw something in those cold blue eyes,  grabbed the suspect, and pulled him back, telling the Deputy to look under the  bed. The Deputy pulled out a shoe with a fully loaded .45 under the bed. Bill  told the Deputy, \"Put this in your memory bank; we both learned something  tonight.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>A few years later, Bill moved  on to the Vice section. Bill and his partner Greyhound were actively working a  case on \"Big Momma,\" a female pimp who donned the streets suddenly  and appeared to have very young girls working for her. The captain was  inquiring about the case, clearly wanting this problem resolved. The secretary  asks Bill to come to the front desk two days later. Bill was met by a huge  Samoan Vice cop from Hawaii named Manny. Manny wanted to ride around with Bill  to see how Seattle Vice worked and operated. Manny, Greyhound, and Bill  bantered on the road, and Big Mamma's name came up. Manny got very excited from  hearing her name and said, \"We wondered where she had gone!\" Mamma  had recently picked a fight with the Hawaiian Vice cops and lost. She had  crawled into a sugar cane field and disappeared. Manny asked, \"Can I  handle this for you?\". Bill and Greyhound dropped Manny off a block away  and sat back, waiting to see what would happen. Big Mamma saw Manny walking  straight at her and tried to run. Manny captured her, picked her up with one  hand, held her feet off the ground, said something, and walked away smiling.  Back at the car, Manny said, \"She will leave tonight.\" The following  day, the captain came in and asked for an update. Bill told him Big Mamma had  left town, and sure enough, a few days later, a call from the Portland FBI came  in for Bill; they wanted to talk about Big Mamma. She and all of her girls were  arrested for interstate transportation of underage girls, and they would have  her in prison for at least five years.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1977, Bill was asked to go  to the Burglary Theft Unit and was there until June 15, 1979, when he was  promoted to Detective Sergeant. By December 1980, Bill thought he seemed out of  touch with what was happening in Patrol, so he asked to be assigned to Patrol  after a 13-year absence. He wanted his skills honed and sharpened; this was the  best place to learn new procedures and protocols for working the street. On  December 1, 1980, Bill was assigned to Patrol at his request. Three years  later, he was assigned to the Robbery Section. He stayed with Robbery until  1985, when he was asked to come to Narcotics and work with the DEA, where he  worked on clandestine drug lab cases.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Bill had a great career and  was offered a position as the Task Force Commander of the Regional Narcotics  Task Force in Snohomish County, so on December 29, 1987, Bill retired from SPD  with 24 years and 7 months to administer and manage federal, state, and local  grants for enforcement. The team had seized over 13M and made over 600 arrests.  One such case was a tip from a power company employee about astronomical power  usage that led the task force to a farmhouse; it was immaculate, with nothing  growing except beautiful grass. The TF secretly metal detected the beautiful  grassy area, and it alerted uncontrollably. A warrant was served, and the TF  used the suspect's heavy equipment to uncover two railroad freight cars full of  growing marijuana, light and water systems, and even stairs to reach makeshift  lofts that were built inside.<\/p>\r\n<p>After Bill retired from  working, he and his wife moved to Arizona. He would call the office  periodically to \u201ccheck in\u201d and see how everyone was doing. Bill was one of a  kind and we will all miss him. <\/p>\r\n<p>Bill is survived by his wife  of 40 years, Shirley, a son, Colin, and daughter Lisa. <\/p>\r\n<p>As a side note, I obtained  these stories directly from Bil. He had sent the office his bio as well as many  stories that had stuck with him. It's evident in reading the stories that Bill  took away a lesson from almost every case he worked on. Sometimes, he was just  in the right place at the right time and even the wrong place at the right  time, but one thing is clear: Bill was all about officer safety. He wanted to  go home every night, and he did.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse27\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDix Baker #1760 - April 28, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse27\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dix_baker-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-771\" \/><p><strong>Dix Baker #1760<\/strong>, Retired Seattle Police Sergeant, passed away on Friday,  April 28, 2023, just a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dix was raised in Seattle. By  16 years old, Dix worked in a grocery store and the \"Hot Dog Show\" on  Seattle's waterfront. After graduating from Roosevelt High School, Dix started  school at the UW, married, and started his family.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1954, Dix joined the Navy,  and upon his return home, he was hired by SPD on January 28, 1957, with a  starting salary of $375.00 per month. Dix was assigned to Academy Class #37  along with Stan Fridell #1746, Bill Bartlett #1763slessman, and Bruce Edmonds #  1800.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dix had been looking for a  place to stay for \"a short time,\" and Mike Slessman #1672 offered to  put Dix up in his basement until Dix got his feet under him. Dix lived in  Mikes's basement for a few years before he moved out. He was working in the  East Precinct area in Patrol.<\/p>\r\n<p>By 1963, Dix had now been  working North Precinct, mostly Ballard and Nora Sectors. He\u00a0 became a Patrolman Diver on September 14,  1964. Sadly, one of his first recoveries was in October 1964; two boys, Joe, 7  and a boy 5 years old, were playing by the Lake Washington Canal at the foot of  Phinney Ave N; the water was so clear they could see the fish swimming. The  5-year-old picked up gravel and tossed it in the water. Joe protested and the  5-year-old pushed Joe into the water. Dix, along with Sgt Ken Myers #1010  searched the area and were able to recover Joe's remains.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1971, Dix was assigned to  the DWI Squad. Seattle was one of the first of its kind in the country to  utilize a physical ability test and a breathalyzer test to determine drunk  driving. Sometime later, the squad had been disbanded and later reconstituted.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dix had arrested a man on DWI  and was interviewing him in the traffic car when the suspect suddenly pulled  out a gun and shot at Dix. Luckily, the bullet missed Dix and the car's  interior and flew out the window. The fight was on. Al O'Brien #2720 was the  first on the scene and hit the suspect with the brand-new portable radio,  breaking the radio into pieces. Dix was then dubbed \"Lucky Eddy.\"<\/p>\r\n<p>On October 18, 1979, Dix was  promoted to Sergeant and assigned to the DWI Squad. His squad included Russ  Stallman #1899, Ken Davis #2547, Jim Johnson #1979, John Bernasconi #3113, and  Ron Schimke #2315 as his squad.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dix was an easygoing man who  was liked by everyone. He enjoyed playing basketball in the gym with the others  at lunchtime. One time, he showed up in roll call wearing his uniform shirt,  gun belt, basketball shorts, and tennis shoes; he had just played (and won) and  was changing when he realized he better get to roll call.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dix was again promoted on  November 11, 1981, to Sergeant Detective. He was assigned to the Street Vice  Unit. A year later, Dix transferred to Patrol to finish his police career,  where it all started. On May 12, 1983, Dix retired after 26 years of service.<\/p>\r\n<p>After retirement, Dix worked  for a movie production company. He drove motor homes to and from locations for  various commercials and movie shoots. He was even part of the movie  \"Benji.\". Dix and his wife would also travel; they went to Tahiti a  couple of times and Australia.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dix decided to move north to  Guemes Island in 1986. He loved to row his boat out to fish, sit in the  recliner, and watch the animals. He would feed them all and enjoy his view  every day.