Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
End of Watch Monday, February 17, 1986
Add to My HeroesDominic R. Verdi
Chief Dominic Verdi was killed in an automobile crash on US 90 near Crosby, Texas while attending a regional conference on organized crime.
His vehicle collided almost head-on with a tractor-trailer. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Chief Verdi had served in law enforcement for a total of 38 years with the New Orleans Police Department, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, and Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Department. He is survived by his wife, six children, 11 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Bio
- Age 58
- Tour 38 years
- Badge PQ-3
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
- Location Texas
Most Recent Reflection
View all 26 ReflectionsDad, now I am the same age you left us at. I retired from the Louisiana State Police 10/16/2020. I now work for Gretna Police Department as a home incarceration officer. Gretna Police Department is a awesome agency and the chief and deputy chief are wonderful men. I am pushing 39 years as a LEO this year. I am trying to keep the Verdi LEO. Legacy alive. My wife, your daughter-in-law joined you in heaven 01/02/2023 welcome her and please both of you pray for our daughters Malanna and Dominique the last of the Verdi’s. They need it. If you have time, pray for me too as my heart is heavy with the loss of my wife. Hope to see you both when I get there, save a place for me.
Master Trooper Michael Verdi
Louisiana State Police
February 17, 2023
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