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Sgt. Landis W. Garrison
RAPIDS CITY -- Sgt. Landis W. Garrison, 23, of Rapids City, died Thursday, April 29, 2004, while serving his country in Abu Gharb, Iraq, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, from a 9mm accidental discharge.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. [May 9th] at Riverdale High School in Port Byron.
Pastor Kathy Remley of First Baptist Church in Cordova will officiate the services.
Burial will be at Coal Valley Cemetery.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Port Byron Fire Fighters Association or to the family.
Landis was born Jan. 8, 1981, in Moline, the son of Randy and Leah Garrison of Rapids City. Landis was a graduate of Riverdale High School with the class of 1999.
Landis graduated boot camp and AIT at Fort Leonardwood, Mo., on March 31, 2000, Co. A 795th MP Battalion. Landis was currently assigned with the Army National Guard unit, 333rd Military Police Co. of Freeport.
While with the 333rd, he helped with the Quad Cities flood of 2001 and served airport security duty after Sept. 11, 2001, at Chicago O'Hare and Peoria airports for several months. Landis completed training with the 333rd in Germany and Nicaragua.
He attended several Fire College classes while with the Port Byron Fire Department and was completing police training with the Hampton Police Department before departure to Iraq. Landis was deployed Feb. 9, 2003, with a departure ceremony for Operation Iraqi Freedom on March 3, 2003. Landis left for Iraq in April.
While in school, Landis was involved in Cub Scouts Den 4 Pack 304, Port Byron. He was an East Moline Police Explorer with Post 9594, an achieved rank of Captain. While still in high school, he joined the Port Byron Fire Department. He was a volunteer with DCFS as a mentor.
Landis was involved in the family businesses of Quality Repair Inc., Quality Snow Removal, Quality Trucking Inc., all in Colona. Landis was employed part-time at Grisham's Towing Service in Hampton. Landis was a part-time police officer for the Hampton Police Department.
Landis loved life and a good challenge, family, friends and flashing lights (the more the better).
He was an avid WLLR country music fan and enjoyed line dancing, was a John Deere toy collector (big and small). Landis loved working at the shop, driving a semi, running heavy equipment, and especially plowing snow. Landis made everyone laugh no matter what their mood. Nothing was more dressier then a pair of Wranglers, big belt buckle, cowboy hat and a pair of Oakley sunglasses.
He was proud to serve his country, fellow officers and help people of all walks of life.
Survivors include his parents, Randy and Leah Garrison of Rapids City; a brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and April Musser of Port Byron; sister and brother-in-law, Amber and Bradley Peterson of Orion; grandparents, Landis and Elizabeth Garrison of Coal Valley and Lela Roselieb of Erie and Sally Musser of Cordova; uncles and aunts, Mike and Cindy Garrison, Jeff and Pam Miller, Rick and Pat Edie, Darrell and Marilyn Roselieb, Jerry Roselieb and David and Georgia Cooper; several cousins; and two very special nephews, Hayden Musser and Brady Peterson.
Landis had a secondary family whom are very special to him, John, Trena, Tony, Jessica and Adam DeCap, and many other special friends who know who they are.
Landis was preceded in death by his grandfather, Oscar (Ted) Roslieb.
