Officer Michael Leslie Krol

Officer Michael Leslie Krol was born on April 5, 1976, to Frank J. Krol. Jr. and Susan M. Ehlke. He passed away tragically while serving and protecting his community in Dallas, Texas, on July 7, 2016, at the age of 40 years.

Mike comes from a large extended family in Detroit, Michigan, who loved him very much. Mike grew up in Michigan and loved playing all sports, especially basketball where he excelled. He graduated from East Long Meadow High School in Massachusetts in 1994. He received his Criminal Justice Degree from Wayne County Community College in Detroit, Michigan, and worked at the Wayne County Jail from 2002 to 2007. To realize his dream of becoming a police officer, Mike left his family and moved to Dallas in 2007 to attend the Police Academy. While this may seem a trivial detail of his life, it serves as an example of the decisions that Mike made to achieve his goal of serving others. We are so proud of our “Gentle Giant” and all that he stood for. Upon graduation, Mike went to work for the Dallas Police Department, where he served for nine years. Mike loved Dallas and the community he served.

Mike is remembered by family and friends as a loyal, honest and caring person—the type of man you meet and immediately love. Being an uncle and brother were the highlights of his life. He loved his family with his whole heart. He would drop anything to be with his family if they needed him. Mike was a “Big Guy with a Big Heart.” He was a dedicated law enforcement officer, who lived out the oath he swore to “serve and protect.”

Mike is survived by his mother, Susan Ehlke; his father, Frank Joseph Krol, Jr.; his sister, Heather Stacey (Brett); his brother, Joe Krol (Alexandria); his sister, Amie Schoenbaechler (Brian); and many loving family and friends.

Our family will never be the same, Mike was our rock.

The family will receive guests for a visitation on Monday, July 18, 2016 from 1-8pm at Harry J. Will Funeral Home 25450 Plymouth Road,(just east of Beech Daly) Redford Township, Michigan 48239.

The Funeral Mass will be at 11:00am (In State 10:00am) on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church 27101 W. Chicago, (at Inkster) Redford Township, Michigan 48239.

Michael will be laid to rest by his family with Committal Prayers and Police Honors in Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery 25800 W. Ten Mile Road, (at Beech Daly) Southfield, Michigan 48033.

In Lieu of Flowers Memorials to

Assist the Officer Foundation

1412 Griffin Street East

Dallas, TX 75215

https://atodallas.org

(214) 747-6839

National Association of Police/ Activities League, Inc

Police Athletic League, Inc., 34 1/2 East 12th Street

New York, NY 10003, United States

www.nationalpal.org

1-800-PAL-KIDS (1-800-725-4543)

Michael's family has set up a Go-Fund-Me page

https://www.gofundme.com/2ej84jg

The family intends to use the money raised from the GoFund.me site as follows:

1. Offset the funeral expenses of laying Michael to rest in Detroit, Michigan.

2. Honor those officers that served the family during the funeral services in Dallas.

Any remaining funds that exceed the above expenses will be donated to the Police Charities that supported the family during this difficult time.