Lake Zurich Retired Police Officer, Kris Zak, Dies at 46
DARE officer, Lake Zurich native served department for 20 years.
Retired Lake Zurich Police Officer Kristopher Zak, 46, died unexpectedly, of natural casuses, on Dec. 14, according to a news release from the Lake Zurich Police Department. Zak was a Lake Zurich native. He lived in Crystal Lake with his wife, Connie, and was the father of two children, Ian and Ryan. “Kris was born and raised in Lake Zurich and he was very proud to be a Lake Zurich police officer. He was especially proud of his time as a DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officer,” recalled Commander David Bradstreet of the Lake Zurich Police Department. Bradstreet said Zak did well as a DARE officer as is evidence from his files which were filled with "thank you" notes from former students. “Chris left here in good standing. We …
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Phil Stilke
6:47 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
I first came to know Kris in Sunday School 30+ years ago. We were never real close, mostly because we attended different grade schools and high school, but I always considered him a friend. It would be years between times we would bump into each other. Each of us would bring the other up to speed since the last time our paths crossed. I honestly cannot remember Kris in any other way other than … more ›