Shane Thomas Detwiler

Chambers County Deputy Sheriff and outstanding husband and father Shane Thomas Detwiler, 31, of Baytown, TX was born July 31, 1977 in Salem, OH, and was killed in the line of duty Monday, July 13, 2009 while serving the citizens of Chambers County. He was a State of Texas Game Warden for 6 years before joining the Chambers County Sheriff’s Department. He was a 1995 graduate of Cy-Fair High School and graduated Suma Cum Laude from Sam Houston State University. He was awarded a Bronze Star while serving in the U. S. Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom and was a member of Eagle Heights Fellowship Church.

He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Trish Detwiler, sons, Audie Michael Detwiler, Aiden Glynn Detwiler, and daughter, Abigail Paige Detwiler, all of Baytown; mother and stepfather, Cheryl and Mike Railsback of Huffman; father and stepmother, Thomas and Nina Detwiler of Youngstown, OH; sister and brother-in-law, Brandi and Jimmy McKnight of Spring; and grandmothers, Victoria Detwiler of Columbina, OH and Marjorie Daugherty of Salem, OH.

Visitation will be Thursday from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Eagle Heights Fellowship Church, 14120 Hwy 146, Dayton, TX 77535. Funeral services will be Friday, July 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Maranatha Church, 12319 Hwy 146, Mont Belvieu, TX 77580 with Rev. Scott Neal officiating. Burial with law enforcement and military honors will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

In lieu of usual remembrances, contributions may be made in Shane’s memory to the 100 Club, Inc., 1233 West Loop South, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77027, (713) 952-0100, www.the100club.org and/or Eagle Heights Fellowship FBO Detwiler Children, Barbers Hill Bank, P. O. Box 2155, Mont Belvieu, TX 77580.

Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of Navarre Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 2444 Rollingbrook Dr., Baytown, TX, 77521 (281) 422-8111.