Todd A. Kanipe
Officer Todd A. Kanipe
CMPD - Eastway Division
Officer Kanipe, of Concord, NC, formerly of Charlotte, NC, died suddenly, January 9, 2010.
Todd was born November 1, 1970 in Charlotte, NC, one of four children to Joe Harold Kanipe, Sr. and Kathryn Graham Kanipe. He was a graduate of Garringer High School and received a Bachelor's Degree in History from UNCC. Todd served with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department - Eastway Division for the past 14 years. He was awarded with the Community Relations Award and the Chief's Award for Excellence in Policing.
The Kanipe family will greet friends 10:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 6050 Hickory Grove Road. A service to celebrate the life of Officer Todd A. Kanipe will be held at 12 noon in the church sanctuary. Burial will follow at Sharon Memorial Park. Officers of the Eastway Division will bear the casket of Officer Kanipe.
He is survived by his wife, Ruslana Kanipe; son, Daniel Kanipe (3); father and mother, Harold and Katherine Kanipe of Shelby, NC; brother, Joe Kanipe and wife, Jennifer of Grover, NC; two sisters, Terri Kanipe of Shelby, NC and Tracy Rubino and husband, Keith of Mint Hill, NC; paternal grandfather, The Reverend Joe C. Kanipe of Cliffside, NC.
Memorials may be made to Blumenthal Cancer Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203.Arrangements are by McEwen Funeral Service at Sharon, 5716 Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28212.
Published in Charlotte Observer on January 12, 2010