Dick barta obituary: Previous Shawnee County Sheriff Richard “Dick” Barta passed on Wednesday at 74 years old. Barta filled in as Shawnee County’s Sheriff for a very long time prior to resigning in 2012.

Current Shawnee County Sheriff Brian Hill said with extraordinary bitterness and a substantial heart that resigned Sheriff Barta died calmly in his home.

The Kansas Peace Officers Association said Barta was additionally a resigned Kansas Highway Patrol Major. It said he died because of difficulties from COVID-19.

Barta’s family additionally says the previous lawman had likewise been engaging blood malignancy.

KHP Col. Herman Jones stated, “Dick Barta was a model policeman who pursued the ethical more responsible option every step of the way. He was a quieting power for so many, an old buddy, and the motivation behind why I joined the Kansas Highway Patrol during the 1980′s. Dick never had something terrible to state about anybody and consistently attempted to see the positive qualities in individuals. Paradise picked up another holy person.”

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