Passing of Irvine “Irv” Strand #1094
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I have learned that our brother and friend, Irv Strand, passed away peacefully on December 25th, 2024 at the age of 90 years. Irv joined the CPS in July of 1955. In 1988, Irv retired after 33 ½ years of service. After being assigned to general duties as a “Beat Cop”, Irv served as a Temporary Patrol Sergeant for many years from 1968 to 1984 in sections including Patrol Division, Advisory Sergeant, Communications and was in the Court Security Section to the end of his career.
That is when I knew Irv Strand, considering he joined the Job 3 years before I was born. For those of us old enough to remember, when we testified in Court we were critiqued by the older officers in the Court Unit. God help us if we screwed up our case by not being professional witnesses or even worse, didn’t show up in Court. This is something seriously lacking in the CPS of today.
Irv was formally commended for his service 9 times from 1957 to 1978 for his arrests and investigational skills that include the capture of house breakers, robbery suspects, skills dealing with juvenile delinquents and compassion with victims of robberies. Irv was complimented in 1979 for saving the lives of two adults and a child when their trailer caught fire. He was also complimented for the arrest of a murder suspect in 1978 when he and his partner followed the suspect out of the general population to a safe area where he could be safely arrested.
I have spoken to Irv’s wife Lenora and she is doing as well as can be expected. If you would like to reach out Lenora, her email is: blenora37@gmail.com
I know she would appreciate your support and condolence.
Mike Turcotte
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