13-05-2025
Knoxville police hold memorial service for retired officers who died
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Police Department held their annual memorial service Monday to honor retired officers who had died the past year.
This service at the Public Safety Complex honored eight retired KPD officers who had passed away since last year's ceremony in May 2024. Their names are:
Investigator Carl Benjamin
Officer Phillip Garland, Jr.
Captain Kenneth Snyder
Investigator Terry Henry
Sergeant Holland Morrell
Sergeant Robert Ryan
Officer Gary Shoffner
Lieutenant Nathan Tinder
'We are fortunate, of course, that we didn't have a line-of-duty death here at the Knoxville Police Department last year, amazingly fortunate,' said KPD Communications Manager Scott Erland. 'But we always still want to recognize those folks who dedicated almost the entirety of the better part of their lives to doing this profession and to our community and to our department.'
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The ceremony was part of National Police Week.
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