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dix is survived by daughters  Mary Ke, Kathy, Teri, and sons Mark and Keith, as well as seven grandchildren  and six great-grandchildren.<\/p>\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dix_baker2-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-770\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse28\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAl Rasmussen #1608 - April 27, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse28\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rasmussen1-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-764\" \/><p><strong>Al Rasmussen #1608,<\/strong>\u00a0retired  Seattle Police Lieutenant, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2023, at  ninety-four years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Al was born in Sultan and grew up there until the age of 12,  when he moved to his father's home in Seattle. While in high school, Al joined  the Marine Corps Reserves. After graduation, he married his high school  sweetheart, Ann, and he worked for Boeing for a time. Due to layoffs, Al lost  his Boeing job, and he moved to San Francisco.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Not long after their move, the U.S. entered the Korean War. Al  was immediately \"pulled up\" he never attended boot camp, he was put  on a plane to Japan and then Korea to fight.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Al was assigned to the 1st Marine Division, which was a  heavy-machine-gun platoon. After their amphibious landing at Inchon, the unit  entered P'yongyang enroute to the Changjin (Chosin) Reservoir. Unbeknownst to  them, the mountains held 120,000 Chinese soldiers who began their assault on  the 19,000 U.S. troops.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Winter was brutal; They endured 17 days of -20\u00b0, sometimes -40\u00b0  below. Food cans were frozen, and canteens too. Frostbite was common; besides  the warfare, blood could freeze if not sweat. Soldiers died from frozen sweat.  Their only way out was on a narrow gravel road to Hungnam, where allied ships  awaited.<\/p>\r\n<p>In an interview, Al recalled some \"videotapes\" he kept  replaying in his mind. In one, he's in a foxhole, and the Chinese are running  down the hill. His machine gun was pointed in the wrong direction. By the time  he managed to turn it around, 30 to 60 seconds had elapsed. He kept thinking  about the six Marines who were killed down below the foxhole. He said, \"I  was alone. It happened so fast. I didn't have time to think\". <\/p>\r\n<p>One thing was clear, a supply drop was needed. Nearly out of  motor shells, the troops called for \"Tootsie Rolls,\" their name for  60MM ammo but what was dropped was the candy. Although frozen, the sugar gave them  energy and satisfied hunger. The troops realized that when the candy warmed up,  they could use it like putty, they started patching bullet holes in the tank's  hoses and other equipment to get out of there. After two weeks of fighting,  they finally reached the sea, 70 miles away, with most of their dead, wounded,  equipment, and the 100,000 North Korean civilians voting for freedom with their  feet.<\/p>\r\n<p>It's worth mentioning that Tootsie Roll Industries continues to  support \"The Chosin Few.\u201d\u00a0 To this  day, they maintain an annual mailing to each member, which includes a very  large Tootsie Roll bank filled with hundreds of Tootsie Rolls, each box marked  with \"Tootsie Roll salutes the Chosin Few. We are proud to have been with  you\".<\/p>\r\n<p>At some point in the war, Al was promoted to Sergeant. Al  survived the grueling war with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He suffered  periodic numbness in his hands and feet, but he was proud to have fought  against the forces of oppression.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After the war, Al was hired by the Seattle Engineering  Department. However, he knew he wanted to be a police officer. Al was hired by  SPD on January 3, 1955.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Al worked at the Georgetown Precinct, and by 1963 he was working  in traffic when the Seattle Times wrote an article about Traffic automation  (Traffic lights). Al was featured. The story stated this new automation will  never replace the traditional \"cop on the corner.\" There is a picture  of Al directing traffic on Eastlake and Mercer Street, which was under heavy  construction for the new (I-5) freeway. In 80 seconds, Al funneled 66 cars, 32  trucks, one street sweeper, and two city buses through the busy intersection. A  passerby yelled at Al, \"Hey, you deserve a purple heart\" because it  was so dangerous; Al yelled back, \"Maybe I'll get one if I stay here long  enough.\" When Al's wife was interviewed and told of the purple heart  comment, her response was, \"Oh, he already got one in Korea. He's quite a  man, and don't think I don't know it\".\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In the Mid-1970s, Al worked in the Auto Theft squad; his partner  was Phil Cruise #1287. He was then assigned to the Juvenile Unit and internal  investigations.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Al attended the University of Puget Sound through the LEAP  program and graduated with a Master's in public administration.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Al was later assigned to the Advanced Training Unit. The  \"video Training Unit\" was created, and Al and Sgt. Randy Tibbs #3471  physically built the studio and control center in the old Glacier High School  over a weekend, on their own time. All the department training videos were made  for roll calls, academy training, and, eventually, state training.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Al implemented the \"shoot no shoot\" simulator  training; this was an interactive multi-screen combination audio\/video  training.<\/p>\r\n<p>Al never let rank get to him; even as he rose through the ranks,  he would help at scenes right alongside his officers. He fought for the  \"right thing,\" including standing his ground with a Major to save an  officer from being fired.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Al was a member and eventually the Captain of the Department's  Marching Drill Team. This group oversaw many events, parades, and funeral  services and acted as pallbearers. They marched in President Kennedy's Inaugural  parade, the New York World's Fair, and many other large-scale events.  Unfortunately, after 48 years, in 1982, the team's budget had been cut, and the  group disbanded.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Al retired after 30 years of service on August 14, 1985. He was  appointed as the Chief of the Tacoma Parks District. This was a police unit;  however, it was not part of the Tacoma Police Department like it is  today.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Al stayed active in his community when not in the garden growing  tomatoes. Al was a member of the Veteran's Association, a N.W. Chapter of  \"The Chosen Few\" was created, and he went on to become the vice  president. He started a PTSD program that continues to this day for all  military members.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1993, Al and his wife both raised funds by traveling in his  car, gaining statewide support to raise the $320,000 needed to construct the  Korean War Veteran's Memorial in Olympia.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1997 the Tahoma National Cemetery opened, and Al was there as  part of the Cemetery Support Group, later becoming the Vice President and  Chairman. He volunteered for over 25 years at Tahoma.<\/p>\r\n<p>Al loved to fish, putter in the garden (he ate a green salad  before dinner every night), and travel during retirement. Traveling around the  state with the Elk's R.V. Club. Twice he went back to Korea; visited Hawaii,  Washington DC, and several other locations.<\/p>\r\nIn 2017, his wife of 69 years, Ann. Passed away. Al is survived by his  daughter Virginia, son James and two granddaughters.