NNI Volunteer of the Month - January, 2009
Frank Dillenkoffer
Even after a lifetime of public service, some people
never stop giving. Frank Dillenkoffer is one of those
people. These days, Frank volunteers at the Shoal
Creek Patrol Division as an Auxiliary Officer. Markus
Smith, Community Interaction Officer at Shoal Creek,
has to remind himself that Frank is not a full-time police
employee. “Frank is more than a volunteer. He is part of
the team of men and women in blue,” Smith says.
A native of New Orleans, Frank has been a Northlander for
15 years. He and his wife live in the Brentwood neighborhood.
His long professional resumé includes the U.S. Navy
and the National Weather Service. Frank’s impressive
academic credentials were earned at Park University, the
University of Oklahoma, Tulane University, the University
of Michigan, the Menninger Foundation, the Naval Post
Graduate School, and the John F. Kennedy
School of Government at Harvard.
A KCPD volunteer since 2007, Frank says law enforcement runs in the family. His father and great grandfather served in law enforcement and his son Eric is a KCPD officer. Officer Smith describes Frank as a man of great intellect, integrity and humor. “Frank always gets his work done and then looks for more,” says Smith. The litany of his work tasks include reviewing and analyzing daily reports, making follow-up calls to businesses and citizens, helping with home security assessments, problem-solving non-911 calls, and much more.
Frank’s humor shines through all the time. As a volunteer, he receives no compensation, but he frequently kids Officer Smith with questions like “You’re not going to dock me for leaving early, are you?” The irony is that, when it comes to community service, Frank Dillenkoffer never leaves early and often stays late.
