Officer Kenneth Earl Wallace

Officer Kenneth Earl Wallace. Serving the Olde Wythe Community. The Officer Kenneth Earl Wallace gazebo to your front, and the memorial 150 yards to your left, were erected by the residents of Olde Wythe to memorialize the life, and perpetuate the memory of Hampton Police Officer Kenneth Earl Wallace., Officer Wallace was born on December 30, 1964, in Mount Vernon, New York and moved with his family to Hampton in 1971. He enjoyed learning and graduated from Hampton High School in 1982 followed by attendance at Norfolk State University that fall where he majored in Electrical Technology. Officer Wallace enlisted in the Virginia Army National Guard in 1984 and was an active member of Greater Joy Church of God in Christ., Officer Wallace began his career in Law Enforcement at the Hampton Police Division on October 2, 1986, where he served for seven years. During this time, he became a highly visible community policing role model in Olde Wythe. He was well known and admired by the citizens and merchants of the Olde Wythe community for his dedication and supportive mentoring of youth. During this time, he became a youth football coach and patrolled with a football in the trunk of his police car allowing him to engage the youth of Olde Wythe., On February 25, 1994, Officer Kenneth Earl Wallace gave his life in the line of duty while serving the Olde Wythe community. He was survived by his parents Evangeline and Thomas Wallace (2014), his sister Criscynthia Wallace, his daughter Christine Blair-Wallace, and his nieces Shawnt'e and Kiona., The significant dedication and lasting contributions of Officer Wallace to the welfare and safety of the Olde Wythe community, and Hampton, shall never be forgotten., (captions) , Hampton High School Graduate , Kenny Wallace , Virginia Army National Guard , Officer Kenny Earl Wallace