\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rasmussen2-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-765\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse29\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoug Carlson #6121 - April 19, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse29\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/doug_carlson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"292\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-680\" \/><strong>Doug E.  Carlson #6121,<\/strong>\u00a0retired Seattle police  officer, passed away on April 19,2023, at 64 years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  <p>Doug was born in Wichita, Kansas. His family moved several  times, including Mercer Island, Washington. Doug attended Arcadia High School  in California, where he excelled in varsity basketball. Nicknamed  \"Cat\" for his fluid stride on the court, he formed many lifelong  friends. Doug graduated in 1977 and then attended community college while  working as a self-taught restaurant cook.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  <p>Doug taught himself to play guitar and was an aspiring country  music writer. In 1981, Doug packed up and headed to Nashville. He sold a song  and had been contemplating the future. Doug then enlisted in the US Air Force.  He was based near his grandmother's residence at McConnell AFB in Wichita, Kansas.  As a Senior Airman, Doug worked Life Support with the 384th Air  Refueling Wing. After four years, Doug embarked on another journey, bicycling  the two thousand one hundred miles from Wichita, Kansas, to Sequim, Washington,  where he would reunite with his parents, who had retired and opened a gift  shop.<\/p>\r\n  <p>Once near Seattle, Doug moved to Queen Anne and worked as a bank  teller at Seafirst Bank. One day, a customer came in and caught his eye. Three  years later, Esa and Doug married.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  <p>Doug knew he did not want to climb the corporate ladder; while  discussing various interests in jobs, his wife encouraged him to take a career  test. Law enforcement stood out, and by 1991, Doug was working as a  Correctional Officer at Monroe Prison. Doug did not want to be in prison for  the rest of his career, so along with the other hundreds of people testing in  the\u00a01990s, Doug would test with 20 different agencies. Doug's perseverance  paid off when Seattle hired him on August 4, 1995.<\/p>\r\n  <p>Doug graduated with Academy Class #437. Other academy mates  included Len Carver #6118, Ryan Long #6123, and Doug Jorgensen #6122. Doug  stood out as the fastest runner in the academy class, running seven miles a day  during the week and 13 miles daily on the weekend.<\/p>\r\n <p> Doug started in Patrol at the South Precinct working first  watch. Later, Doug was part of the original staffing for the SW Precinct.  Doug's academy mate, Doug Jorgenson, was also assigned here and this is where  the nickname \"Doug the Good\" came from. Doug trained and became an  FTO. He enjoyed training and teaching new officers but after 24 years of  service, on February 28, 2019, Doug retired.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n <p> During retirement, Doug enjoyed vacationing. Cruises throughout  the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Mexico, and Hawaii were enjoyed as a family, but  Doug's favorite type of trip was a good old-fashioned road trip. Spontaneous or  planned, Doug enjoyed learning local histories, the various histories of small  towns, and about Washington's historical places. Doug still enjoyed cooking  meals, showing his talents, either learned or self-taught, when he would  upgrade or maintain his family's home and rental properties.<\/p>\r\n  <p>Doug is survived by his wife Esa, son Rory, father Gerald, and  sisters Joni and Amy.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Written by Stephanie Coleman<br \/>\r\n  Police Pension Office<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse30\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Severance #2381 - April 11, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse30\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/severence_dave-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-759\" \/><p><strong>David Severance #2381<\/strong>, retired Seattle police patrol officer, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 79 years of age.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Dave was born into a military family. He moved around a lot, however, his family always considered Seattle to be home. His father Dave was a Marine who retired as a colonel. During World War II he served as the commanding officer of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines and led his company in the battle of Iwo Jima including raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi.<\/p>\r\n \r\n<p>Dave graduated high school in Colorado in 1961 and moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. Following in his father\u2019s footsteps, he joined the Marine Reserves right out of high school and served for seven years while studying Commercial and Advertising Art.\r\n \r\n<p>Dave was hired as a Police Cadet on December 16, 1963, having just returned from basic training with the US Marine Corps Reserves. Dave would rise to the rank of Platoon Sergeant.\r\n \r\n<p>After graduating with a BA in Commercial Art, Dave was hired on the department on July 20, 1966. Dave\u2019s uncle, Vic Heins #1882 was already on the department and together they would later convince his brother, Mike #2866 to test with SPD. Dave attended academy class #51 along with Gordie Barnett #2561, Bill Hebert #2364, Mike Chartrand #2556, Roy Burt #2574, and Fred Kilmer #2573.<\/p>\r\n \r\n<p>In 1967, Dave was dispatched to a disturbance call and then was shot at by a rifle, the bullet missed his head by mere inches. About a year later while patrolling the same area, Dave and his partner, Nils Seth #2803 were ambushed from a heavily wooded area and Dave was hit with three pellets from a shotgun, one in each shoulder and another in the back of head. Nils suffered a single pellet wound to the upper back.<\/p>\r\n \r\n<p>In 1980, while on Patrol he noticed a young man on the outside railing of the Aurora Bridge. Dave approached the young man and talked to him at length. The young man suddenly released the railing, but Dave quickly reacted, and he grabbed the man\u2019s clothing and pulled him over the rail to the sidewalk. Dave was assigned as a defensive tactic\u2019s instructor in the academy but eventually transferred back into Patrol. After thirty years of service, Dave retired on March 1, 1994.<\/p>\r\n \r\n<p>After retirement, Dave taught Criminal Justice at Shoreline Community College, and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Dave decided to move to Leavenworth and embraced his new community by getting involved in civic matters, meeting others by serving on boards, clubs and he was instrumental in many city festivals and fundraising activities. Dave was a member of the Chelan County Sheriff\u2019s Advisory Committee and chairing the annual Police Week ceremony in Wenatchee. Dave also began what really became a second career as Father Christmas. During the holidays you could find Dave wandering around town in his long robe and walking staff bringing smiles to everyone\u2019s faces, posing for pictures, or listening to the children and what gifts they wanted Santa to bring. Dave especially loved playing St. Nicolas at the Annual Christmas Tree Lightings. These two roles brought Dave immense joy for 22 years.<\/p>\r\n \r\n<p>Dave was predeceased by his brother, Mike #2866. He is survived by his twin sister Lynn, his children Tracy, Kelly, and David as well as four grandchildren<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse31\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKenneth Baker #2325 - April 3, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse31\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kenneth Baker #2325<\/strong><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ken_baker.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"252\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-729\" \/>, Retired Seattle Police Officer, passed away on April 3, 2023, at 83 years of age.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ken was born and raised in Enumclaw. Throughout his school years, he had a passion for sports, excelling in baseball and football. Ken earned himself a scholarship to the University of Washington, where Ken proudly played for the Huskies. He completed his education and football career at Olympic University. