Former Police Chief Lowell Cannaday Has Died

IRVING, TX -- The Irving Police Department confirmed that former Irving Chief of Police Lowell Cannaday died Thursday. Cannaday succumbed to a series of medical complications. He was at home surrounded by his family at the time of his passing, the department said in a news release.

Cannaday served as Irving’s police chief from August 1994 to October 2004. Prior to his service with the Irving Police Department, Cannaday spent nearly 28 years with the Dallas Police Department rising to the rank of assistant chief. He also served in the Marine Corps Reserves.

After leaving the Irving Police Department, he was elected to the Irving City Council from 2005 to 2007. Returning to the law enforcement profession, he commanded the Watauga Police Department between 2011 and 2014, the department said.

"Chief Cannaday leaves a legacy of distinguished public service and was a well-respected member of the law enforcement community, a civic leader, family man and friend. We ask that you keep the Cannaday family in your thoughts and prayers. Funeral arrangements are pending," the department said.

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