Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Don,

I loved sharing an office with you. You are missed everyday. I love you brother.

-Ryan

Deputy Sheriff Ryan Slanina
San Bernardino County Sheriff Department

January 1, 2022

On behalf of SIBC #25, you will be missed Don. Thank you for your service! Rest in peace.

Eduardo M, Supervising Investigator
Academy Classmate

October 11, 2021

I was honored to have known you and worked with you. I will always remember the last conversation we had. Rest In Heaven.

Police Officer P48
Patton State Police Department.

July 19, 2021

I miss you bud, I miss our talks and joking around. Your always in my heart and thoughts.

Victor Gil, Investigator
Department of State Hospitals - Patton, co-worker

July 14, 2021

It was an honor working with you sir.

Det. Camacho
CA. Dept of Insurance

February 26, 2021

Investigator Sumner, God Bless you and all those who still personally feel the pain of your passing. May you forever Rest in Peace. Thank you for all your service, both to the people of Patton State Hospital, the State of California and the United States as a whole.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Department

January 21, 2021

I was honored to have known you and worked with you. I will always remember the last conversation we had. Rest In Heaven.

Police Officer
Patton State Police Department.

October 21, 2020

RIP Investigator Sumner. Thank you for your service to the Country and citizens at Patton State Hospital

Sergeant Darren Weisse
Tufts University Police

September 22, 2020

My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Investigator Donald Sumner on their loss. I first meet Donald at Patton while working there as a Hospital Police Officer. He was a kind and compassionate person. He will be missed but always remembered.

Officer John Gonzales
Pasadena City College Police Department

August 31, 2020

My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Investigator Donald Sumner on their tragic loss. May our Lord give you all the strength and comfort needed during this difficult time. Thank you Investigator Donald Sumner for your dedication and service to your community, and to our nation. Rest in peace brother in blue.

CBP Officer(retired) Luis Otero
DHS/Bureau Of Customs And Border Protection

August 22, 2020

Session 18 of the Zone 5 Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy. We thank you for your service. We offer our sincerest condolences to your family and friends.

Recruit Deputy Donald Guest
Zone 5 Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy

August 21, 2020

On behalf of the Kentucky Peace Officers' Association please accept our condolences on the passing of Investigator Sumner.

Chip Nowlin
President
Kentucky Peace Officers' Association

August 13, 2020

To the family of Investigator Donald K. Sumner, friends, Chief of Police Anthony Fiedler and the
Patton State Hospital Police Department, CA
You are lifted up in heart, thought and prayer. May God comfort, hold you close and give you His peace that surpasses all understanding now and always. Thank you for your service!
"The LORD is near to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18
For he (Jesus) has said, I will never leave you or forsake you." Hebrews 13:5

Patrolman A.S. Batson
CH / OB PD
Goldsboro, NC

August 12, 2020

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God”. Matthew 5:9

Thank you for your service. May you rest in peace, my brother.

Retired Chief of police Jim Spratlen
Durango Police Department

August 12, 2020

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Investigator, Donald K. Sumner, from complications of the COVID-19 virus. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Investigator succumbs from this deadly virus. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed. We thank Investigator Sumner for his service as a United States Air Force Veteran.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

August 6, 2020

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Investigator Sumner. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Patton State Hospital Police Department.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

August 6, 2020

On behalf of the Ohio Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Investigator Donald K. Sumner and the extended law enforcement family of the Patton State Hospital Police Department, California.


End of Watch Thursday, July 14, 2020.


Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation

August 5, 2020

We will remember.

Miss Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement

August 5, 2020

Thank You for your contribution to our Country, and Thank You to your Family for their sacrifices. I am sorry for your loss to the Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends. I will keep all of you in my prayers. RIP.

Retired Fire Lieutenant Frank J Corasan
Baltimore City Fire Department

August 5, 2020

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God's speed sir.

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden (Retired)

August 4, 2020

Glad to have known you over the last 19 years at Patton State Hospital Police, you are missed dearly, although I can't have those interesting conversations with you here anymore, we will continue where we left off when I see you in Heaven.

Lt. Thomas Maune
Patton State Hospital Police Department

August 4, 2020

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service.

James P Waggle
Civilian

August 3, 2020

I thank Investigator Donald K. Sumner your his service to our great nation. May his soul forever rest peacefully in Heaven. Also, my condolences to Mrs. Sumner and your entire family.

First Sergeant Thomas Webb, Retired.
New York State Police - Troop D

August 3, 2020

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Thomas H. Kelly Jr., ASAC
Federal Air Marshal Service

August 3, 2020

Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker
Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

August 3, 2020