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In 1959, Ken joined the Marines and, after his tour, was hired by SPD on Ken was hired on March 4, 1963, Class #47 along with Gunnar Otness #2149, Jim Street #2353, Larry Bodvin# 1957, Gail Richardson #2344, and William Taylor #2183. <\/p> \r\n\r\n<p>In 1969 Ken was injured in an off-duty incident at a drive-in while attempting to arrest a suspect. Two subjects inside the backseat of a car grabbed Ken and held onto him, and he was dragged several feet, let go of, and knocked unconscious, injuring his back, knees, and legs.<\/p> \r\n<p>Due to his injuries, Ken retired from both the SPD and the Marine Reserves. However, he returned to UW to pursue a degree in forestry. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Ken found his niche in various security roles, including backroad security for Weyerhaeuser, serving as a student supervisor at Meadowdale High School, and providing security for CRISTA Ministries.<\/p> \r\n \r\n<p>Ken enjoyed camping and fishing, sharing outdoor adventures and nature. Along the way, Ken discovered a passion for gunsmithing. \r\n \r\n<p>On July 15, 1985, Ken married his loving wife, Nancy. They loved backroad adventures, working in the garden, and taking daily walks with their dog. \r\n \r\n<p>Ken is predeceased by his son Scott and is survived by his wife Nancy, son Jason, daughter Lisa, and four grandchildren. \r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse32\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRodney Jackson #1196 - March 8, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse32\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rodney Jackson #1196<\/strong>, Retired Seattle Police Bomb Squad Lieutenant, passed  away on March 8, 2023, at 95 years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Rod was born and raised in  Glendora, CA., where his family ran a security business. He enlisted in the  Army, was stationed at Ft. Lewis, and fell in love with Seattle.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Rod and his high school  sweetheart Ouita moved to Seattle after getting married. Rod was a gas station  attendant before working at Boeing. He had always considered being a police  officer, so he took the test. Only ten percent of the 300 candidates passed.  Rod was hired on February 26, 1951, with a monthly starting wage of $235.00.  Rod was in Academy Class #25 along with Bob Dempsey #1146, Elmer Wittman #1145,  Bob Hirschberg #1149, and Vern Thomas #1205, to name a few.<\/p>\r\n<p>Rod was assigned to a prowl  car with Duane Gelhoff #1312. In late 1959, while working West Central, they  arrested a stick-up artist who fled the robbery scene in a taxi. When they  booked the suspect, Rod sang Elvis\u2019s current hit tune, \u201cJailhouse Rock.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1963, while filming \u201cIt  Happened at the World\u2019s Fair\u201d starring Elvis, Rod was an extra in the movie as  one of the police officers chasing Elvis around the Seattle Center  Fountain.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Rod was promoted to Detective  on July 3, 1961, and assigned to the General Investigations Unit. He was then  promoted to Sergeant on February 16, 1968. In June 1969, Seattle led the  country in bombings. Schools, telephone company buildings, power stations, and  businesses were all targeted. There was no distinguishable pattern to the 28  bombings, except that dynamite was the primary ingredient. These bombings had  caused half a million dollars in damage, most of which was minor structural  damage until the bombing of the UW Administration Building. The blast blew a  crater in the floor and caused $290,000 in damage. By 1976, the investigation  was still ongoing. The George \u201cJackson Brigade\u201d had claimed responsibility for  these bombings, but it appears there were never charges for the crimes.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Rod was promoted to Detective  Sergeant in the newly created Bomb Squad on April 19, 1972, and later promoted  to Lieutenant within the Squad. Rod was one of the \u201cThree Musketeers,\u201d  consisting of Vern Thomas #1205 and John Dinse #1520. However, he also was  close to his neighbors, which included Dix Baker #1760, Dean Murphy #2068, and  Jim Taggart #2207.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In March 1982, Rod, JJ  Jankauskas #2729, and Danny Barrett #2948 responded to a bank robbery in which  a teller had a bomb secured to his leg by the suspect. JJ removed the bomb,  wrapped it in several telephone books, and placed it in a bomb basket. Rod had  told JJ and Danny not to get the bomb trailer, as it would take too long to get  to the scene. They would transport the bomb to the range, maintaining radio  silence. On the way to the range, police radio relentlessly kept trying to  raise them. Rod told Danny to answer, and when Barrett keyed the mic, the bomb  exploded. Instantly the car was filled with confetti from the phone books,  inhibiting their sight and hearing. Weeks later, Danny arrested the suspect, a  Canadian that had used the same method to rob other banks. Barrett never  recovered his hearing and retired. JJ stayed on with impaired hearing. On  August 27, 1983, Rod retired after 32 years of service and went on to serve as  the Aide to King County Sheriff Vern Thomas, a long-time friend and fellow  academy mate.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1987, Rod officially  retired from working. He was an avid reader of mysteries, crime novels and had  collected thousands of vinyl records. He loved country music, especially the  steel guitar, and traveled to many cities for concerts.<\/p>\r\n<p>As a historical side note, if  you look near the recovered explosives area at the range, you can still see the  results from some disposed flare gun rounds. Some Bomb Squad Detectives had dug  a hole through the flare rounds and tossed them in the fire pit. The rounds  went off and flew in all directions, causing several grassfires. The nearby  fire department saw the smoke and responded to put out the flames.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Rod is survived by his  daughter Denise, Son Cecil; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and  a beloved dog named Bitsey.<br \/>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rodney_Jacksonpng.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"648\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-730\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse33\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWilliam Fenkner #2482 - March 4, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse33\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-742\" src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/finkner.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Fenknew\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>William Fenkner #2482<\/strong>, Retired Seattle Police Sergeant Patrol, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 89 years of age.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bill was born in Stockton, California. His family relocated to the Rainier Valley. After graduating from Franklin High School, Bill enlisted in the US Marine Corps. Bill was deployed to Korea and served as a recon Marine, earning two purple hearts and several commendations. Bill continued as a Marine Reservist until 1972. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Serving as a reservist in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>When Bill returned from the war, he started a family and settled in the Renton area. He started working as a taxicab driver and moved on to Boeing as a computer operator.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bill joined SPD on May 10, 1965, and was assigned to Academy Class #49 along with John P. Sullivan #2184, John Erickson #2446, William Wald #2488, Ken Starkweather # 2441, and Bernie Miller #2454. Later, his brother, Al Fenkner #2783, would join him in the department.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On April 1, 1968, Bill was assigned to Motorcycles, where he was a proud member of the Drill Team. Two years later, on July 13, 1970, Bill was promoted to Detective and assigned to the Juvenile Unit. In December 1971, Bill caught the case of the \u201cGreat Lutefisk Heist.