LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Funeral and burial services for Los Angeles World Airports Police Officer Tommy Edward Scott will be held Friday, May 6.
The funeral service will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 West Temple Street, followed by burial services at Forest Lawn Cemetery-Hollywood Hills, 6300 Forest Lawn Drive.
Officer Scott died in the line of duty last Friday. A field training officer, he became the first officer killed in the line of duty in the 59-year history of the Airport Police force.
Officer Scott was born in Los Angeles on May 30, 1969, and continued to live in the city. He joined the LAX Airport Police force on Oct. 7, 2001, graduating from Rio Hondo Police Academy on Feb. 21, 2002. Prior to joining Airport Police, he worked as an aquatic supervisor for the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, which he joined in 1986.
He is survived by his father Hubert Scott, stepmother JoAnn Carter-Scott, and a brother, Hubert Scott Jr., all of Los Angeles.
A memorial fund has been established and the family requests donations be made in lieu of flowers at any branch of the First Federal Bank of California, payable to "Airport Police F.B.O. Tommy Scott -- account No. 60240441659." Donations and cards also can be sent to c/o Los Angeles Airport Police, Operations Center, 6320 West 96th St., Los Angles, CA 90045.