Police Officer. Received a B.A. in Administration of Justice from Sacramento State University. While in college he worked with the Sacramento Sheriff Department. He became a police officer with the Sausalito P.D. then for the next 12 years was a Berkeley Patrol Officer.
He was a championship marksman and served with the Barricade Subject and Hostage Negotiation team. He served in the Career Criminal, Warrants and Administration Bureaus, but his passion was always street patrol.
David was a pioneer because he was among the first openly gay officers in the Berkeley P.D. His fellow officers respected him highly and in 1990 he was elected as President of the Berkeley Police Officer's Association, the first openly gay officer to hold such an office in any police association. He also helped to create the Red Cross Education Program for the State of California and was a founding member of the Golden State Peace Officer's Association.
He died at age 34 surrounded by his partner Kevin McPheeters, his family, his friends and his fellow police officers. His star #56 was retired by the Berkeley P.D. in his honor.
Thanks to Darryl P. Van Rijn for sponsoring this memorial.
He was a championship marksman and served with the Barricade Subject and Hostage Negotiation team. He served in the Career Criminal, Warrants and Administration Bureaus, but his passion was always street patrol.
David was a pioneer because he was among the first openly gay officers in the Berkeley P.D. His fellow officers respected him highly and in 1990 he was elected as President of the Berkeley Police Officer's Association, the first openly gay officer to hold such an office in any police association. He also helped to create the Red Cross Education Program for the State of California and was a founding member of the Golden State Peace Officer's Association.
He died at age 34 surrounded by his partner Kevin McPheeters, his family, his friends and his fellow police officers. His star #56 was retired by the Berkeley P.D. in his honor.
Thanks to Darryl P. Van Rijn for sponsoring this memorial.
Police Officer. Received a B.A. in Administration of Justice from Sacramento State University. While in college he worked with the Sacramento Sheriff Department. He became a police officer with the Sausalito P.D. then for the next 12 years was a Berkeley Patrol Officer.
He was a championship marksman and served with the Barricade Subject and Hostage Negotiation team. He served in the Career Criminal, Warrants and Administration Bureaus, but his passion was always street patrol.
David was a pioneer because he was among the first openly gay officers in the Berkeley P.D. His fellow officers respected him highly and in 1990 he was elected as President of the Berkeley Police Officer's Association, the first openly gay officer to hold such an office in any police association. He also helped to create the Red Cross Education Program for the State of California and was a founding member of the Golden State Peace Officer's Association.
He died at age 34 surrounded by his partner Kevin McPheeters, his family, his friends and his fellow police officers. His star #56 was retired by the Berkeley P.D. in his honor.
Thanks to Darryl P. Van Rijn for sponsoring this memorial.
He was a championship marksman and served with the Barricade Subject and Hostage Negotiation team. He served in the Career Criminal, Warrants and Administration Bureaus, but his passion was always street patrol.
David was a pioneer because he was among the first openly gay officers in the Berkeley P.D. His fellow officers respected him highly and in 1990 he was elected as President of the Berkeley Police Officer's Association, the first openly gay officer to hold such an office in any police association. He also helped to create the Red Cross Education Program for the State of California and was a founding member of the Golden State Peace Officer's Association.
He died at age 34 surrounded by his partner Kevin McPheeters, his family, his friends and his fellow police officers. His star #56 was retired by the Berkeley P.D. in his honor.
Thanks to Darryl P. Van Rijn for sponsoring this memorial.
