(KNZA)-- The Brown County community of Hiawatha is mourning the loss of one of its finest.
In a posting on the Hiawatha Police Department’s Facebook page, Police Chief John Defore said longtime Police Officer Michael Thompson died Wednesday morning at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka.
In announcing Thompson’s death, Defore said the Police Department has lost a vigilant and loyal son. "Words don’t seem to convey the true gratitude that we feel in knowing Officer Thompson,” Defore stated, adding that Thompson will be missed among his police and city family.
Thompson has been a fixture with the Police Department since 1978. He was 57.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha.
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It is with a heavy heart and great sorrow that I sit here this morning, drafting this press release. The Hiawatha Police Department has lost a vigilant and loyal son. Officer Michael Thompson passed away this morning at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka, KS.
Officer Thompson has been a fixture at the Police department since 1978. Words don’t seem to convey the true gratitude that we feel in knowing Officer Thompson. He will certainly be missed among his police and city family. On behalf of the entire City Commission and all city employees, our sincerest sympathies go out to Officer Thompson’s family.
Respectfully,
John A. Defore
Chief of Police
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