\u201d A group of teens had stolen 30 pounds of the delicacy, which was being prepared for the Annual Lutefisk Eating Contest in Poulsbo. Bill tracked down the juveniles who led him to the missing fish and saved the day!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Through the Seattle Pacific University LEAP program, Bill earned his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in public administration.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On May 30, 1980, Bill was again promoted to Sergeant and stayed in the Juvenile Unit. Over the next ten years, Bill would serve on the Police Pension Board and as a board member of the Sergeant\u2019s Association. In March 1991, Bill returned to patrol at the West Precinct, and on September 22, 1993, Bill decided it was time to retire. After 28 years of service with Seattle, he officially retired from the Military and the Police Department.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bill loved to travel; he loved reading, mostly history or biographies, and spending time with his grandkids. Bill did not miss one school or sporting event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bill was a humble man with full-sized cabinets packed with awards and letters of commendation for his many successes, which were discovered after his passing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bill is survived by his wife of 31 years, Christine; brothers Al and Donald; sister Kathleen; daughters Laurie and Lisa; stepson Eric; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse34\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Bacon #5144 - February 19, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse34\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/thom_bacon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-766\" \/><p><strong>Thomas Bacon #5144<\/strong>, Retired Seattle Police Patrol Officer, passed away on  February 19, 2023, at 67 years of age.<\/p>\r\n<p>Tom was born in Reno, Nevada,  and raised in Hermosa Beach, California. After graduating high school, he  attended a LA Trade Tech school for typesetting. He then went to work for a  printing company.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Tom had always thought about  being a cop. When he moved to Washington, he set that goal and settled in Kent  to raise his family.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Tom was hired by the Pacific  Police Department and entered Class #183 on May 6, 1983. Some of his Seattle PD  Classmates were Seth Dietrich #4901, Mike Nolan #4903, and Joe Fewell  #4896.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Almost immediately, Tom  lateraled to Des Moines Police Department. Tom worked there for approximately  three years, then was hired by Seattle PD on March 25, 1987. Tom was assigned  to the East Precinct.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1989, Tom conducted a  routine traffic stop in Holly Park and was shot in the pelvis at point-blank  range but was still able to fire off five rounds at the fleeing gunman before  radioing for assistance. The 31-year-old suspect was armed with a .45 caliber  semi-auto pistol and an Uzi-style assault weapon. Tom broadcasted the suspect's  description and direction of travel and warned passersby to take cover. Dan  Bracher #5098 and Gary McNulty #3170 arrived and found Tom calmly directing  officers. The suspect was apprehended under a plastic pool in a nearby backyard  by Don Smith #4258 and K-9 Richter.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Because our office does not  have records for LEOFF2 officers, we cannot list all of Tom's positions. We  were able to confirm the places mentioned. In the 1990s, Tom was assigned to  the Traffic DUI Squad. Later, he worked at the North Precinct.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In 2003, Tom reconnected with  a high school sweetheart, Sandy. They married in 2006.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On August 9, 2011, Tom was  assigned as a Detective in the Traffic Collision Investigation Unit, where he  worked for over eight years. It was time for a change, and Tom returned to the  DUI Squad. On December 1, 2021, Tom retired after almost 38 collective years of  service.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After retirement, Tom and  Sandy moved to Ocean Shores, where they joined a bowling league and the Elks  Lodge. Tom could often be found tending the bar and volunteering. He had  recently been elected as the Elk's secretary. Tom attended the Mariner's Spring  Training in Peoria, Arizona, for several years. Another annual vacation was  planned for a Mariner's series in a new city so they could enjoy a new location  and other baseball fans! Tom enjoyed camping, boating the lake on the pontoon  boat, playing his guitar, and cruising the world. In January, he and Sandy  enjoyed a Mexican Riviera cruise.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse35\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDan Cameron #2192 - February 11, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse35\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dan Cameron  #2192,\u00a0<\/strong>Retired Seattle Police  Patrol Sergeant, passed away on February 11, 2023, at 89 years of age. No  lawful beneficiary is intact at the time of death. He had 27 years of service.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dan was born in Butte,  Montana. His family relocated briefly to Sitka, Alaska, and eventually settled  in Ballard.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dan attended Ballard High  School and was the pitcher on the baseball team when they won the State  Championship. Dan left high school and lied about his age to enlist in the  National Guard. It was here that he got interested in policing.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Before becoming a police  officer, Dan was encouraged by a friend to purchase rental properties. He  bought his first home in Roosevelt, remodeled it, and rented out the  rooms.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>On October 2, 1961, Dan was  hired and assigned to Academy class #44, some of his classmates include Don  Vert #2168, Larry Grout #2167, Dale Douglas #2159, Roy Skagen #2204, and Auggie  Zampardo #2200.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Assignment history is sparse,  but we could piece together that in early 1965, Dan was assigned to the North  Precinct. By late 1965, he was working downtown. He was promoted to Sergeant on  July 8, 1975, and worked at West Precinct.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>It is noted that Dan was one  of the last officers to drive three-wheelers. He made sergeant and at one time  ended up as 2 Robert, working second watch out of Georgetown. He was a great  leader who created squad unity.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The 1960s and \u201970s were a  busy decade for Dan. He volunteered as a Seafair Pirate, obtained his Marine  and Pilot licenses, and traveled for a fast-pitch baseball team. In the 1970s,  Dan started pitching for the \u201cSeattle Red\u201d along with Buzzy Katzer #; the team  lasted for over 20 years with\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>By 1983 Dan was certified as  a master diver and assigned to the Harbor Patrol Unit. On November 27, 1985,  Dan was assigned to the South Precinct and retired on December 31, 1988, after  27 years of service.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Not one to sit around after  retirement, Dan purchased a limo service and later purchased the \u201cPalace  Restaurant\u201d in Winthrop, WA, where he ran the hotel and restaurant. He sold in  2008.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dan was an avid golfer who loved  to travel. He had over 35 timeshares. He golfed all over the world, including  Scotland and England. He could be found in places such as Mexico, Las Vegas,  Florida, New Orleans, etc. He sailed to Alaska and Hawaii. He loved sports and  traveled to watch four Olympic Games, many Superbowl\u2019s, Final Four, and Masters  Golf Tournaments, and last year went to the Indy 500 by himself.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dan showed up at a RAP  meeting a few weeks before his passing. He would be in and out of Washington as  the wind blew. Dan was busy living life!