U.S. Marine Corps · United States

Robert Kearse

2006

Life Media Service Also Served In Our Keeping

Robert Tyrone Kearse Sr. served the U.S. Marine Corps for 1 years. Robert also served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

How He Died

Manner Natural

Cause Natural disease, unspecified

What Happened

Police Officer Robert Kearse suffered a fatal asthma attack while en route to an alarm call at 9:00 p.m.

Earlier in the evening, Officer Kearse had responded to a disturbance at a park where he and other officers broke up multiple fights. Immediately afterward, he checked in with dispatch and was winded. While on his way to an alarm call, he called dispatch in distress at 18th Avenue and Wynnton. Officers arrived on the scene and found him unresponsive. Despite life-saving measures, he was unable to be revived.

Officer Kearse was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Columbus Police Department for eight months.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

1985 – 1986

U.S. Marine Corps

1987 – 1999

U.S. Marine Corps

Also Served

Columbus Police Department

Police Officer

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