On The Passing of LAPD Deputy Chief Kenny Garner
I am quite literally in shock about the sudden and tragic loss of LAPD’s Deputy Chief Kenny Garner. Kenny was one of the most thoughtful and capable men in this city. He was a beacon of light and hope for so many of us who admired him on both a personal and professional level. Los Angeles has many prominent people, but very few real community heroes. Kenny was one of our city’s greatest heroes. He served as a powerful role model for so many people – particularly for African American males, and he always stood as an example of what high integrity, hard work, and a caring heart can achieve in this life.
Deputy Chief Garner played a major role in changing LAPD relations with the African American community, and his work with the Los Angeles Urban League team has been nothing short of monumental. Among other things, he helped orchestrate and oversee the Department’s outstanding support of our transformational model, Neighborhoods@Work an effort that has now worked with the LAPD and City Attorney’s Offices to lower crime by 30 percent in the Park Mesa Heights community of the Crenshaw District in South Los Angeles.
Today, we lost one of this city’s greatest leaders. Deputy Chief Garner’s energy and passion for young people and his unwavering desire to positively change lives has been a contagious force of change in South Los Angeles. His powerful legacy of service to Los Angeles must now serve to motivate all of us tocontinue to fight on for the betterment of our communities for the sake of generations to come.
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Learn more about the Urban League's efforts at Crenshaw High School.
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Next issue of the North
Next issue of the North Valley Reporter is already on the streets honoring Kenny and will be up on my website on Tuesday, 3/31. Please read the tribute to Kenny on the front page
visit:www.northvalleyreporter.com.
I serve on Foothill's CPAB and worked with Kenny so I have first hand knowledge of the wonderful person and powerful leader he was. Our communties understand the promotion and transfer process of the LAPD, but, none the less,we were sorry to lose him and we were always hoping he would work his way back to the valley as a Deputy Chief. We were also rooting for him to take Bratton's place when his term is up. That's how much faith and love we have for Kenny. My son, who is on the job, worked under Kenny while they were both at Foothill. My son would tell me how Kenny was always encouraging him as well as the others at the station, to promote. He would guide them along in their efforts and give them pointers on how to improve their chanches to move up on the list of their chosen position. He was a very knowledge leader who knew how to lead and guide his men and communities members to excellance.
He was a shinning example.
Our foothills communities will always morn his loss.
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