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dan is survived by his nephew  Steve and longtime partner of 60 years, Carole.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dan_Cameron.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-675\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse36\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Hume - February 10, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse36\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dick Hume  #2223,\u00a0<\/strong>Retired Seattle Police  Detective Sergeant, passed away on February 10, 2023, at 89 years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick was born in Kelso,  Washington, and graduated from Longview High School. After graduating from  Longview High School, Dick earned his AA Degree in theatre. Dick enlisted in  the Air Force. His MOU was Administration Clerk. He was stationed in many  places, but the most memorable was Texas. He had his first leave and wanted to  go home to see his parents, so he hitchhiked from Texas to Longview!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After leaving the Air Force,  Dick used the GI Bill to study theatre at the University of Washington where he  majored in Foreign Trade. \u00a0He loved to  sing and perform in the theatre. He was cast in the operetta \u201cThe Fortune  Teller\u201d as Lt. Almir. He met his future bride, Joan, at the UW.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick was hired on February  26, 1962, and assigned to Academy Class #45 along with Al Terry #2243, Craig  Vandeputte #2246, Wendell DeBoer #2230, John Boren #2235, and Pat Dempsey  #2219, to name a few.M\/<\/p>\r\n<p>  Dick was promoted to  Detective on January 12, 1970, and worked in various units, including IIS,  Burglary Theft, and the Checks &amp; Forgery Unit.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Through the LEAP program,  Dick attended the University of Puget Sound, where he earned his bachelor\u2019s  degree in criminal justice.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick was quite the athlete.  He was in the department\u2019s ski and running clubs, and he also ran marathons.  Dick enjoyed golf and was on a soccer team into his early 60\u2019s. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick worked many events, both  at the Seattle Center and the Kingdome. He especially loved working on  Sounder\u2019s games. The whitecap fans plagued him as they would jump onto the  field so Dick would have to chase them. He never caught the young kids, but he  enjoyed chasing them as much as they enjoyed teasing him. The kids would  specifically ask what area Dick was working in, so they find him.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Once assigned to the Seattle  Center, a suspect took off on foot from Dick, and the chase was on. Dick chased  down this young suspect from the Ice Arena to the East of Dexter. The kid was  no match for Dick!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick was promoted to Sergeant  on May 19, 1977, and assigned to the North Precinct. Where he was described as  a great Sergeant. After 37 years of service, Dick retired on March 12,  1999.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick enjoyed working; he  volunteered for the Kirkland Fire Department and started working security at  the King County Courthouse for the next ten years before deciding it was time  to officially retire.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\nDick is survived by his  wife of 61 years, Joan; his daughter Rachel; son Matt; and five  grandchildren.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dick_hume.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse37\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGary Fowler #2920 - January 15, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse37\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Gary Fowler #2920,<\/strong>\u00a0Retired Seattle Police Detective, passed away on January  5, 2023, at 82 years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Gary  was born in Centralia but grew up in Seattle. After graduating from Highline  High School, Gary enlisted in the Navy and became a Seabee. He was stationed at  Lake Mead Naval Base, Las Vegas. This is where he met and married his wife,  Virginia. Gary was later attached to the MP Shore Patrol in Port Hueneme,  California, and served five years in the Navy and then returned to Seattle. He worked  as an Electrician and later for Bethlehem Steel.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>A  neighbor, who was a trooper, encouraged Gary to apply. Gary had enjoyed his  time on shore patrol and thought, why not!? \u00a0SPD hired Gary on May 21, 1968. He entered  Academy Class #56 along with John Mason #2884, Mark Amundson #2895, John  Reynolds #2889, Frances Trudeau #2897, and Ken Baggen #2523.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Gary  was promoted to Detective on January 12, 1972, and was assigned to Burglary.  Shortly after, he was assigned to Robbery and later transferred to Checks &amp;  Forgery. During this time, he also attended Puget Sound University and earned  his BA Degree in Public Administration.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Gary  was a proud SPD Marching Drill Team member, performing alongside Dan Melton #2711,  John Gray #2629, Gary Greenbaum #2668 and Dan Engle #2777. This group performed  in many long-standing parades in Vancouver, San Francisco, Victoria, and Seafair.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Gary  was assigned to Homicide and was partnered with Dan Melton. During the 1983 Wah  Mee Massacre. Sgt. Don Cameron #2058\u00a0told Gary and Dan to head up to HMC  to talk to the lone survivor, who was getting prepped for surgery. Once they  arrived, they threw scrubs on and entered the OR. The survivor was very  challenging to understand and kept repeating the same word. Gayle Richardson #2344  and Wayne Plumb #2674 were in the office working, and one of their assigned  cases was a recent double homicide involving two women; the suspects were  Willie Mak and Benjamin Ng. When Dan &amp; Gary returned to the Homicide Unit,  the four detectives discussed the case and listened to the tape recording; the  word was a name. \u00a0By 0730, Dan and Gary  were at Willie Mak's parents' house. Willie happened to call, and his parents  handed the phone to Dan Melton, who told him to \"just come home,\"  \"Just get over here, your parents are upset and need you to come  home,\" and hung up. A short time later, Willie arrived and was booked.<\/p>\r\n<p>Benjamin  Ng was arrested via location information plied by Bernie Lau #3354, but Tony Ng  proved more elusive; After 500+ days, Gary and FBI agents extradited Tony from  Calgary, Alberta.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In  another interesting case which was assigned to Dan Engle #2777, Gary and Dan  were sent to find the gun used by a female assassin who had shot the intended victim,  and threw the gun in a nearby dumpster. Gary and Dan went to the collection  center, determined where to search, and dove in; They had found the gun in less  than five minutes. The suspect was arrested as she was boarding a plane at  SeaTac. Ann Rule referred to them as the \"Garbage Can Detectives\" in  one of her novels.<\/p>\r\n<p>Gary  had been heavily involved in the Chinatown area after the Wah Mee Massacre. He  was trusted by many in the community. During this time, there had been a large  influx of gang activity. The \"Asian Gang Task Force\" was created, and  Gary was the Detective assigned to the unit. This small unit later evolved into  the Gang Unit as the Bloods and Crips came to Seattle.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Gary's  last ten years were spent in the Organized Criminal Intelligence Unit, working  alongside Jack Kriney #2990 and Lt. Bob Holter #1993. Before he retired on June  2, 1993, Gary said he had the good fortune to have worked with good people like  Dan Melton, John Gray, Joe Sanford, Bill Moffatt, Joe Lam, and Charlie  McClure.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Retirement  brought many adventures for Gary and his wife. They loved to travel and spent  many winters in Kauai, Hawaii. In addition, they enjoyed travels to Alaska, the  Mediterranean, the Mexican Riviera, China, and the Panama Canal. Another  favorite pastime was attending live theater on their annual trip to Ashland,  Oregon, for the Shakespeare Festival or a local community theater.