Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Policeman DuPuis.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 27, 2024

“The sweetness of reunion is the joy of heaven.”
Rest In Peace Beverly and Keith………together once again.

Nancy
Surviving spouse of Roger Warren Jr. LAPD EOW 5/8/67

October 27, 2021

“To live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.” (Carl Sagan)
Remembering Keith and honoring him for his heroism. Thinking of Beverly and her family with love.

Nancy
Surviving spouse of Officer Roger Warren LAPD eow 5/8/67

October 27, 2019

I was working an Academy weekend assignment with Jim Wilke. We were working AID and rolled on the call which occurred close to Wilshire station. Wille and I were approached by then Lieutenant Joe Gunn and told to transport the suspect to Central Receiving Hosp and instructed “not to talk to the suspect”. As a rookie, still in the Academy, I never forgot that event and was overwhelmed that such evil bad guys were actually out there and would shoot a policeman. I was rudely awakened to the importance of constant vigilance and officer safety. Rest In Peace Officer Keith Dupuis—my brother in arms. Larry Manchester LAPD 8/1/66–10/1/92.

Larry Manchester LAPD 8/1/66–10/1/92
LAPD 8/1/66–20/1/92

March 8, 2018

"God comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us." 2 Corinthians 1:4

My husband was killed in the line of duty about 6 months after Keith died and his widow sent me a beautiful letter offering to help in any way she could. In 1966 and 1967 there were no support groups for widows and children of officers killed in the line of duty, so Beverly and her children became a support group for me and my 2 year old daughter. I will always be grateful to her for her help and comfort and I still cherish her friendship 50 years later. Today I say thanks to a dear friend who showed me that even though you don't get over such a tragic event you can get through it and I honor the memory of Keith who is loved and missed by his family.

Nancy
Widow of Roger Warren LAPD EOW 5/08/67

October 28, 2017

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

October 27, 2017

Rest In Peace Brother. We honor your sacrifice today the 51st anniversary of your E.O.W. You are not forgotten.

Officer Mike Robinson, (Ret)
Upland Police Dept. CA

October 27, 2017

Policeman Dupuis passed on my birth date. Today 50 years later, he is still remembered for the ultimate sacrifice he made for the citizens of Los Angeles. He will never be forgotten.

Deputy Sheriff LASD

October 28, 2016

Keith was my cousin who always had a special place in my heart. Whenever we visited LA, he would also let me stay with him and his family. What a special person.

Dona Saria Uhrig

October 22, 2016

Keith Dupuis was my Brother-in-law. He was my husband's brother. Keith was a wonderful father, he was survived by his wife, Beverly, and his two sons Gregg and Curtis, as well as his daughter Toni. Beverly moved to Idaho after his death, she didn't want to stay in Los Angeles. She later adopted a little girl and still lives in Idaho.

I remember during the Watts Riots, Keith literally rode "shotgun" on a fire engine to protect the Fire Fighters. Those were dangerous times.

Keith's Mother lived to be 104, Priscilla raised 5 children. She passed away recently.

Patricia Holguin-Vajda

Patricia Vajda

October 2, 2016

My father worked down town at the Pacific Bell tower on Grand Avenue for 30 years. In 1966 the brother of one of his telephone company co-workers was a policeman who was shot in the face and later died in the hospital. This was a memory of my father's that only resurfaced while he and his wife were re-reading the letters that they wrote to each other 50 years ago. In 1966 my mother lived in Pennsylvania while engaged to my Dad. They wrote each other everyday...long letters, and my Dad must have written about the goings-on at his work. My Dad told me of the story of the fallen policeman after he came across that letter. I asked him if the officer survived. He said he didn't know (he hadn't gotten to the next letters yet.) When I spoke to him a few weeks later he said the officer died later in the hospital...this all recounted in the 50-year-old letters he had written to my Mom. I asked him if he knew which department the policeman worked and he wasn't sure but it was in Southern California. I said well I will look it up on the Internet and see what I can find (my Dad does not have a computer.) I looked first for LAPD policemen killed in 1966, and sure enough, there was the description of Policeman Dupuis' death, which fit my father's description from the old letters. I called my Dad and read the description of Policeman's Dupuis' passing from the LAPD website and I also printed out the reflections from this site to mail to him. My father attends a writing class for seniors and he said he would put this story into his next writing assignment. Sacrifices made so long ago often get forgotten as friends, family and coworkers pass on. In this case, half-century old love letters and the Internet helped to sustain a memory of this fallen officer. My father was just a citizen of L.A. who never met Policeman Dupuis, but I'm glad I was able to pass on this recollection such that I could thank Policeman Dupuis for what he did "to protect and to serve."
Gaaron G. Gilham
Former citizen of Los Angeles

Gaaron Gilham

February 2, 2016

I, like Sgt. Moody, came in the following day to learn that my training partner had been shot and killed.

