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Lewis Franklin Cantey ("Frank")
- Jun. 18, 2021 -
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Resided: |
Tulsa OK, USA
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Born: | Nov. 28, 1951 |
Fallen: | Jun. 18, 2021 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 69 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | Grand River Dam Authority Police Dept. - OK
8142 Hwy 412B Chouteau, OK
74337 USA (918)256-5545 |
County: | Mayes |
Dept. Type: | State/Police |
Hero's Rank: | Officer |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Death - Biological |
Weapon Class: | COVID-19 |
Agency URL: | Click Here
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On The Job: |
42 years
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Bio: Lewis Franklin Cantey was born in Richmond, California to Fred Lewis and Doris Dean (Hunt) Cantey; he passed away on June 18, 2021 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 69.
Frank grew up and attended school in California, graduating from Richmond High School in 1969. He attended college and earned his degree in criminal justice then started an amazing 42 year career in law enforcement.
In 1979, he and his family moved to Little Kansas where he took a job with Delaware County as a deputy. In January of 1980, they moved to Pryor where he started his 20 year career with the Pryor Police Department. After retiring from the Pryor PD in 2000, he ran for Mayes County Sheriff and was one of only two sheriffs in Mayes County to be elected to at least three consecutive terms, joining L.L. 'Slim' Weaver (1953-65). He always surrounded himself with good people and learned to delegate responsibilities, he was also known to be fair and honest with people; these are the things that made him a success. Although Frank retired again, this time after serving his three consecutive terms as sheriff, he was still working in law enforcement up until his death.
He was currently a GRDA policeman, working part-time. If ever there was a person born to be in law enforcement, it was Frank.
Frank was a very diverse individual on many levels, he was ordained as a Christian minister after attending a tent church service in 2011 that he said forever changed his life. He loved traveling the country on his Harley and was a member of a local Motorcycle Club called the Wild Pidgeons. He was an avid golfer and a vocalist for The Law Dawgs, a band he formed in 2004. Frank loved to sing and play his stand-up bass, which his father had bought in the early 1950’s and he was able to get from a relative in California many years ago. Above all, he loved his friends and family. He enjoyed any time he could spend with his wife, kids and grandkids and was grateful for them all.
Frank never met a stranger, his booming, deep voice and fun personality had people immediately drawn to him. His family joked that he could take a trip on an airplane, and by the end of the flight, he’d know the life story of the person sitting next to him. They also say that no matter what state Frank might be in, he would always run in to someone he knew.
Frank lived a life of purpose and he enjoyed his life immensely. He will be long remembered and missed by all the lives he touched. |
Survived by: |
Wife & two sons and stepdaughter
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
OK
USA
Wed. Jun. 16, 2021
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Summary: |
Officer Frank Cantey died as the result of complications from contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
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COVID-19, a flu-like virus, originated in Wuhan, China. Worth a mention, the Chinese Government had a biological research facility in that very province. At this point, it was widely held that COVID-19 was a bat-coronavirus and the first case was discovered in Wuhan in Oct. 2019.
On Dec. 31, 2019, Chinese authorities alerted the World Health Organization of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei province, China, with an unknown cause. Jan 7, 2020 Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV).
Despite deaths and an entire Chinese Province(Hubei) quarantined by the Chinese Government, the World Health Organization(WHO) simply declares a global public-health emergency. Despite this serious understatement, on January 31st, President Trump bans foreign nationals from entering the US if they were in China within the prior two weeks. Despite a large public outcry of racism, this move likely saved 1000's of American lives, it would later be deemed.
After a full blown global infection, and an entire country being declared on 'Lockdown'(Italy), on March 11th, WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic. This same day, President Trump bans all travel from 26 European countries. On Mar. 13th, a US national emergency is declared over the novel coronavirus outbreak.
On Mar. 23rd, New York City confirms 21,000 cases, making it the biggest epicenter of the outbreak in the US. On Mar. 31, more than 1/3 of humanity is under some form of lockdown. On Apr. 2nd, the world passes one million COVID-19 infections.
On April 7th, roughly 95% of all Americans are under lockdown, as 42 states issue stay-at-home orders. The entire American economy has ground to a halt. Congress passed laws awarding trillions in grants, loans and other types of assistance to the American working population and businesses.
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