Dallas Police Department Funeral Notices
Below are details regarding funeral information for the officers who lost their lives in the line of duty on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
OFFICER PATRICIO E. ZAMARIPPA, #10112
Funeral services will be held for OFFICER PATRICIO E. ZAMARIPPA, #10112, on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at the Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, 5201 C.A. Roberson Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas. A visitation will be held on Friday, July 15, 2016, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. with Recitation of the Rosary at the Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, 5201 C.A. Roberson Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas. Burial services will follow on Saturday, July 16, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Dallas – Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75243. Arrangements are being handled by Greenwood Funeral Home, 3100 White Settlement, Ft Worth, TX 76107, (817) 336-0584.
OFFICER PATRICIO E. ZAMARIPPA. #10112, was killed in the line of duty on Thursday, July 7, 2016. He was assigned to the Southwest Division. Officer Zamarippa was 32 years old and had 6 years of service.
SENIOR CORPORAL LORNE B. AHRENS, #8193
Funeral services will be held for SENIOR CORPORAL LORNE B. AHRENS, #8193, on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at The Prestonwood Baptist Church, 6801 W. Park Boulevard, Plano, Texas. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., at The Prestonwood Baptist Church, 6801 W. Park Boulevard, Plano, Texas. Burial services will follow at Restland Public Safety Memorial Gardens, 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75243. Arrangements are being handled by Restland Funeral Home.
SENIOR CORPORAL LORNE B. AHRENS, #8193, was killed in the line of duty on Thursday, July 7, 2016. He was assigned to the Southwest Division. Senior Corporal Ahrens was 48 years old and had 14 years of service.
DART OFFICER BRENT THOMPSON, #420
Funeral services will be held for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) OFFICER BRENT THOMPSON, #420, on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., at The Potter’s House Church, 6777 W. Kiest Boulevard, Dallas, Texas. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, 1530 N. 45th Street, Corsicana, Texas. Private Burial services will follow at The Family Cemetery in Drayton, Texas. Arrangements are being handled by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
OFFICER BRENT THOMPSON, #420 was killed in the line of duty on Thursday, July 7, 2016.
SERGEANT MICHAEL J. SMITH, #6141
Funeral services will be held for SERGEANT MICHAEL J. SMITH, #6141, on Thursday, July 14, 2016, at 12:00 p.m., at The Watermark Church, 7540 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., at Mary Immaculate Catholic Church, 2800 Valwood Parkway, Farmers Branch, Texas. Burial services will follow at Restland Public Safety Memorial Gardens, 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75243. Arrangements are being handled by Restland Funeral Home.
SERGEANT MICHAEL J. SMITH, #6141 was killed in the line of duty on Thursday, July 7, 2016. He was assigned to the North Central Division. Sergeant Smith was 56 years old and had 28 years of service.
Arrangements for OFFICER MICHAEL KROL, #9217 are still pending.
