Trevor Litzerman

FORT WORTH -- Trevor Joseph Litzerman lost his battle with acute myeloid leukemia at a Dallas hospital Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 7341 Glenview in North Richland Hills, Texas 76180. Burial: Trevor will be laid to rest with military honors at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Lane B, in Dallas. Visitation: The family will receive friends 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road in Hurst. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trevor's children's college education by donating to the Trevor Litzerman Fund at Legend Bank, 3001 Western Center Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76131, or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Trevor was born at Clinton Sherman Air Force Base in Oklahoma on Sept. 20, 1965. He attended schools in the Philippines and Reading, England. Trevor loved the sea and as a young boy was a Sea Scout. He graduated from Richland High School in North Richland Hills in 1984. He served in the United States Navy for 14 years and was last stationed in San Diego, Calif. His passion was law enforcement. He was a reserve deputy sheriff in Kings County, Calif., and a jailer with Tarrant County Sheriff's Department. After moving his family back to Fort Worth, Trevor graduated from the Basic Police Officer Academy at Tarrant County College and went to work in 2005 for the Watauga Police Department, where he was serving as a field training officer at the time of his death. Trevor loved his family and his fellow police officers, his second family. Both were there for him these past several months during his illness. Trevor's family is very grateful for those who traveled near and far to help, including the many police officers and their families who provided so much assistance. The family also appreciates all the doctors and staff of the Oncology Unit at 6 Roberts and the Blood Marrow Transplant Unit at 4 Collins. Survivors: Trevor was a loving father to his children, Kaylie Bonnie Anne, Sydney Nickole and Ethan James. He is also survived by his adoring wife, Laura Jean; his parents, Burton and Rosemary; his brother, Mark, his wife, Steph, and son, Andrew; his sister, Claire, her husband, David Hennessey, and sons, Sean and Thomas; and uncles, Tony Allen of Tasmania, Australia, and Stephen Allen of Celle, Germany. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Trevor Litzerman please visit our Sympathy Store.