Officer Gary Elton Rippstein
Torrance Police Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, December 22, 1968
Officer Rippstein was shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to arrest an auto-theft suspect. The officers were invited inside the home by the man's wife and were immediately fired upon by the suspect. Officer Rippstein was struck by one of the rounds and killed. His partner and other backup officers returned fire and killed the suspect.
Officer Rippstein had served with the Torrance Police Department for 6 years and was the agency's first police chaplain. He was survived by his wife and three children.
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, Officer Down Memorial Page Founder (odmp.org)
Family
Son of Eugene Victor Rippstein and
Emily Elizabeth Bradshaw
Torrance Police Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, December 22, 1968
Officer Rippstein was shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to arrest an auto-theft suspect. The officers were invited inside the home by the man's wife and were immediately fired upon by the suspect. Officer Rippstein was struck by one of the rounds and killed. His partner and other backup officers returned fire and killed the suspect.
Officer Rippstein had served with the Torrance Police Department for 6 years and was the agency's first police chaplain. He was survived by his wife and three children.
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, Officer Down Memorial Page Founder (odmp.org)
Family
Son of Eugene Victor Rippstein and
Emily Elizabeth Bradshaw
Officer Gary Elton Rippstein
Torrance Police Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, December 22, 1968
Officer Rippstein was shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to arrest an auto-theft suspect. The officers were invited inside the home by the man's wife and were immediately fired upon by the suspect. Officer Rippstein was struck by one of the rounds and killed. His partner and other backup officers returned fire and killed the suspect.
Officer Rippstein had served with the Torrance Police Department for 6 years and was the agency's first police chaplain. He was survived by his wife and three children.
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, Officer Down Memorial Page Founder (odmp.org)
Family
Son of Eugene Victor Rippstein and
Emily Elizabeth Bradshaw
Torrance Police Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, December 22, 1968
Officer Rippstein was shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to arrest an auto-theft suspect. The officers were invited inside the home by the man's wife and were immediately fired upon by the suspect. Officer Rippstein was struck by one of the rounds and killed. His partner and other backup officers returned fire and killed the suspect.
Officer Rippstein had served with the Torrance Police Department for 6 years and was the agency's first police chaplain. He was survived by his wife and three children.
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, Officer Down Memorial Page Founder (odmp.org)
Family
Son of Eugene Victor Rippstein and
Emily Elizabeth Bradshaw
Inscription
Beloved Husband and Daddy
Gary E. Rippstein
1939 - 1968
"For All Time
Even Unto Eternity"
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