Officer Celebrating Retirement After 50 Years Dies On Way Home From Final Day Of Work
A Tennessee officer who was retiring after 50 years on the force, died on the way home from his last day of work.
According to GoFundMe Stan Shaw was found unresponsive in his car after he left work. Emergency personnel were able to stabilize him, but it seems he lost a lot of oxygen.
“Stan Shaw went into his last day of work last Friday. He was retiring after 50 years in law enforcement. He was found unresponsive in his vehicle after leaving for home. EMTs were able to get his heart going as he was transported to the hospital. It was determine he had a heart attack. Unfortunately he was without oxygen for too long, and was placed on life support. After many scans and second opinions it was determined he had no brain function. His wife of 38 years had to make the toughest decision. Stan Shaw passed yesterday 3/22/21 leaving behind his wife, children, and grandchildren,” per his Gofundme.
“He went about a month without working in law enforcement and decided he couldn’t do it. He loved being a cop way too much. Sitting a home wasn’t working and he wanted to help people,” added Grebenik. “He served his community up until his dying day and I’m proud of him for that.”