<\/p>\r\n<p>Gary  was a friendly, outgoing person who never really knew strangers; they were just  friends he hadn't met yet.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Gary  is survived by his wife of 62 years, Virginia; his daughter Kim and son Kyle,  three grandchildren; and many more who were either born into the family or  acquired family.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse38\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDennis Hossfeld #4401 - January 10, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse38\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hossfied.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"164\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-675\" \/><strong>Dennis Hossfeld  #4401,\u00a0<\/strong>Retired Seattle Police  Officer, passed away on January 10, 2023, at 77 years of age.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis was born in Enid,  Oklahoma. His family moved around often as his father was in the Air\r\n  Force. His freshman through  Junior years were spent at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Newfoundland. Dennis  graduated from high school in Chippakee Falls, Massachusetts.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis\u2019 family had built a  home in Arizona when Dennis was a toddler. This is where he returned to attend  Northern Arizona State University and joined Sigma Nu Fraternity. Dennis\u2019 Dad  told him to \u201cpick a major, or I\u2019m pulling your tuition money.\u201d Dennis\u2019 roommate  was a criminal justice major, so Dennis chose it as his Major. Dennis met his  future wife, Tath, at school via a mutual friend. Dennis graduated with a BS in  Criminal Justice.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis was hired at Costa  Mesa Police Department in June 1968. He served in many capacities,<br \/>\r\n  including Canine, Civil  disorder, Fraud, Vice, and auto theft. Dennis vacationed in Seattle many times  and decided to move. Dennis was hired by SPD on April 16, 1980. His first  assignment was working at South Precinct, Georgetown, with Bruce Wind #3995 as  his first partner.<\/p>\r\n<p>From about 1982 to 1992,  Dennis was a member of the Board of Directors from 1982 until 1992.<\/p>\r\n<p>From 1985 until 1987, Dennis  was assigned to the Academy as a TAC officer under Captain Mike Germann #2714.  He then transferred to Auto Theft. In 1988, Dennis was awarded the \u201c3M Vehicle  Theft Investigators Award\u201d. He had discovered a chop shop netting 27 vehicles  totaling $400,000, and the twelve suspects were convicted of 27 felony  charges.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1993, Auto Theft was  rampant in Seattle. Captain Dan Oliver #3127 was in Major Crimes and was tasked  with reducing this problem. Dan assigned Dennis, and along with other  detectives, extensively reducing auto theft\u00a0rates throughout the greater  region.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis then returned to Auto  Theft, but in 1998, the problem crept up again. Dennis and others broke up  another international auto theft ring, recovering 50 cars and netting 20 felony  convictions. Dennis received the National Auto Theft Investigator of the Year  Achievement Award.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The Auto Theft Squad would get  together for what Dennis called \u201cWalk About Friday.\u201d Dennis along with Gary  Lindell #2464, Jon Olson #3484, Hiro Yamashita #4549, Paul Suguro #4452, and  Sgt Gordy Vanrooy #3065 would walk and talk and have a meal together. <\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis was a proud member of  the SPD Bowling Team along with Jules Werner #3276, Jerry Fernandez #3808, Dick  Rovig #1920, Nick Bulpin #2185, and Chris Wrede #4294.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis finished his career in  the Auto Theft Unit on January 31, 2012, after 31 years of service.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis loved to travel  anywhere his son was stationed in his retirement years, resulting in<br \/>\r\n  many Hawaiian vacations. He  enjoyed snow skiing, water rafting, canoeing in the Colorado River, and  camping. Dennis wanted to help find a solution for the dropout rate of Camp  Fire girls, to encourage the girls to stay on, Dennis became what some would  call a \u201cden mother\u201d and alongside all the Camp Fire girls, Dennis took English Riding  lessons!<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis held the RAP President  title from 2014 to 2015 and always enjoyed seeing fellow retirees.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 2001, Tath registered  Dennis up for his first 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk. Little did Dennis know it was  a 60-mile walk. He was hooked from the start and continued his participation  for eight more years!\u00a0 Dennis sustained  an ankle injury on one of the walks but still wanted to support the cause, so  he rode bike support for a while. He then progressed to crew member status for  the next five years; You could spot Dennis wearing a pink bra and tutu, supporting  everyone alongside around him.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis is predeceased by his  brother Tom, whom he had a lifelong competition with, so much so that when  Dennis passed, his son Chris remarked that he could hear Uncle Tom say to Dad,  \u201cBut I got here first!\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dennis is survived by his  wife of 54 years, Tath, their son Chris, two granddaughters, and many.<br \/>\r\n  loved ones.<\/p>\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hossfeld1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"901\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-663\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse39\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRichard Rovig #1920 - January 1, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse39\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rovig.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-674\" \/><strong>Dick Rovig #1920,<\/strong>\u00a0retired Seattle Police Detective, passed away on  January 1, 2023, at 88 years of age.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick was born and raised in  Seattle and graduated from Lincoln High School. He went to work with Boeing and  eventually started working alongside his dad on a troopship transporting GIs to  Korea via Yokohama and Okinawa. Dick saw the writing on the wall and knew he  would be drafted, so Dick volunteered for a two-year stint in the Army. He  completed basic training at Fort Carson, Colorado, and advanced in armor  training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Dick could drive a Patton Tank before he could  drive a car legally!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Once Dick was honorably  discharged in 1957, he started working as a trainee in the ocean marine  insurance business. He married and returned to work at Boeing, where he began  contributing to the employee newsletter. The big buzz around was the World\u2019s  Fair was coming, and Seattle Police were hiring, so Dick took the  test.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick entered class #40  alongside Jim Johnson #1979, Carolyn Byron #1853, Jim Philbrick #1932, Kay  Kemmis #1886, Frank McGlothlin #1929, and Dean Olsen #1893. He carpooled to  classes with Charlie Lindblom #1890, Nat Crawford #1931, and Vic Heins  #1882.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n  Dick\u2019s first assignment was  to Patrol downtown, first watch relief. He eventually transferred to  Wallingford Station. The department drove \u201957 Chevys or \u201958 Fords. Most were  refurbished from the Engineering Department fleet.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick was ready for more  challenges, so he transferred to Special Enforcement. This squad was recognized  by Chief Frank Ramon #641 for multiple on-view felony arrests. Dick asked to  move to three-wheelers and later to Accident Investigations, called the Traffic  Special Detail.