Holly MatkinFrederick, MD – Frederick County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) Deputy 1st Class Kenny “Ken” Olander died on March 3 after battling complications of a recent illness, according to his department.
The 61-year-old deputy passed away at approximately 1 a.m., the FCSO said in a press release later that day.
His exact cause of death was not released.
“It is with profound sadness that I have to share this bad news with our Frederick County family,” Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins wrote. “We have lost one of our own brothers as Kenny passed away peacefully this morning with his family by his side.”
Deputy Olander joined the FCSO in July of 1990, and spent the next 32 years of his life serving his community.
“Kenny has had a distinguished career with our agency and was a very dedicated professional who proudly wore our badge,” Sheriff Jenkins said.
Deputy Olander spent time working in the traffic unit and also served as a patrol operations deputy and school resource officer.
He was the agency’s lead Drug Recognition Expert and was assigned as the community deputy for Myersville at the time of his death.
“Ken had a great personality with a big smile and a laugh you can’t forget,” Sheriff Jenkins said during the fallen deputy’s funeral service on March 8, according to WFMD. “He was as good natured as anyone I can think of, and I can’t think of a single time, not once, where he had anything bad to say about anybody, ever.”
“He had a great temperament, he valued his friends, and Ken was a man of integrity and good character,” the sheriff added.
Deputy Olander leaves behind his wife, Samantha, as well as his children, Sophia, Hugh, and Bailey.
The Frederick County Sheriffs Office would like to thank the Frederick and Myersville communities and our partners across all city and county agencies as we laid Deputy Kenny Olander to rest today.
Deputy Olander will be greatly missed and may be he rest in eternal peace. pic.twitter.com/Fgi0kzDqVL
— Frederick County Sheriff's Office (@FredCoSheriff) March 9, 2022
Today, at approx. 1 a.m.., the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office lost one of its own when Deputy 1st Class Kenny Olander lost his battle from complications of a recent illness.
The FCSO asks that you please respect the privacy of the Olander family during this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/1ex0t9cnAF
— Frederick County Sheriff's Office (@FredCoSheriff) March 3, 2022
Please visit our Facebook page for the full viewing and funeral details for Deputy 1st Class Kenny Olander.
A county website has been built for Kenny and all of this information and more can be found at this link – https://t.co/ksrmWFcwne pic.twitter.com/r1WttkOunA
— Frederick County Sheriff's Office (@FredCoSheriff) March 5, 2022
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Deputy 1st Class Kenny “Ken” Olander, both blood and blue. Thank you for your service.
Rest easy, hero. We’ll hold the line from here.
