The Nebraska State Patrol is mourning the passing of its Director of Training at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center/Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy (NLETC/NSPTA) in Grand Island.
Captain Mark Williams, 52, Aurora, passed away Thursday, November 5, after a lengthy illness.
“We have lost a deeply devoted member of our State Patrol family,” said Colonel Bradley Rice, Superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. “Mark’s vocation was to find and train the best of the best to be state troopers. Our hearts are heavy as we mourn his passing. He was known and loved by many and he will be greatly missed.”
“Captain Williams, a 27-year veteran of the agency served as a trooper in the Field Services Division before joining the training academy staff in 1999. During his time at the NSPTA he rose through the ranks and served as Assistant Director of the NSPTA, prior to his appointment as Director in January 1, 2014. He was a graduate of the 226th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Colonel Rice said, “We are holding Mark’s family in our thoughts and prayers as we honor his memory.”
Funeral arrangements for Captain Williams are pending.