Rodney Lionel KEMP
aka Rod aka Kempy
Queensland Police Force
Regd. # ?
Rank: Detective Inspector
Stations: ?, Warwick, Mt Gravatt police station, South Brisbane District – death / retirement
Service: From ? ? 1979 to 5 February 2016 = 37 years Service
Awards: National Medal – granted 2 February 1996
Born: 11 February 1951
Died on: Friday 5 February 2016 * 6 days shy of his 66th birthday
Cause: suspect Heart attack
Age: 65
Funeral date: ?TBA
Funeral location: ?TBA
Buried at: ?TBA
Memorial at: ?
Detective Inspector Rod Kemp joined the police force 37 years ago.
Funeral location: ?TBA
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Today ( Friday 5 Feb. 2016 ) Qld Police and the police community lost a true gentleman and leader. On what was to be
Rod was a well respected leader, detective and above all else a good decent bloke who always put his staff first and above what was expected of him.
Our thoughts are with Rods family dealing with a sudden loss of him at a time that should have been one of celebration.
Vale Detective Inspector Rod Kemp – Qld Police Service.
Top cop Detective Inspector Rod Kemp dies on the way to his own retirement lunch
QUEENSLAND police are mourning the loss of one of their own after one of the state’s top detectives died suddenly while on the way to his own retirement lunch.
Detective Inspector Rod Kemp, a “gentleman” of the police service, died from a suspected heart attack while returning to Mt Gravatt police station on Friday.
His closest friends and colleagues – some who had worked alongside him since the 1980s – were readying for his farewell when the news came through.
Insp Kemp, who was to turn 57 on Thursday, was a highly respected investigator and led some of the state’s biggest murder investigations.
Assistant Commissioner Bob Gee said Insp Kemp had been due to retire after 37 years as a police officer.
Insp Rod Kemp is believed to have died from a heart attack, days short of his 57th birthday.
“(He) was one of the most respected and well-liked officers I have ever known,” he said. “He reached the top of his game professionally and had the respect and admiration of all his colleagues, and more importantly, the wider community.”