<\/p>\r\n  <p>Dick had always worked  part-time in the family grocery business in Magnolia and was persuaded to  resign and go full-time into the grocery business. With the help of Captain  Carl Reinbolt #401 and Lt. Lyle LaPointe, Dick returned to police work 11  months after his resignation.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1967, Dick was appointed  to the SPOG Board of Directors vacant position by Wayne Larkin #1352. Needing a  way to communicate with members involving local and state law enforcement, Dick  reflected on his love of journalism in High School and at Boeing. So, on  November 12, 1971, Dick started \u201cThe Guardian.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In the early \u201970s, Dick went  to community Relations under Captain Bill Rhodes #1142, becoming known as the  \u201cVoice of the Seattle Police Department.\u201d The unit had purchased a \u201cCode  a-phone,\u201d a telephone answering device. It was Dick\u2019s job to record police  news, traffic conditions, and miscellaneous information for public  dissemination. News stations would call and play the recordings over the air.  Dick signed off each recording with \u201cThis is Dick Rovig, Public Information,  Seattle Police.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick worked in Criminal  Investigations Admin Unit, handling research for then Bureau Chief (Chief) Bob  Hanson #899, and eventually went back to Patrol, working 2N2 under Sgt. Craig  VandePutte #2246 and took the Detective test.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  <p>On June 6, 1973, Dick married  Patsy. He kept busy on his days off with volunteering for various activities,  including serving as Treasurer for SPAA, co-chair of a few Police Balls, being  President of the Golf Association, and putting on GRAM events, to name just a  few projects.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n  <p>Around 1975, Dick was  assigned as a Detective to the Juvenile Unit with Sgt Bob Davis #1758. In 1982,  Dick ran for Guild President and served in that role from 1982 to 1984. Dick  remained Editor of The Guardian until his retirement on November 15, 1989, and  continued as Editor Emeritus until approximately 2009.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Shortly after his retirement,  Dick was appointed to the RSPOA Board. He was named Editor of the Washington  Policeman\/Police Officer, the Washington State Council of Police officers, now  WACOPS Quarterly magazine.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In 2022, Dick moved into an  Assisted Living Facility; not one to sit around, Dick created a newsletter and  published a daily crossword puzzle for all residents.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Dick worked tirelessly and  volunteered thousands of hours to improve benefits, pay, and working conditions  that still exist today because of his leadership. This does not include the  countless hours volunteering to create or edit newspapers and chairing and  managing events, golfing trips, and fun family events for all.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p>Dick is survived by his wife  of 49 years, Patsy, their five children, Kelly, Lynn, Ted, Mark, and Joon, and  five grandchildren.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel End -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Inner panel Start -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel wpsm_panel-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_panel-heading\" role=\"tab\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <h4 class=\"wpsm_panel-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  class=\"collapsed\"  data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#wpsm_accordion_496 \" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-target=\"#ac_496_collapse40\" onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_open_cl_icon fa fa-plus\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ac_title_class\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Mason #2884 - January 1, 2023\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ac_496_collapse40\" class=\"wpsm_panel-collapse collapse \"  >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"wpsm_panel-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img src=\"https:\/\/rspoa.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/John_Mason.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-669\" \/><strong>John Mason  #2884,<\/strong>\u00a0Retired Seattle Police  Assistant Chief passed away on January 1, 2023, at 79 years of age.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n  John was born in Shuqualak, Mississippi. His family moved to  Omaha, Nebraska, and he graduated from Central High School. John was drafted  into the US Army and served at Fort Lewis for approximately two years. When his  military time was close to the end, he applied to Seattle PD. The military had  a six-month early release provision, so he was discharged from the army then  hired on April 23, 1968.<\/p>\r\n<p>John was in Academy #56 along with, John Nordlund #2909, Gary  Lindell #2464, Al Lima #2898, Wes Ferris #2908, Alex Thole #2521, Ken Baggen  #2523, and Jerry Smith #2876, to name a few.<\/p>\r\n<p>After the academy, John briefly went to Patrol in the Central  Precinct working with new hire Dan Oliver #3127. Then he worked in Traffic  Enforcement and Motorcycles for the next three years.<\/p>\r\n<p>One night in April 1972, John went dancing at a club in Everett.  This is where he met his future wife, Shirley. They married seven months later.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 1973, John went to\u00a01st Watch South; his squad included  lifelong friends Dale Drain #2967 and Les Yeager #2436. They patrolled the  Rainier Valley area.<\/p>\r\n<p>Even after retirement, this South precinct group and many others  that started long ago still get together for coffee once a week.\u00a0<br \/>\r\n  On October 5, 1977, John was promoted to Sergeant. He obtained a  degree from the University of Puget Sound through the LEAP program. John\u2019s  family was growing, and they enjoyed camping. There were many camping trips  between other friends including with the family of Ron Sylve #3537.<\/p>\r\n<p>In October 1980, John was promoted to Lieutenant and worked  alongside Major Joe Tolliver #1901 in the Community Service Officer program.<\/p>\r\n<p>John was promoted to Captain on March 31, 1992 and assigned to  the Gang Unit\u00a0where he had Lt. Emett Kelsie #2794 by his side. Lt. Kelsie  was talking with John in his office when the phone rang, and it was an  Assistant Chief. As the conversation progressed, so did the volume. When John  loudly told the A\/Chief, \u201cYou can do whatever you want, just transfer me out,\u201d  Emett pulled the handset out of John\u2019s hands and said, \u201cHi, hi, can I help you  Chief?\u201d As John\u2019s obituary states, \u201cJohn stood tall\u201d and always had his unit  and personnel\u2019s best interest at heart. John\u2019s next assignment was Vice prior  to\u00a0returning to the South Precinct as the Precinct Captain on April 6,  1994.<\/p>\r\n<p>John earned the nickname \u201cCheap John\u201d in his early years. A  title he wore like a badge of honor! John was talented at finding deals and  doing intensive research to get the best deal. It is widely known that Dan  Oliver #3127 and John would go to lunch, when the bill arrived, the standoff  started, as did many laughs.<\/p>\r\n<p>In mid-1997, John was promoted to Assistant Chief and one of his  units was Training, with Les Yeager #2436 again by his side. A year or so  later, when the official word came that the Public Safety Building would be  replaced by a new Justice Center, the department assigned A\/Chief Mason to  function as the liaison for the planning, architecture, construction, and  opening. Groundbreaking took\u00a0place just after John retired on April 14,  1999, with 31 years of service.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>After settling on travel as his next vocation, John researched,  found deals, and set sail on cruises. John and Shirley traveled extensively  with Dale #2967 and Tina #4186 Drain, as well as Les #2436 and Gail Yeager.  They visited throughout the Caribbean, sailed trans-Atlantic a couple of times,  and saw the likes of Dubai, Israel, Europe, and Africa, including a safari in  Zambia, \r\nZimbabwe, and Botswana. 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