Officer Kinser

The Dead in Christ Shall Rise.

(First Thessalonians 4:16)

The Press Democrat ran a major article on Gary: “Acclaimed Santa Rosa Police Officer Gary Kinser dies of pneumonia” the heading goes with a picture of the young officer in all his vigor—full head of hair, slight smile, with a cool mustache. What a guy! It’s a story about his police days when he worked undercover narcotics and served as “one of the finest street cops ever”, as a colleague says of him. The photo of him, in uniform and all, looks like that kind of guy—like the finest street cop ever.

The article tells of Gary’s award as the state’s “Law Office of the Year.”  The award brought a crew out from channel seven news to do a piece on him. I remember queuing up to make sure we caught it. “Hey, that’s Gary on T.V.” He looked good—young, vital, alert. What a guy!

When the deal goes down, and the last trumpet sounds, and “the dead in Christ rise… to be together with the Lord forever” (1Thess 4); I’m guessing Gary’s resurrected body will look like that picture: young, vigorous, and full of life.