Trevor Casper. PC: Fox 11 Online
KIEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Kiel post office will be renamed in honor of a Wisconsin state trooper who died in the line of duty.
Congressman Glenn Grothman’s bipartisan legislation to designate the U.S. Post Office located on Fremont Street in Kiel as the “Trooper Trevor J. Casper Post Office Building” was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Casper was fatally shot in Fond du Lac on March 24, 2015 while trying to apprehend a bank robbery and murder suspect. It was Casper’s first solo assignment. He was 21 years old when he was killed, making him the youngest police officer in Wisconsin history to die in the line of duty.
Grothman wrote:
Trooper Casper’s sacrifice should remind us all of the tremendous debt of gratitude we owe to our law enforcement officers. Let us remember Trooper Casper’s heroism and his dedication to duty, and let us honor his memory by supporting those who continue to serve and protect our great state of Wisconsin. I am glad that this bill has been signed into law by the President and look forward to honoring Trooper Trevor Casper for his service in Kiel.
Casper was a Kiel native who participated in wrestling and soccer and coached youth sports. Just months before his death, Casper graduated from the State Patrol Academy and was stationed at the State Trooper Base in Fond du Lac.
He received a Criminal Justice degree from Lakeshore Technical College, where he was active in the Color Guard and held the position of President of the LTC student government.
More details will be released in the future on the post office renaming ceremony.
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