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Deputy Russel Geist remembered as devoted officer and friend
The Franklin County Sheriffs Office mourns Deputy Russel Geist who died on duty after a shift to Ran som Memorial Hospital. Colleagues describe him as stable and confident, a skilled painter and artist, and a trusted teammate who cared for co workers and neighbors. Geist, a Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center graduate, joined the patrol unit and was part of Ottawa community life with friends from Ottawa High School. His death follows the loss of Deputy Sam Smith two years earlier. services are set for Wednesday at the Ottawa University Chapel.
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Geist
Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Franklin County Sheriffs Office
Russel Geist
Jeff Curry
Franklin County
Russel
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Smith
Fredricks
Janice Nichols
Ottawa
Nathan
Casey Colbern
Colbern
Todd Brown
Chris Proctor
Brown
Proctor
Fluke
Sheriff's Office
Sam Smith
Bugs
Ottawa Universi- Chapel
Joka