The Wichita County Sheriff's Office and Wichita Falls Police Department have organized a funeral procession which will begin Tuesday, November 8 at the Red River Harley Davidson Dealership at the intersection of Highway 287 and City View Drive and travel 60 miles to Lawton, Oklahoma where funeral services will be held for the beloved police officer and deputy sheriff Eddie Nahquaddy.
Anyone who wants to be a part of the procession should show up no later than 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Red River Harley Davidson.
Deputy Sheriff Nahquaddy, died Tuesday November 1 at United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls at age 53 from diabetes complications.
Nahquaddy gained enormous respect from fellow police officers and the community during the 25 years he worked for the Wichita Falls Police Department.
After retiring from the WFPD, he was hired as a deputy by then Sheriff Tom Callahan.
He protected the streets of Wichita Falls for more than four years on patrol for the sheriff's office before current Sheriff David Duke transferred him to the Courthouse Security Detail only three months before his untimely death.
Nahquaddy was the personification of all that is good about law enforcement. Duke said he had a soft enough heart to sympathize with and help victims of crimes. But he was strong enough to deal with criminal predators who sought to take advantage of those vulnerable victims.
He was proof that nice guys do not finish last.
Pastor and Chaplain Mike Rucker will officiate over the funeral services at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at the Comanche Nation Funeral Home Chapel in Lawton, Oklahoma, sixty miles north of Wichita Falls.
Officials who are orchestrating the funeral procession across the Red River said the caravan will leave at promptly 10:30 a.m. from the Red River Harley Davidson Dealership.
Nahquaddy's popularity is attested to by the fact his burial Tuesday will be with full Police Honors performed by the Wichita Falls Police Department and the Wichita County Sheriff's Office and will be attended by law enforcement of all branches of Wichita County.
His burial will take place in Saddle Mountain KCA Intertribal Cemetery under direction of the Comanche Nation Funeral Home.
After growing up in Lawton and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Eddie moved to Wichita Falls where he attended the Wichita Falls Police Academy and received his certification on September 18, 1981.
He and his wife Sherry were married on January 25, 1992.
Eddie's interests outside law enforcement included his guns, hunting, Kung Fu and music in addition to being with family and friends.
It has even been reported that he learned Kung Fu to help him subdue those who might resist arrest more humanely with a minimum risk of injury.
He leaves behind his wife Sherry and three sons Herbert, Jordan and Walker.
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