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The following as published in the Toledo Blade
from 2/23/2007 - 2/24/2007…
Detective Keith Thomas Dressel,
Unit #812, 35 years, of Toledo, died Wednesday, February 21, 2007, in
St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center after suffering a fatal gunshot wound while
on police duty in the area of North Toledo.
Keith was an honored member of the Toledo Police
Department for fourteen years. Beginning work as a patrol officer, then being
promoted to detective in the Vice/Narcotics Section Special Enforcement
Division of the Toledo Police Department…
He was born March 28, 1971, in Toledo.
Keith attended Whiteford Schools K through eighth
grade, was a 1989 graduate of St. Francis DeSales
High School and attended the University of Toledo. He married Danielle Lynn
Reinhart June 17, 2005 in Toledo. Keith was an avid Michigan
"Go Blue" fan, was a member of the Toledo Police Patrolman's
Association and Fraternal Order of Police. He is survived by his loving wife,
Danielle; children, Sydney and Noah; and numerous loving family and friends
in and around NW Ohio and SE Michigan; present interment in St. Anthony
Cemetery, Temperance, Michigan.
"Patrol the streets of Gold Keith - We'll take
it from here"
Online condolences to Keith and his
families may be shared at - www.bedfordfuneralchapel.com
And on
the following web sites:
Online
Guest Book for Keith Dressel • Officer Down
Memorial Page
Agency Contact Information
Toledo Police Department - 525 N Erie St - Toledo, OH 43624 - Phone: (419) 245-3205
Please contact the Toledo Police Department
for survivor benefit fund information.
Donations for the family of Officer Keith Dressel can be made in his name and are
being accepted at the following:
· Toledo Broadcast
Stations of Cumulus Broadcasting - set up a memorial account at all Toledo area
5/3 bank locations
· Toledo Police
Federal Credit Union offices located in the
Toledo Safety Building at 525 N. Erie St.
and at Heatherdowns and Eastgate
· the Toledo Firefighters Credit Union
at 2800 W.
Laskey Rd.
Toledo, OH 43612
· The following Toledo area
credit unions:
AP Federal Credit Union,
Champion Credit Union, Erie Shores Credit Union, Jeep Country Credit Union,
TPS Credit Union,
ProMedica Federal Credit Union, Suburban Credit
Union, Toledo Co-op Credit Union, Toledo Area Community Credit Union, and
UT-MUO Credit Union.
Any Questions or Inquiries about donations may
be directed to 419-936-3691.
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Not like the cops and robbers on a prime time TV
show,
nor like the Sheriff in the Old Wild West
who would face and shoot the foe,
The officers who guard our streets are mortals, as we all,
who choose to work for a greater good and in their work stand tall.
Standing a hedge against the forces that seek to
hurt and kill, each day they risk body and mind,
their duty to fulfill.
And when the dreaded call goes out that one of
them is down, with loyalty and amazing speed,
the fraternity gathers ’round.
They protect us from ourselves, they protect us
from each other;no finer
service can be performed
than to stand in harms way for another.
Reproduced from
Iatwah
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A message to the Family
& Friends of Detective Keith Dressel
and to the TPD family (including the men & women of blue nationwide):
Ever since the funeral from Monday, 2.26.07 and even to
this day, I am still saddened by the loss of someone who cared for not just
this community but also for all the surrounding communities all around this
area as well. My thoughts and prayers go out to each and every one of you; so
in the memory of Keith, allow me to send this song out not just to the Dressel family but to all of you at the TPD, and
especially to all the men and women in blue nationwide. In tribute and in dedication for the hard
work you do each and every day…
Danielle,
along with our men and women in blue, you also are a true and genuine hero –
God Bless…
With Warmest Regards,
Steven
E. Wolfe, Sylvania Ohio
3.1.07
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