Former Winfield Police Chief Danny Parker died recently, according to an official announcement from the Winfield Police Department Tuesday night.
“We were saddened to learn of the passing of Ret. Chief Danny Parker Wednesday, December 21, 2022. He was 73,” the police department posted on its Facebook page.
“Danny retired as Chief of Police with the Winfield Police Department May 6, 2017, following over seven years of dedicated service to the Winfield community. His law enforcement career spanned 43 years, and included time at the Wichita Police Department, Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, and Concordia Police Department.
“We send our deepest condolences to the Parker family.”
Parker was born in Wichita on March 13, 1949, according to his obituary.
He graduated from Howard High School in 1967 and went on to study vocal music at Southwestern College. After his graduation in 1971, Danny served as a teacher and coach in South Haven and Howard.
He began his long law enforcement career in 1974 as a patrol officer and detective with the Wichita Police Department until 1996.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence at 634 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66603 or www.kcsdv.org/donate.
