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Second Lieutenant Kenneth Dean Strang

Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

End of Watch Saturday, March 1, 1980

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Reflections for Second Lieutenant Kenneth Dean Strang

Daddy I never go to bed or wake up that I don’t think of you and miss just the same as I did March 1

Love your June bug

Shawn Strang Chasteen
His daughter

May 6, 2022

Rest in peace Second Lt. Strang.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

May 2, 2021

Rest in peace.

J.R.

March 2, 2020

What wonderful man Lt Strang was. I was a boy washing dishes in a restaurant when I met him. He treated me with dignaty and respect. We became good friends.

He lives on in our heart.

A friend forever
George

January 31, 2013

Thanks for your 14 years of services, Kenneth.

David

March 1, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 32nd anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.


I pray for solace for those who love and remember you. Your family is in my heart's embrace. Thanks to your niece for sharing her memories and devotion to you.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

March 1, 2012

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service and dedication

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

February 22, 2008

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

January 9, 2008

Uncle Kenneth. I miss you and will always keep you in my heart. Your niece Tracy.

Tracy Fern
Niece

October 13, 2006

LT. Strang your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in God's Care now. May you rest in peace brother....God Bless !!

SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee

March 22, 2006

06/10/04

No officer who dies in the line of duty should be without a reflection to his memory. It is my honor to be the first for you. We thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. You will not be forgotten. Rest in peace Lt. Strang.

Captain Robert W Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.

June 10, 2004

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