U.S. Navy · United States 
Donald Jack Sowma Sr.
Donald Jack Sowma Sr. served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years and 11 months. Donald served during the years of the Korean War and the Cold War.
Sergeant Donald Sowma was shot and killed after he and other officers responded to a silent burglar alarm. While he was searching the premises, he was shot by a suspect. The suspect surrendered to a SWAT team six hours later. The 32-year-old suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life on July 7, 1977. He was denied parole on November 10, 2022. His next parole hearing is in October of 2024. Sergeant Sowma had served with the Cypress Police Department for 12 years. He is survived by his wife and four children. In his memory, a street near the Cypress Civic Center is named Sowma Way.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Sowma gave the Cypress Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cypress community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Sowma.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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