Deputy Kunze to receive Charles "Bud" Meeks Award - Deputy Sheriff of the Year for Valor from the NSA

Deputy Robert K. Kunze III will posthumously receive the Charles “Bud” Meeks Award Deputy Sheriff of the year for Valor from the National Sheriffs’ Association.  Deputy Kunze was chosen for his service to the people of Sedgwick County, Kansas that ultimately cost him his life saving his fellow citizens.  Deputy Kunze’s family will receive the award on Monday, June 17, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky at the association’s annual conference. 

 

The award, given annually by the National Sheriffs’ Association, recognizes a deputy sheriff who has made outstanding contributions to law enforcement and his/her agency or who has demonstrated conspicuous bravery in the performance of his/her duties.  The award is given in memory and in honor of Sheriff Bud Meeks from Allen County, Indiana, who was a previous Executive Director of the National Sheriffs’ Association.