LAAPOA on the Passing of LAXPD Officer Clayton Kadekawa - Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association

LOS ANGELES — LAAPOA is deeply saddened to announce the loss of Los Angeles Airport Police Officer Clayton Kadekawa, who passed away early this morning due to complications from thyroid cancer. He was a 13-year LAXPD veteran. We offer our condolences to his wife, Nancy, and his stepsons, Minh and John.

“The way the Airport Police family has rallied around the Kadekawa family over these last few months is a testament to how Clayton impacted everyone he met,” says Marshall McClain, president of Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association. “He was a beloved officer and friend in this agency. We will honor his memory, and he will truly be missed.”

Funeral arrangements for Officer Kadekawa will be announced by the Los Angeles Airport Police public information officer as soon as they become available.

Please keep the Kadekawa family in your thoughts and prayers.

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Founded in 1982, the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association (LAAPOA) represents the sworn police officers of the Los Angeles Airport Police, the Los Angeles Municipal Police and the Los Angeles Park Rangers assigned to protect and serve Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Van Nuys Airport (VNY) and the city of Los Angeles, and provide emergency medical services, law enforcement and wildland firefighting in the open space parks and throughout the city of Los Angeles.