He stopped two black subjects in a brand new Thunderbird late at night as they drove near Wilshire Station on Pico Blvd., after noticing their new vehicle curiously had old dirty license plates.

As Keith stepped out of the driver's door the suspect driver shot him through the two front teeth, while Keith's partner returned fire and wounded the driver in the chest, causing his companion to surrender.

As a rookie I worked 7A42 and 7A99 and had Keith as a training officer. He was a happy guy and a great teacher and his sudden loss was heartbreaking. I never met his wife but as I remember they had four kids. Very sad.

He was tremendously missed by a very tight-knit group (team) of dedicated guys working in one of L.A.'s most violent late night areas. Our crew was of every persuasion: black, Hispanic, whites, and old Harry Lank - my Jewish Sunday partner working 7A1, and we all grieved as one.

After nine LAPD funerals - all a result of gunfire - I quit to become a pilot. Times haven't changed a bit and the officers today need all our prayers and support as they hold the thin blue line, and they need to know we will never forget the sacrifices of honorable officers like Keith DuPuis who gave his all to protect and serve.

Ofc. Kelcy Allen 12693
ex-LAPD

August 6, 2015

Thank you for your bravery, dedication and ultimate sacrifice. You will NEVER be forgotten and will FOREVER be a hero!

SGT Nark B. Hanna, Retired
Fayetteville AR Police Department

October 27, 2014

God Bless

Officer Jaynes
Arizona Highway Patrol

September 3, 2013

Rest in Peace, Policeman Dupuis. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

January 14, 2012

I was assigned to LAPD unit 7A99 with Officer John Stone on the morning watch of October 16, 1966. I had a brief conversation with Keith in the lobby of Wilshire Station (4526 W. Pico Blvd.)shortly before he went back into the field where he was mortally wounded in an exchange of gunfire with two criminals. My partner and I were sent by the Watch Commander to make notifications at Keith's house, which was, as I recall, about a ten or fifteen minute drive from the station. My partner drove Keith's wife to Central Receiving Hospital while I waited in the living room to safeguard their child (or two children - I no longer remember.) Keith's wife's father had been notified by phone, and he took over at the DuPuis house while I was picked up by another unit and went to the hospital. Keith was an outstanding Los Angeles Police Officer and I will never forget him.

Sergeant George W. Blishak
LAPD Retired

June 14, 2010

Policeman Dupuis - Thanks for your service to the people of Los Angeles and for your example of courage under fire, to us, the ones who follow in your footsteps. May God bless you and your memory always. We shall not forget.

Chief K. Moreland (Ret. Sgt.)
Palmer Lake CO, PD (Ret. LAPD)

April 13, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 43rd anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Your sacrifice was made so many years ago. Evil was, is, and will be a part of life just as goodness such as yours will also be present.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous

October 27, 2009

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

October 26, 2007

Rest in Peace.

October 27, 2006

Keith was one of my first partners when I graduated from the LAPD Academy in 1964. He was an excellent teacher to the younger officers and taught me well the brief time I worked with him. I came to work the day after his death and was so shocked to learn the details that I came very close to resigning. I felt that if an officer of his caliber could be killed in the line of duty guys like me were likely to go the same way. However, it was clear that Keith's death became a teaching event to all of us and I for one became more careful during the remainder of my career. Keith was a great man, a good teacher and he left a lot of friends at Wilshire Division when he left us. I will always remember his patience and his sense of humor. His death left a big hole in the heart of Wilshire Division the year he died.
Karl Moody, LAPD Retired.

Karl Moody, Sergeant
LAPD Retired 1964 - 1984

December 29, 2005

On the anniversary of your death, I salute you for your service and honor you for your sacrifice.

A hero never dies....

Rest in peace, hero.

October 27, 2004

Keith was a cousin killed four years before I was born. I am now on the verge of also becoming an LAPD officer, and so I have taken an obvious renewed interest in his story. I would be interested in hearing from anyone who knew or worked with him, as I am having a hard time finding information. Thank you.

Charlie Hummell
Disneyland Security